What is a cause? What is it for something to cause something else? This essay presents three of the most important philosophical theories of causation.
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Dehumanization: What is it to Dehumanize People?
Dehumanization involves wrongly treating or viewing some person or group as less than human. But what exactly is it to treat or view some person or group as less than human? And how might these actions and beliefs be related? This essay introduces influential answers to these questions so we might better understand dehumanization.
Philosophy of Time: Time’s Arrow
Here we consider philosophers’ attempts to explain "time’s arrow," which typically identify its source in one of three places: the laws of nature, the initial conditions of our universe, or the nature of time itself.
Philosophy of Space and Time: What is Space?
An introduction to the philosophy of space and time, focusing on the question, "What is space?"
Philosophy of Space and Time: Are the Past and Future Real?
An introduction to the Philosophy of Space and Time. Are the Past and Future Real?
Dutch Book Arguments
Author: Daniel Peterson Categories: Epistemology, Philosophy of Science, Logic and Reasoning Word Count: 1000 Philosophers looking to support a position about how certain we ought to be of some belief, given our other beliefs, sometimes take advantage of Dutch book arguments. These arguments show that alternative positions lead to accepting a series of bets, each … Continue reading Dutch Book Arguments
The Sleeping Beauty Problem
Author: Dan Peterson Categories: Epistemology, Philosophy of Science, Logic and Reasoning Word count: 998 Imagine that Beauty takes part in an experiment: on Sunday night, she is put to sleep. Then, the experimenters flip a fair coin. If the coin lands heads, Beauty is awakened on Monday, then is put back to sleep until the … Continue reading The Sleeping Beauty Problem