Here is another selection of questions submitted to the Pathways 'Ask
a Philosopher' page.
Please send your answers to me and not to the list. Answers (80-800
words) are normally posted within 48 hours, and will be credited with
your name and institution.
Thanks to Ben Mulvey, Steve Butterfill, Paulo Ghiraldelli Jr., Colin
Cheyne, Harriet Baber and Frank Williams for their answers, which
can
be viewed at:
http://www.shef.ac.uk/uni/projects/ptpdlp/questions/answers8.html .
The complete set of currently available questions can be found at:
http://www.shef.ac.uk/uni/projects/ptpdlp/questions/questions.html .
Cheers!
Geoffrey Klempner
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Clara asked:
My family is pushing me to get married arguing that I'm old and I
should find someone. Is there any philosophical solution to this
problem?
Lindsay asked:
It seems to me that philosophy is just a bunch of bull. I don't see
why someone would want to study questions when you know you will
never
get any answers. It doesn't make sense to me, so my question is:
What is the point of philosophy?
Ian asked:
What is the present state of opinion on Zeno's paradox? Is there now
a
modern consensus, such as some technical/mathematical solution
involving the sum of a series of recurringly divided numbers? Or are
certain assumptions in the solution still considered problematic?
Jeff asked:
A philosopher had a theory that determined the best time to conceive a
child of a certain sex. Who was the philosopher and what was the
device used to determine the proper time to conceive?
Eugene asked:
Is Eric Voegelin, who was severely critical of modern philosophy,
especially what he called its "deformation" From Descartes to Hegel,
considered or recognized as a philosopher by modern philosophers?
Diedra asked:
Can you help me dislodge the dustbin of my mind? I remember from
school reading a short paragraph in which the writer laments the old
days when youth were respectful of their elders. He decried the
youths' unkept appearance and shameful hedonistic ways, on and on
he
went. The surprising source I believe was one of our more famous
ancient philosophers. Can you help me locate this passage? --
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