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an informal philosophy blog by Gregg Shores

Tag: David Hume

The Mind-body Problem, part IV

This is the last part of our freestyle excursion through John Heil’s fine essay. See Part I for some introductory … More

C. D. Broad, Colin McGinn, Consciousness, David Hume, Donald Davidson, Gilbert Harmon, J. J. C. Smart, qualia, Spinoza, William Lycan

Morality, Reasons, Causes Part I

   Yes, Nature’s road must ever be preferred; Reason is here no guide, but still a guard: ’Tis hers to … More

Alexander Pope, Blacklist, Darwin, David Hume, Evolution, Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, High Noon, Howard Hawks, John Wayne, Jonathan Haidt, Joshua Greene, ought/is distinction, Sam Harris, Tex Ritter

Dialog on Morality, Part II: Moral Relativism

We are continuing our discussion of morality, inspired by Jonathan Haidt’s Moral Foundations Theory and the insights it provides into … More

Alex Rosenberg, Carter Gillies, David Hume, J. S. Mill, Jeremy Bentham, Jonathan Haidt, Joshua Greene, Lebowski, Nazis, Plato, Rick Lenon, Rodney King, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, United Nations

A Strange Uncouth Monster

Does philosophy—its study or practice—make us happy? Should it? The word is from Greek φιλοσοφία, philosophia, literally “love of wisdom”. … More

Anthony Gottlieb, Barry Stroud, David Hume
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