Metaphysics and Epistemology

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1. Does free will exist, or are our choices predetermined by prior causes? 1 2

   By SocratesJr, Wednesday at 09:23 PM
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   • tadmjones
   • Friday at 01:25 AM

2. Existence exists. But does this imply that existents exist among other existents? (Boydstun)

   By Ogg_Vorbis, Tuesday at 11:28 PM
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   • necrovore
   • Wednesday at 09:34 AM

3. Unveiling Ayn Rand's Misinterpretation: Kant's Noumenal Realm and the Fallacy of the Consequent 1 2

   By Ogg_Vorbis, April 21
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   • tadmjones
   • Tuesday at 08:36 PM

4. Determinism as presented by Dr. Robert Sapolsky 1 2 3

   By Solvreven, March 26
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   • Solvreven
   • April 5

5. Ayn Rand and dualism 1 2

   By QuidProQuo, December 5, 2023
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   • tadmjones
   • March 30

6. The Objectivist Concept of Truth

   By Boydstun, October 17, 2023
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   • Boydstun
   • February 9

7. Rand and Kant Being Friends 1 2

   By KyaryPamyu, October 25, 2022
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   • Doug Morris
   • February 2

8. Conflation of Value and Identity

   By Easy Truth, January 9
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   • tadmjones
   • January 13

9. Capacity for Philosophy

   By HowardRoarkSpaceDetective, December 19, 2023
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   • Boydstun
   • December 20, 2023

10. Theory of Mind 1 2 3

    By EC, June 22, 2022
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    • EC
    • December 8, 2023

11. Seeking Philosophical Insights

    By Masha Ava, December 6, 2023
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    • Masha Ava
    • December 7, 2023

12. Q&A End of October

    By TylerAshby, October 17, 2023
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    • TylerAshby
    • October 17, 2023

13. Entity and Ousia

    By Boydstun, June 2, 2020
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    • Boydstun
    • September 26, 2023

14. god an anti concept?

    By QuidProQuo, September 17, 2023
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    • DavidOdden
    • September 19, 2023

15. Religion: What It's Really Like

    By HowardRoarkSpaceDetective, July 11, 2023
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    • HowardRoarkSpaceDetective
    • September 18, 2023

16. Two Quotes About Doubt

    By HowardRoarkSpaceDetective, September 16, 2023
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    • DavidOdden
    • September 17, 2023

17. Science of Philosophy vs. Science Science?

    By HowardRoarkSpaceDetective, August 1, 2023
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    • tadmjones
    • August 5, 2023

18. Can the Objectivist view on free-will be considered a form of agent-causation?

    By Gnome07, May 4, 2023
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    • Grames
    • August 2, 2023

19. Objectivism's Definition and Views On Scientism and Politicized Science

    By Alchemy, July 21, 2023
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    • InfraBeat
    • July 24, 2023

20. Rationality and Morality Under Force

    By ReasonFirst, July 18, 2023
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    • ReasonFirst
    • July 24, 2023

21. Epistemological Consequences of a Consciousness Being Partially Infallible/Fallible

    By ReasonFirst, May 19, 2023
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    • ReasonFirst
    • July 18, 2023

22. "Biological Basis Of Teleological Concepts"

    By RosszValaki, May 12, 2005
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    • Boydstun
    • July 14, 2023

23. Question About the Epistemology of "Betting" or "Gambling" on a Certainly True Proposition

    By ReasonFirst, November 12, 2022
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    • ReasonFirst
    • June 19, 2023

24. The Presuppositionalist Argument for the Axioms of Objectivism

    By intrinsicist, November 11, 2020
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    • StrictlyLogical
    • June 14, 2023

25. Do Algorithmically Non-Trivial Definitions Refute Measurement-Omission Theory?

    By SpookyKitty, December 8, 2021
    • 19 replies
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    • Doug Morris
    • June 10, 2023