Philosophy Now Forum

This is in no-way at all supposed to be loaded or insinuative or anything liek this - is the general vibe here a bit right-of-center(or, classically liberal?)
Not quite the usual among philosophers (though, i take it most are amateurs).

Who is Olivia Alexa and why would anyone give her opinions a second thought? If who says it, matters, then what he/she says, cannot possibly matter. The justification for truth is never the person saying it. Otherwise, you open yourself up to manipulation. So, it should fundamentally not matter whe...

As I see it, clearly not. If reality were 'simply' a mental construct, we have no non-mental objects. We do. I do not really see where else this would go? If the argument is just for anti-realism about perception, that doesn't negate an actual reality out there, outside our heads. One of hte few thi...

Hello all! My name is Amadeus Diamond. I am 33, Irish and living in New Zealand. I am a BA/LLB conjoint undergrad at University of Auckland. I spend most of my time considering/discussing/researching different philosophical issues, whether that's regarding my work in Law, my work at University or ju...