Faris BouzidNatural Selection & Creative DestructionJoseph Schumpeter was a 20th century Austrian-American political economist. His most famous theory was creative destruction. Creative…Jul 15, 2020Jul 15, 2020
Faris BouzidThe Genetic and Tu Quoque FallaciesFallacies are arguments that are based on either faulty logic or unstated premises. There are several fallacies that relate to the parties…Jul 15, 2020Jul 15, 2020
Faris BouzidBlack Lives Matter and the Social ContractThe social contract is an unwritten agreement between citizens of a state and their government in which the citizens agree to give up some…Jul 15, 2020Jul 15, 2020
Faris BouzidThe Scandal of Induction and the Problem of DemarcationInduction is the process of attaining knowledge through observation. An example of induction is this: let’s say you are trying to prove…Jul 10, 2020Jul 10, 2020
Faris BouzidZeno’s UniverseImagine a track and field race. All runners start from the same position and the finish line is 100 yards away. The gun fires and the…Jul 8, 2020Jul 8, 2020
Faris BouzidThe Ethical Twin ParadoxThe ethics of the first boy are said to be deontological, while the ethics of his brother are said to be consequentialist. Deontological…Jul 7, 2020Jul 7, 2020
Faris BouzidAn Argument and a WagerThe Ontological Argument set out to rationally prove that God existed. It was introduced by Saint Anselm of Canterbury in 1078. His…Jul 6, 2020Jul 6, 2020
Faris BouzidSocrates and the Tabula RasaSocrates was a 4th century BC Greek philosopher and teacher of Plato. He believed that every person is born with all of the knowledge in…Jul 6, 2020Jul 6, 2020
Faris BouzidThe Cave and the SpectaclesPlato was a Greek philosopher of the 5th Century BC and a student of Socrates. He believed that everything we see in reality is just a…Jul 1, 2020Jul 1, 2020