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Tag Archives: Philosophy
Comments on the book YOUNIVERSE by Robert Ettinger
Robert Ettinger‘s book Youniverse: Toward a Self-Centered Philosophy of Immortalism and Cryonics is a book containing many insights and deep thoughts, yet has such an informal writing style that many readers might not take it seriously. I know of no … Continue reading
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Tagged Atheism, Cryonics, Determinism, Free Will, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Philosophy, Physician-Assisted Suicide, Religion, Robert Ettinger
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Five important empiricist philosophy books
Most contemporary philosophers and social scientists have little interest and understanding of logic or the physical sciences and therefore have little to offer to those who want to understand the philosophical aspects of knowledge. The following five books have been … Continue reading
Posted in Science, Society
Tagged Alfred J. Ayer, Analytic Philosophy, Berlin Circle, Bertrand Russell, David Hume, Empiricism, Hans Reichenbach, Logical Empiricism, Logical Positivism, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Philosophy, Rudolf Carnap, Skeptical Empiricism, Vienna Circle
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Richard Dawkins on fashionable nonsense
The Dutch psychologist Piet Vroon once opined that philosophy has lost much of its relevance because it has lost touch with the (natural) sciences. Although philosophers associated with logical positivism and critical rationalism made great efforts to discipline the practice … Continue reading
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Tagged Philosophy, Physics, Postmodernism, Richard Dawkins, Skepticism, Social Science
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Facing death with Epicurus
James Warren is to be complimented for writing a thorough and persuasive book on Epicurean thinking about death. In Facing Death: Epicurus and his Critics, Warren offers a detailed review of Epicurus’ view that “death is nothing to us.” His … Continue reading
Posted in Arts & Living, Death
Tagged Death, Epicurus, Ethics, James Warren, Philosophy
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The secular case against immortality
In 2003 George Hart published an article called “The Immortal’s Dilemma: Decontructing Eternal Life” , making a secular case against immortality. Hart mainly uses logical arguments and provides a fair amount of room to address a number of possible objections … Continue reading
Death is nothing to us
The idea that death gives meaning to life is widespread but does not reflect careful reasoning, and is often a desperate rationalization of human mortality. As a consequence, life extensionists have not been at great pains to defeat “pro-death” arguments. … Continue reading