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The Meaning of ‘Red’ (and Wittgenstein’s Private Language Argument)
I recently posted a question on my Facebook page (Marianne Talbot Philosophy – come and join us!) which triggered a lot of discussion. This was the question: Pillar boxes in the UK are red. So are strawberries and tomatoes. We … Continue reading
Posted in Monthly Conundrums, Uncategorized
Tagged argument, Meaning of 'red', philosophy, Private Language, Wittgenstein
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Philosophy Now
This month’s website is the website for Philosophy Now Magazine. Not everything on it is free, but there is enough free content to qualify it for my website of the month. Philosophy Now is a bi-monthly magazine, edited by Rick … Continue reading
Posted in Featured website, Uncategorized
Tagged philosophy, Philosophy magazine, Wittgenstein
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The Principle of Charity
This piece is based on the section on The Principle of Charity in chapter one of my e-book Critical Reasoning: A Romp Through the Foothills of Logic Here is the philosopher Donald Davidson talking about what we do (or should do) … Continue reading
Excerpt from my new book: Critical Reasoning: A Romp Through the Foothills of Logic
Truth and Falsehood Arguments are not true or false. Arguments are only good or bad. So the sentences that constitute an argument – the sentence that is asserted, and those sentences on the basis of which the first is asserted … Continue reading
Posted in Reflections, Uncategorized
Tagged argument, bivalence, classical logic, critical reasoning, falsehood, philosophy, truth
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Utilitarianism – the Final Word on Morality?
Consequentialism of some kind, usually Utilitarianism, is the ‘kneejerk’ moral theory of our time. It seems obvious to many people that the right – the moral – thing to do is whatever will produce the greatest happiness of the greatest … Continue reading
Philosophy Bites
This month’s website is the fantastic Philosophy Bites Started by the redoubtable Nigel Warburton, and David Edmonds, it runs short interview clips (bites) with famous philosophers on matter of philosophical interest. Here you can listen to Roger Scruton on the … Continue reading
Philosophy Jokes
Whenever I post philosophy jokes on my Facebook Page my ‘reach’ extends. I thought, to lighten your philosophical load, you might like a few links to sites on which you will find philosophy jokes: Psychology Today’s Top Ten Philosophy Jokes … Continue reading
The Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy
Each month I will feature a philosophy website This month’s website is the wonderful Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy This incredibly useful open-access resource will help you get a grip on any issue in philosophy. It will not always be an … Continue reading
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Tagged argument, discussion, Encyclopaedia, learning, philosophy, rationality, thinking
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The Nature of Physical Objects (July 2014)
René Descartes (1596-1650) argued that we cannot be certain of the truth of any of our beliefs about the external world. Our only reason for believing in the existence of the physical world, after all, consists in our experiences. All our beliefs … Continue reading
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