The question of whether or not one should step into a teleporter has plagued science fiction fans for decades. Although teleporters are not real, the perceived consequences of stepping in…
Eliminativism and reductionism are two terms that can easily trip up both non-philosophers and new philosophers alike. The difference between these terms might seem like mere semantics, but when properly…
In this second post on ethics, we’ll be going into greater detail regarding topics in metaethics. Metaethics defined simply To outsiders and newcomers to philosophy, metaethics is likely large, abstract,…
Philosophical zombies sound like something from a meme, but philosophers have been thinking about zombies longer than most horror movie buffs and for good reason. They believe looking at zombies…
Given that it’s Valentine’s Day, I figured this week’s post should be all about love. While love and philosophy seem like two things you’d want to keep completely separate, the…
Time is something that we keep track of minute to minute, hour to hour, and year to year. But what exactly is it? I thought it’d be fitting to begin…
[Metaphysics] was the queen of all the sciences; and, if we take the will for the deed, she certainly deserves, so far as regards the high importance of her object-matter,…