Anyone new to philosophy soon encounters new ideas that challenge their hidden biases and cherished beliefs, or are at odds with common sense and tradition. Yet, these philosophical ideas are backed by strong arguments, arguments so strong that itâ s difficult to identify what is wrong with them.
Anyone new to philosophy soon encounters new ideas that challenge their hidden biases and cherished beliefs, or are at odds with common sense and tradition. Yet, these philosophical ideas are backed by strong arguments, arguments so strong that itâ s difficult to identify what is wrong with them.
Cliff Sosis is a Principal Lecturer at Coastal Carolina University, USA. He is interested in philosophy of science, metaphilosophy, and metaethics. He created and runs the website 'What Is It Like to Be a Philosopher?', which features in-depth autobiographical interviews with philosophers from a wide range of backgrounds.
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Introduction: Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny Part 1: What Should We Do? 1. Having a Disability Can Be Good for You 2. Lying Is Always Wrong 3. Not Being An Evil Bastard Is Hard 4. Polyamory Is Not Cheating 5. There's No Duty to Obey the Law 6. More Lives Better Than Good Lives 7. We Should Not Reproduce 8. Taxes Aren't Just Theft, They're Much Worse 9. Your Property Isn't Really Yours 10. Ignorance Is the Foundation of Justice 11. Freedom Without Alternatives 12. We're Not Responsible 13. It's Your Fault You're Not Happy 14. More Than One True Morality 15. Moral Facts Are Magic Tricks Part 2: What Is True? 16. Bias Is Good 17. Against Doing Your Own Research 18. Anything Can Be Art 19. Sex Is Socially Constructed 20. Conscious Intelligent Robots Are Virtually Inevitable 21. Consciousness Is Everywhere 22. Consciousness Is Not What It Seems 23. There's No Self 24. The Past and Future Are as Real as Now 25. We Can't Know If Scientific Theories Are Correct 26. The World Is Almost Certainly Not the Way It Seems 27. Reality Doesn't Matter 28. Should You Believe Nothing? 29. Nothingness: The Contradiction at the Ground of Reality
Introduction: Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny Part 1: What Should We Do? 1. Having a Disability Can Be Good for You 2. Lying Is Always Wrong 3. Not Being An Evil Bastard Is Hard 4. Polyamory Is Not Cheating 5. There's No Duty to Obey the Law 6. More Lives Better Than Good Lives 7. We Should Not Reproduce 8. Taxes Aren't Just Theft, They're Much Worse 9. Your Property Isn't Really Yours 10. Ignorance Is the Foundation of Justice 11. Freedom Without Alternatives 12. We're Not Responsible 13. It's Your Fault You're Not Happy 14. More Than One True Morality 15. Moral Facts Are Magic Tricks Part 2: What Is True? 16. Bias Is Good 17. Against Doing Your Own Research 18. Anything Can Be Art 19. Sex Is Socially Constructed 20. Conscious Intelligent Robots Are Virtually Inevitable 21. Consciousness Is Everywhere 22. Consciousness Is Not What It Seems 23. There's No Self 24. The Past and Future Are as Real as Now 25. We Can't Know If Scientific Theories Are Correct 26. The World Is Almost Certainly Not the Way It Seems 27. Reality Doesn't Matter 28. Should You Believe Nothing? 29. Nothingness: The Contradiction at the Ground of Reality
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