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Is Kant's Categorical imperative overly dependent on empirical considerations? I think it is since judging the morality of an action by asking what would happen if everybody did the same ...

February 2, 2012
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Thomas Pogge

Is 20°C twice as hot as 10°C? Now, I know that the phenomenon (heat) described by 20°C is by no means twice as intense as is that described by 10°C. ...

February 2, 2012
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Miriam Solomon

Is the claim that education is a universal right a morally defensible claim? I have heard many people claim that education is a priviledge or a commodity, and they have ...

January 26, 2012
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Nicholas D. Smith

I just had a job interview today. As is often the case, I am now nervous as to whether or not I got the job. But in the process of ...

January 26, 2012
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Nicholas D. Smith

What I remember from my philosophy courses is the spirited debate, lively dialogue. For me this site is too question-and-answer, like the Stanford Online Encyclopedia that is often pointed to ...

February 2, 2012
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Nicholas D. Smith

Is there such thing as a male feminist philosopher?

February 2, 2012
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Nicholas D. Smith

How is "philosophical progress" made, assuming it is made at all? And on a related note, are philosophical theories ever completely abandoned (considered "wrong"), or do they simply adjust to ...

February 2, 2012
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William Rapaport

I read about the sorites paradox, especially "what is a heap?" and was a bit puzzled about the reasoning. Isn't it fairly straightforward to say, "fiftenn grains is not a ...

February 2, 2012
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Stephen Maitzen

Is there any moral justification for income taxes? If a person receives an income through the exchange of his services to an employer, who then grants that person a wage, ...

February 2, 2012
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Allen Stairs

I am in the midst of applying to a master's program in philosophy and am wondering if a 5 page writing sample will necessarily disqualify me.

February 2, 2012
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Eddy Nahmias

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