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Being is an Objectification of the EGO
Is ‘Being’ The Same For Everyone? by Alva Noë May 15, 2017 • Philosophical skepticism, in part coming from Decartes, considers the idea that it’s impossible to know another person’s reality. Alva Noë ponders this in relation to debates in today’s world. Being is an Objectification of the EGO So what do I mean. The…
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What is Justice?
During Egyptian civilization, Maat or Ma’at (thought to have been pronounced *[muʔ.ʕat]), also spelled māt or mayet, was the ancient Egyptian concept of truth, balance, order, law, morality, and justice. Maat was also personified as a goddess regulating the stars, seasons, and the actions of both mortals and the deities. The deities set the order…
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Symbolic Logic
In mathematics, a proof is a deductive argument for a mathematical statement. In the argument, other previously established statements, such as theorems, can be used. In principle, a proof can be traced back to self-evident or assumed statements, known as axioms Mathematical proof Direct proofProof by mathematical induction- Proof by [S]contraposition[/S]/transposition (P → Q) \Leftrightarrow…
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The Architecture of Matter?
Buckminsterfullerene-perspective-3D-balls I cannot say for certain and I speculate. Bucky balls then bring to mind this architectural structure? Let me give you an example of a recent discovery. I have to wonder if Bucky was a Platonist at heart……with grand ideas? Perhaps you recognze some Platonist idea about perfection as if mathematically a Tegmarkan might…
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Affective Field Theory of Emotion
“Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love. Albert Einstein” While developing a philosophical understanding of emotion it has come to mind that research over the years has provided a model consideration for understanding the valence affect. This valence affect with regard to the Decision making process that from a cognitive standpoint is inclusive…
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Freewill under Scrutiny
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Tacit Knowledge
Tacit knowledge (as opposed to formal, codified or explicit knowledge) is the kind of knowledge that is difficult to transfer to another person by means of writing it down or verbalizing it. For example, stating to someone that London is in the United Kingdom is a piece of explicit knowledge that can be written down,…
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Justified true belief
Before Gettier, an historical account brings one up to date? Euler diagram representing a definition of knowledge. Justified true belief is one definition of knowledge that states in order to know that a given proposition is true, one must not only believe the relevant true proposition, but one must also have justification for doing so.…
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The Truth
The value of non-Euclidean geometry lies in its ability to liberate us from preconceived ideas in preparation for the time when exploration of physical laws might demand some geometry other than the Euclidean. Bernhard Riemann Yes, this is what I had in mind too, as too identify the last place with which the historical paved…
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Body Self Perception
Body Self Perception For me it is sort of like trying to define the space around you and the depth perception one has of that space. It is also about location and whether awareness can pick up on other thing happening within that environment, while circumvented to the virtual reality. This idea is one where I…
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Plato’s Problem
Plato’s problem is the term given by Noam Chomsky to the gap between knowledge and experience. It presents the question of how we account for our knowledge when environmental conditions seem to be an insufficient source of information. It is used in linguistics to refer to the “argument from poverty of the stimulus” (APS). In…
