Philosophy & Ethics

Shame Theory- Part II- The Rampant Ineptitude of Modernity.

This essay is continued from "Shame Theory" Part I which is available here. ...

Blog Post - Brian Taylor - Jan 18 2010 - 1:00am

On The Bases For Morality: An Exchange

[this is a post in two sections, the first by my friend Julia Gailef, a journalist, the second being my response, below] I hope Massimo won't start regretting his generous invitation for me to co-blog with him (hi readers! great to be here!) if I kic ...

Article - Massimo Pigliucci - Jan 23 2010 - 2:58pm

What Do You Believe?

Usually when the word "belief" comes up, the first thought is religion, but the general occurrence of beliefs is actually a much broader concept. Beliefs may be religious, supernatural, philosophical, etc. In short, we all have beliefs that defi ...

Article - Gerhard Adam - Feb 18 2010 - 4:11pm

Do You 'Exist' Every Moment In Your Existence?- Ayad Gharbawi

DO YOU ‘EXIST’ EVERY MOMENT IN YOUR EXISTENCE? Ayad Gharbawi February 17, 2010 – Damascus, Syria Let me get straight to the point here. We all assume that we are either ‘alive’ or ‘dead’. Fine, but the question irresistibly resurfaces, and that is: what d ...

Blog Post - Ayad Gharbawi - Feb 18 2010 - 12:42pm

Humans Domesticating Themselves: Part I: The Constituents of Paradigm.

We begin by examining the contents of your mind. Our goal in this four part discussion will be to separate the ideas we have concocted for ourselves from the ones that are engineered for us and determine the value this knowledge provides. To accomplish ...

Blog Post - Brian Taylor - Feb 22 2010 - 11:42am

Humans Domesticating Themselves: Part II: Anti-Social Engineering.

(If you haven’t read part one, please click here.) ...

Blog Post - Brian Taylor - Feb 20 2010 - 4:49pm

Humans Domesticating Themselves: Part III: Exploring the Philosophy Generator.

In the first two parts of the H.D.T. essays, we discussed the constituents of paradigm as explained in the Philosophy Generator and the ability to use the chart as a path to Anti-Social Engineering, which attempts to reveal “the programming” to “the p ...

Blog Post - Brian Taylor - Feb 20 2010 - 4:50pm

Humans Domesticating Themselves: Part IV: Some logical conclusions drawn from the Philosophy Generator.

(Note: Please excuse my lack of a symbolic logic font. LaTeX doesn’t suit my preferences.) (If you haven’t read the first three parts of this series, you’re just asking for a spanking. Go here.) Firstly, I must point out that we are, at this time, dismissi ...

Blog Post - Brian Taylor - Feb 20 2010 - 9:07pm

A Personal Belief Tester: Batteries Not Included

A Personal Belief Tester: Batteries Not Included We all have our personal beliefs; it's a part of being human. Mostly, we can believe just about anything we want at a purely philosophical level. But when we interact with others and with our environ ...

Article - Patrick Lockerby - Feb 20 2010 - 10:07pm

The Structure of Water and Other Liquids