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Ok, so it's only fair to point out right off the bat that I'm quite ignorant of economy and what I'm about to present is literally arm-chair economics. As such, it's possible that I'm pulling Dunning-Kruger's in the most embarrassing way. On the other hand, I think there are plenty of false...

Reading the discussion about what is the difference between a law and a fact in the "Evolution by natural selection" -thread got me thinking about the problem laws of nature poses for empiricism again. First, here's some definitions that we hopefully agree on: Laws of nature are, - Not...

Little bit of preface and apologetics for philosophy: The reason I'm writing "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly" is mostly because sometimes I feel just a bit too much scientism radiating off from the proponents of skepticism. While I wholeheartedly agree that science is special, it is far from...

While I was reading the "William Craig debunk" thread, I started thinking about the widespread claim, "You can't prove a (universal) negative", and whether there's any truth to that. I posted this elsewhere, but I thought it could be good to have it here as well for criticism (does it make any...

"What's the Right Thing To Do? Is torture ever justified? Would you steal a drug that your child needs to survive? Is it sometimes wrong to tell the truth? How much is one human life worth? Watch the videos to hear Harvard professor Michael Sandel talk about justice, equality, democracy, and...

The thread "When does scientific theory stop being a theory" got me thinking about empiricism and scientific realism. Especially the post about how theories explain strings of facts (observations). I'm thinking amongst other things Hume's challenge for induction. Hume wasn't arguing that...

Quote from Bertrand Russell's "History of Western Philosophy" Should we abandon hereditary economic power on the same (or different) principles we reject hereditary political power?

Reading various essays from pragmatist philosophers, one idea that is conveyed often is that 1.) facts are always à¬ntertwined with values 2.) and, much bolder statement, that values can be facts. The problem is I haven't found any argument for the second claim. Seeing there's lots of...