Metaphysics and Epistemology

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1. How many masks do you wear? 1 2

   By Tenderlysharp, December 22, 2020
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   • DavidOdden
   • 1 hour ago

2. Are Lucid Dreamers Superintrospectors?

   By MisterSwig, December 3, 2016   

   • lucid dreams introspection
   • consciousness
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   • Harrison Danneskjold
   • January 21

3. Tu Quoque

   By Harrison Danneskjold, January 16
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   • Harrison Danneskjold
   • January 18

4. When can you say a person is X (quality of character, e.g., evil)

   By Jonathan Weissberg, December 21, 2020
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   • DavidOdden
   • January 7

5. The Argument for Metaphysical Universals 1 2

   By intrinsicist, November 24, 2020   

   • universals
   • intrinsicism
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     • universals
     • intrinsicism
     • nominalism
   • 46 replies
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   • NameYourAxioms
   • January 6

6. Conceptual Frequency List

   By Jonathan Weissberg, October 3, 2020
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   • Jonathan Weissberg
   • December 22, 2020

7. A definition of 'context'

   By organon1973, December 19, 2009
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   • Easy Truth
   • December 20, 2020

8. Why Ayn Rand is right. A weak but interesting argument. (Epistemology)

   By Sebastien, September 10, 2020
   • 2 replies
   • 561 views
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   • NameYourAxioms
   • December 17, 2020

9. Existence and Similarity 1 2

   By MisterSwig, November 21, 2020   

   • matter
   • space
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     • matter
     • space
     • location
     • nothingness
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   • MisterSwig
   • December 6, 2020

10. Universals 1 2 3 4 10

    By MisterSwig, December 18, 2017   

    • problem of universals
    • realism
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      Tagged with:

      • problem of universals
      • realism
      • nominalism
      • similarity
      • concepts
    • 228 replies
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    • MisterSwig
    • November 25, 2020

11. Naturalistic fallacy 1 2

    By ppw, November 13, 2020
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    • 2046
    • November 19, 2020

12. The Presuppositionalist Argument for the Axioms of Objectivism

    By intrinsicist, November 11, 2020
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    • dream_weaver
    • November 17, 2020

13. What is the "self"? What is "consciousness"? 1 2

    By SelfishRandroid, July 5, 2020
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    • Sebastien
    • September 10, 2020

14. Entity and Ousia

    By Boydstun, June 2, 2020
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    • Boydstun
    • June 3, 2020

15. Universals and Measurement

    By Boydstun, May 17, 2020
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    • Boydstun
    • May 17, 2020

16. Self created sayings, words to live by.

    By Lawrence Edward Richard, May 7, 2020
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    • Lawrence Edward Richard
    • May 7, 2020

17. Facts and Necessities

    By Boydstun, April 18, 2020
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    • Boydstun
    • April 18, 2020

18. Questions About Concepts 1 2 3

    By [email protected], February 20, 2020
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    • whYNOT
    • April 13, 2020

19. Subjectivity and Pragmatism in Objectivist Epistemology 1 2 3

    By epistemologue, April 27, 2017   

    • itoe
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    • dream_weaver
    • March 21, 2020

20. How does Objectivism refute Compatibilism? 1 2

    By SelfishRandroid, February 13, 2020
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    • dream_weaver
    • March 17, 2020

21. Reification and Suicide 1 2 3 4 7

    By epistemologue, November 16, 2016   

    • reification
    • suicide
    • 170 replies
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    • Easy Truth
    • March 15, 2020

22. Objectivism and the Corruption of Rationality 1 2

    By epistemologue, April 22, 2017   

    • criticism
    • 32 replies
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    • intrinsicist
    • March 12, 2020

23. The Genuine Problem Of Universals

    By intrinsicist, July 28, 2018
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    • intrinsicist
    • March 12, 2020

24. Impossibility of God creating the universe

    By Veritas, February 19, 2020
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    • SpookyKitty
    • February 25, 2020

25. My Free Will Theory

    By MisterSwig, April 13, 2019
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    • Eiuol
    • February 11, 2020