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Supertasks

July 21, 2019 by The Philosurfer Leave a Comment

The idea of an infinite is paradoxical, but what if we can apply that paradox back on itself? A supertask is an infinite task that’s accomplished in a finite amount of time by dividing that time infinitely. Would that solve all out problems? Or is it cheating?

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Infinity and Length

July 21, 2019 by The Philosurfer Leave a Comment

Another paradox from the infamous Zeno.

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Zeno: Achilles & Tortoise Paradox

July 21, 2019 by The Philosurfer Leave a Comment

Eleatic philosopher Zeno poses a paradox of how motion is possible at all. His goal is to show that motion isn’t possible, and therefore this world is an illusion. Is he successful?

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Mind-Body Problem

July 20, 2019 by The Philosurfer Leave a Comment

Philosophy of mind is one of the most interesting and most debated areas of philosophy today. It all centers around the mind-body problem—but what exactly is this problem? And, why are so many philosophers so passionate about it? 

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Plato: Third Man

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Plato: The Partaking Relation

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Plato: Self-predication

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Plato and the Forms

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Universals

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Predication

July 18, 2019 by The Philosurfer Leave a Comment

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