I'm working on a philosophical (more or less) argument for the mildly radical proposition that there is no ultimate justification for anything. My whole moral theory hinges on this, and I think that what it will ultimately boil down to is that all moral judgments are about what should be the case, but such judgments cannot have a basis strictly in ( Read more... )

THE DRAGONS OF LOVE DESCEND!!!

I believe in mystery and spontaneity ( Read more... )

All of my problems would be solved by a rightly ordered life and rightly directed effort over a sufficient amount of time.

But that's hard.

Bitch bitch bitch.

Philosophy is a rational, critical, creative engagement with the concepts underlying an account (hopefully accurate) of some area of human activity or experience ("human" could be changed to any kind of sentient, rational agent), whether that be fishing, soccer, scientific research, or living together in a society. Because philosophy is a ( Read more... )

Let's each let it take up a little of our lives, so it won't take up all of any of our lives.

Let's each do a little of it so none of us will have to do all of it.

Oh shit, am I a communist now?

bad explanation < no explanation

When you halt the discussion for five minutes to obnoxiously explain exactly which logical fallacy your interlocutor has used in his/her argument and what its Latin name is, you automatically lose the debate. For extra points, punch yourself in the face.

Brute fact: a terminus of a series of explanations which is not itself further explicable

There are brute facts with respect to any given scientific theory; those in which it is grounded, and in terms of which it explains other facts, which thereby cease to be brute facts ( Read more... )