Philosophy Now Forum

I think its probably okay to use pepper spray in the act of self defence, as a form of of temporary discomfort toward someone who might otherwise use aggressive force. It certainly didn't look like the police using the Pepper spray were doing it for this purpose though. If anything it was only as a ...

I would choose A in all seriousness. I highly doubt that Isaac had forgotten that the apple was edible in examining the reasons behind why it would fall. Though I think in some sense this can happen to the intensely studious preoccupied with knowledge. But I would choose A because what Newton was do...

I think its fair to say that with whatever we read will be looked at with the same eyes that have experience the world. So its likely to bring some form of prejudgement or bias. If the author is known then the reader could be easily convinced by an accepted charm. But there are still fallacies and b...