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Why I Dislike Moral Philosophy

Posted on April 30, 2009 by Mitchell Gerskup

With a few exceptions, the entire field of moral philosophy seems aimed at explaining a phenomenon through positing outrageously complicated metaphysical frameworks. The number of theories of moral philosophy is roughly equivalent to the number of moral philosophers and very … Continue reading →

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To Hume Am I Speaking?

Posted on March 20, 2008 by Mitchell Gerskup

On The Nature of Causation and Identity Hume, in his Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, tells us that our ideas originate in things that we observe or experience. All ideas can be simplified to the point where they can no longer … Continue reading →

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It’s Only Logical

Posted on March 19, 2008 by Mitchell Gerskup

Here are some biographies of logicians that I wrote for my philosophy course. They are mostly paraphrased from Wikipedia: Gottlob Frege Friedrich Ludwig Gottlob Frege was a German mathematician, logician and philosopher who lived during the late 19th and early … Continue reading →

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On Philosophers – Armchair or Otherwise

Posted on March 12, 2008 by Mitchell Gerskup

Recently my writings have been criticized, and my ‘credentials’ as a philosopher have been called into question. One of the more common accusations has been that my arguments couldn’t be right because I am not well read on the subjects … Continue reading →

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A Limerick on Causation

Posted on March 11, 2008 by Mitchell Gerskup

David Hume was explaining causation,With some eloquent argumentation,“Induction you see,Doesn’t mean A -> B”,It is simply your mind’s own creation!”

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Meat is Still Scrumptious

Posted on March 6, 2008 by Mitchell Gerskup

Recently, one Ryan Murphy leveled a very well thought out criticism my article bashing moral vegetarians. I now feel that it is my moral duty to respond to his article. I want to premise this by saying that I recognize … Continue reading →

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Philosophical Truths (continued)

Posted on February 28, 2008 by Mitchell Gerskup

A while back, I posted a list of philosophical truths as a note on my Facebook account. I will re-iterate them below for the sake of having them on my blog. You can also find some of them listed as … Continue reading →

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