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Not the first, but the first famous philosopher to tackle this problem was Plato. Plato had a dualist theory of reality, the Theory of the Forms. Plato says that there are two worlds, the world in which we live and the world of ideas. What you see is real, because it is material in our world. What you think about, say a trian... More..
- Politics, News & Issues > Party Politics & Ideology Libertarians in conflict over philosophy vs. politics
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A response to Alexander Wisniewskihttp://www.helium.com/tm/712028/recently -asked-think-succinctThere is a distinct difference between political and philosophic libertarianism. One is an idea, the other is real. But to practice that idea, you must live in reality. How can you practice libertarianism in a statist society? To pr... More..
- Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) Reflections: Taking our freedoms for granted
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"Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty."This quote has been attributed to Wendell Phillips, Thomas Jefferson, and Patrick Henry[1]. Nobody is sure exactly who said it, but everyone can agree that any one of these great men could have said it, and surely agreed with it. The founders of America didn't create the Constitutio... More..
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Politics, News & Issues > US Elections (Other)
Should federal political candidates have to reveal the names of all their donors, not just those who give them more than $200?
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Why don't we also force everyone to reveal who they voted for? By requiring every single donation to be public we are sacrificing the right to privacy of many voters. The vast majority of citizens donate less then $200 and should be able to keep their chosen candidate a private matter. We live in a digital age and if these re... More..
- Arts & Humanities > European History Comparing Karl Marx and Max Weber
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Weber and Marx are both viewed as founders of modern sociology. Both are interested in economics and how society functions under certain economic situations. They also study how society gets into these economic situations. Their views differ on this point. One of Weber's greatest works, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of ... More..
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