Library of Philosophy

Aug 12 2024 126 ep. 8 mins 48
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Free Philosophy Education :) Leave a follow if you enjoy. Philosophy; "Love of Wisdom", explores the nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. By studying ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, logic, the nature of consciousness, nihilism, Karl Marx, stoic philosophy, and free will you can develop a greater mind, with greater thoughts. Created by Maxwell J. Harrell. Library philo, Lib Philos, L Phi, L of Philo, Phil Acquired. This podcast is an online class/course to all things philosophy.

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What we Say VS What we Mean

Aug 12 2024 12 mins  
What we Say VS What we Mean; Deconstruction, developed by Jacques-Derrida, is a method of analyzing-texts that reveals contradictions and challenges fixed meanings. It critiques binary-oppositions and traditional metaphysical-concepts, emphasizing the fluidity and instability of language-and-meaning.

The illusion of Hope

Aug 11 2024 12 mins  
Hope can motivate individuals and provide emotional fortitude. However, it can also lead to unrealistic expectations and cognitive biases, making balance with realism crucial for mental well being and goal achievement.

Magic of the Mind

Aug 11 2024 12 mins  
Human imagination, Magic of the Mind. This mental ability enables problem-solving, creativity, and innovation, and driving human progress.

Know Less, See More

Aug 10 2024 12 mins  
The Uncertainty Principle, also known as Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle, is a concept in quantum mechanics. Formulated by the German physicist Werner Heisenberg in 1927, it states that there is a limit to the precision with which certain pairs of physical properties, such as position and momentum, can be simultaneously known. In simpler terms, the more accurately we know the

Do Objects Hold the Future?

Aug 09 2024 13 mins  
Dispositionalism is a view that suggests the properties of objects are not intrinsic to them but are instead dispositions or potentialities. In other words, an object's properties are determined by how it would behave under specific conditions. Dispositionalism suggests that the essence of an object lies not in its present state, but in its potential behavior under specific con

Does Language Limit our Logical Reasoning?

Aug 08 2024 12 mins  
The intriguing world of Logical Empiricism and its impact on our understanding of reality. Discover the precision of scientific language, the role of formal languages in mathematics and logic, and the challenges of translating everyday language into an empirical framework. Uncover major critiques, including Quine’s challenge to the analytic synthetic distinction and the limitatio

Can Science Explain the Soul?

Aug 07 2024 12 mins  
Neurophilosophy is an interdisciplinary field that bridges neuroscience and philosophy. It seeks to understand the relationship between the brain and the mind, exploring how biological processes in the brain relate to our mental experiences, consciousness, and behavior. Essentially, neurophilosophy asks questions like: How does the physical brain give rise to subjective experiences

How Real is Real? Ontology

Aug 06 2024 12 mins  
Ontology is a branch of metaphysics in philosophy that studies the nature of being, existence, and reality. It examines the categories of things that exist, their properties, and the relationships between them. Ontology asks questions such as "What exists?" "What does it mean to exist?" and "How do the different kinds of existences relate to each other?&quo

Can Words Truly Capture Reality?

Aug 05 2024 11 mins  
The Theory of Descriptions, formulated by Bertrand Russell, addresses how we can meaningfully discuss entities that may not exist or are not explicitly defined. Russell categorizes phrases like “the current Emperor of Kentucky” (denoting nothing), “the present President of the U.S.A.” (denoting one definite object), and “the cutest kitten” (denoting a unique individual

Argumentation Theory: The Language of Persuasion

Aug 04 2024 12 mins  
Argumentation theory, also known as argumentation, is the interdisciplinary study of how conclusions are reached through logical reasoning and how premises support conclusions. It involves analyzing, evaluating, and constructing arguments, drawing from fields such as philosophy, logic, rhetoric, linguistics, psychology, and computer science. The primary focus of argumentation theor