Philosophy

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Facts and Truth

Thought that the experiments are “facts” in the sense that they have a “real life” correlate in the form of electro-chemical activity in the brain. It is quite obvious that they do not relate to facts “out there” and that they are not true statements. But do they lack truth, just because they do not…

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How to use philosophers’ view on intuition for your education?

Throughout human history development there were numerous philosophers who were explaining and exploring the intuition, describing it differently and presenting various points of views in defining it. Here are several most significant abstracts on the most relevant views on intuition: John Locke Are intuitions really a-priori or do they develop in response to a relatively…

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What does it take to be human?

Occasionally a question comes out to my mind-Are we human just because of the unique traits and attributes not shared with animal or machine? If I follow the definition of “human” , it is circular: we are human by virtue of the properties that make us human (i.e., distinct us from the animal and the machine).…