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Useful Terry Prachett Quotes
· ☕ 1525  words quotes life  · ✍️ Peter Hiltz
Just a collection of quotes from the British author Terry Pratchett that people have found useful for various contexts: Give a man a fire and he’ll be warm for a night. Set a man on fire and he’ll be warm for the rest of his life. In ancient times, cats were worshipped as gods. They have not forgotten this. Personal’s not the same as important. People just think it is.
2020 Philosophy Survey Part 1s: Well Being, Wittgenstein and Values in Science
· ☕ 567  words life philosophy  · ✍️ Peter Hiltz
This post is Part 1s with the topics being Well Being, Wittgenstein and Values in Science. I recently came across the 2020 Philosopher Papers Survey of 7,685 academic philosophers around the world. (I think < 1,800 actually responded). I then ran into my first problem - uhh, what do those answers mean? It reminded me of tax lawyers writing for other tax lawyers. One piece of advice I used to give younger tax lawyers when they were writing for a business audience - drop the nuance.
2020 Philosophy Survey Part 1r: Rational Disagreement, Moral Principles and Gender Categories
· ☕ 418  words life philosophy  · ✍️ Peter Hiltz
This post is Part 1r with the topics being Rational Disagreement, Moral Principles and Gender Categories. I recently came across the 2020 Philosopher Papers Survey of 7,685 academic philosophers around the world. (I think < 1,800 actually responded). I then ran into my first problem - uhh, what do those answers mean? It reminded me of tax lawyers writing for other tax lawyers. One piece of advice I used to give younger tax lawyers when they were writing for a business audience - drop the nuance.
2020 Philosophy Survey Part 1q: Consciousness, Mind Uploading and Hard Problem of Consciousness
· ☕ 839  words life philosophy  · ✍️ Peter Hiltz
This post is Part 1q with the topics being Consciousness, Mind Uploading and The Hard Problem of Consciousness. I recently came across the 2020 Philosopher Papers Survey of 7,685 academic philosophers around the world. (I think < 1,800 actually responded). I then ran into my first problem - uhh, what do those answers mean? It reminded me of tax lawyers writing for other tax lawyers. One piece of advice I used to give younger tax lawyers when they were writing for a business audience - drop the nuance.
2020 Philosophy Survey Part 1p: Analysis of Knowledge, Arguments for Theism and Morality
· ☕ 1117  words life philosophy  · ✍️ Peter Hiltz
This post is Part 1p with the topics being Analysis of Knowledge, Arguments for Theism and Morality. I recently came across the 2020 Philosopher Papers Survey of 7,685 academic philosophers around the world. (I think < 1,800 actually responded). I then ran into my first problem - uhh, what do those answers mean? It reminded me of tax lawyers writing for other tax lawyers. One piece of advice I used to give younger tax lawyers when they were writing for a business audience - drop the nuance.
2020 Philosophy Survey Part 1o: Chinese Room, Possible Worlds, Human Genetic Engineering
· ☕ 834  words life philosophy  · ✍️ Peter Hiltz
This post is Part 1o with the topics being “Chinese Room”, “Possible Worlds” and “Human Genetic Engineering”. I recently came across the 2020 Philosopher Papers Survey of 7,685 academic philosophers around the world. (I think < 1,800 actually responded). I then ran into my first problem - uhh, what do those answers mean? It reminded me of tax lawyers writing for other tax lawyers. One piece of advice I used to give younger tax lawyers when they were writing for a business audience - drop the nuance.
2020 Philosophy Survey Part 1n: Other Minds, Ought Implies Can and Newcombe's Problem
· ☕ 651  words life philosophy  · ✍️ Peter Hiltz
This post is Part 1n with the topics being “Other Minds”, “Ought Implies Can” and “Newcombe’s Problem”. I recently came across the 2020 Philosopher Papers Survey of 7,685 academic philosophers around the world. (I think < 1,800 actually responded). I then ran into my first problem - uhh, what do those answers mean? It reminded me of tax lawyers writing for other tax lawyers. One piece of advice I used to give younger tax lawyers when they were writing for a business audience - drop the nuance.
2020 Philosophy Survey Part 1m: Time, Immortality, Politics
· ☕ 506  words life philosophy  · ✍️ Peter Hiltz
This post is Part 1 with the topics being “Time”, “Immortality” and “Politics”. I recently came across the 2020 Philosopher Papers Survey of 7,685 academic philosophers around the world. (I think < 1,800 actually responded). I then ran into my first problem - uhh, what do those answers mean? It reminded me of tax lawyers writing for other tax lawyers. One piece of advice I used to give younger tax lawyers when they were writing for a business audience - drop the nuance.
2020 Philosophy Survey Part 1l: Logic, Perceptual Experience, Proper names
· ☕ 771  words life philosophy  · ✍️ Peter Hiltz
This post is Part 1 with the topics being “Logic”, “Perceptual Experience” and “Proper Names”. I recently came across the 2020 Philosopher Papers Survey of 7,685 academic philosophers around the world. (I think < 1,800 actually responded). I then ran into my first problem - uhh, what do those answers mean? It reminded me of tax lawyers writing for other tax lawyers. One piece of advice I used to give younger tax lawyers when they were writing for a business audience - drop the nuance.
2020 Philosophy Survey Part 1k: Knowledge Claims, Vagueness and Moral Motivation
· ☕ 952  words life philosophy  · ✍️ Peter Hiltz
This post is Part 1k with the topics being “Knowledge Claims”, “Vagueness” and “Moral Motivation”. I recently came across the 2020 Philosopher Papers Survey of 7,685 academic philosophers around the world. (I think < 1,800 actually responded). I then ran into my first problem - uhh, what do those answers mean? It reminded me of tax lawyers writing for other tax lawyers. One piece of advice I used to give younger tax lawyers when they were writing for a business audience - drop the nuance.
2020 Philosophy Survey Part 1j: Metaphilosophy, Political Philosophy and Mental Content
· ☕ 830  words life philosophy  · ✍️ Peter Hiltz
This post is Part 1j with the topics being “Metaphilosophy”, “Political Philosophy” and “Mental Content”. I recently came across the 2020 Philosopher Papers Survey of 7,685 academic philosophers around the world. (I think < 1,800 actually responded). I then ran into my first problem - uhh, what do those answers mean? It reminded me of tax lawyers writing for other tax lawyers. One piece of advice I used to give younger tax lawyers when they were writing for a business audience - drop the nuance.
2020 Philosophy Survey Part 1i: Zombies, Teletransporter and Laws of Nature
· ☕ 484  words life philosophy  · ✍️ Peter Hiltz
This post is Part 1i with the topics being Zombies, Teletransporter and Laws of Nature. I recently came across the 2020 Philosopher Papers Survey of 7,685 academic philosophers around the world. (I think < 1,800 actually responded). I then ran into my first problem - uhh, what do those answers mean? It reminded me of tax lawyers writing for other tax lawyers. One piece of advice I used to give younger tax lawyers when they were writing for a business audience - drop the nuance.
2020 Philosophy Survey Part 1h: Moral Judgement, Epistemic Justification and Personal Identity
· ☕ 679  words life philosophy  · ✍️ Peter Hiltz
This post is Part 1h with the topics being Moral Judgement, Epistemic Justification and Personal Identity. I recently came across the 2020 Philosopher Papers Survey of 7,685 academic philosophers around the world. (I think < 1,800 actually responded). I then ran into my first problem - uhh, what do those answers mean? It reminded me of tax lawyers writing for other tax lawyers. One piece of advice I used to give younger tax lawyers when they were writing for a business audience - drop the nuance.