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Does that have something to do with Christianity, as if that has anything to do with this debate? What? Do you assume from this that I am somehow Christian? That is laughable logic...

Your comment assumes that all (or most) of my essays receive poor grades, which is not the issue and was insulting. Hence, my remark 'snippity' remark in return. Well forgive me for pointing out the obvious here, but in this thread you seem to be marking your own homework while complaining about so...

Holy shit that's a good question. How DOES one judge the essay? And what does the grader do when he finds he does not agree with a conclusion, but can find no technical or formal faults in its presentation? We have a very strange and possibly dangerous philosophical situation here, boys. I think th...

Your comment assumes that all (or most) of my essays receive poor grades, which is not the issue and was insulting. Hence, my remark 'snippity' remark in return.

Several papers I had recently written had gotten bad marks, and they were as consistent with respect to the above formula as always - which usually receives an "A/A-." I was trying to test the forum to see why I got those marks, as I feel the instructors would not be honest with me. Noneth...

Maybe the problem is that I can't even imagine writing an off-topic paper, but then that's just me...

And for those who think there is no such formula, consider the "GRE Analytical Writing" section...

Okay. I'll fix that.

Who said my grades are bad? I didn't...

And: - There are very few (or no) syntactic mistakes. - The ideas are clear and well-written. - It says something philosophically interesting. - There are no logical fallacies. - There is no plagiarism. - The paper is on-topic. - Forget about word counts, fonts, APA format, and all other 'periphery'...

I don't think there is an exception: - Objectivity depends on the axioms of logic. - We now know because of quantum physics that the rules of logic depend on one's logical framework. i.e., "Quantum Logic" vs. "Classical Logic." - Therefore, objectivity seems relative, as we could...

Maybe as a form of self-defense or in some extreme situation (E.g., the Milgram Studies)? Maybe somebody tortures you, and in a less than sober-minded state of rage, you return the favour. Maybe thinking about it (e.g., as "revenge" or "self-defense" - even unjustly) without ever...

In an attempt to be 'wise,' I thought of answers to the following questions: What is the best thing that could happen to someone? My first conclusion was that someone simply experiences general good fortune. However, I would now say that all of a person's dreams come true. What is the worst thing th...

You didn't even demonstrate the paradox of the heap paradox. I didn't? I thought the problem was that I didn't present it sequentially. Let's hear what is missing then... I suspect Wittgenstein meant something more sophisticated than what you think he meant. This would be the time for you to elucid...

Hello, I have spent years studying philosophy. At some point, I became acquainted with Wittgenstein's philosophy that philosophical problems are really "language games"; "mere idle curiosities." This made a lot of sense, because, as I studied the history of philosophy, I became a...