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Forum: Philosophy, Politics, and News Apr 6th, 2004, 12:28 AM
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Posted By CLAspinster
I wouldn't call it mysticism. Knowledge of say,...

I wouldn't call it mysticism. Knowledge of say, the Platonic forms, was akin to knowledge of mathematics. They are not hazy and vague but made clear by the light of reason.



It depends on whether...
Forum: General Blabber Apr 5th, 2004, 11:16 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 10,128
Posted By CLAspinster
On a loosely related note, has anyone read "Urban...

On a loosely related note, has anyone read "Urban Tribes"?
Forum: Philosophy, Politics, and News Apr 5th, 2004, 11:01 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 5,759
Posted By CLAspinster
It's an unfair characterization of reductionism. ...

It's an unfair characterization of reductionism. I think Dennett is right in basically calling it materialism. Cranes from the bottom-up, or mysterious skyhooks from the top-down. Which would you...
Forum: Philosophy, Politics, and News Apr 5th, 2004, 10:44 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 12,700
Posted By CLAspinster
What about Augustine's solution, that evil is the...

What about Augustine's solution, that evil is the absence of good, or distance from God?
Forum: Philosophy, Politics, and News Apr 5th, 2004, 10:42 PM
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Views: 12,700
Posted By CLAspinster
Disagree. The Greek philosphers believed in...

Disagree. The Greek philosphers believed in objective virtues without necessarily making recourse to divinity. At the very least, the gods didn't go about saying 'you must do this, you must do...
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