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Indulging Your Inner Autodidact

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Charles Gray
Mar 15

The Taxonomy of Point of View in Narrative

Point of View Taxonomy

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Charles Gray
Feb 12

Where Does Our Knowledge Come from?

This is a difficult question to answer since we do not seem to have a satisfactory definition of…

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Charles Gray
Dec 16, 2021

If I Truly Believe a Thing, Do I also Know It?

Nearly everyone who cares about such things seems to know that Socrates claims…

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Charles Gray
Dec 14, 2021

How Sharp Is Occam’s Razor?

Occam’s razor has, for many, come to name an explanatory principle that holds that the simplest explanation…

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Charles Gray
Oct 26, 2021

Why Descartes Is So Sure that God Exists

Descartes believes that the relation of implication produces indefeasible truths. In less…

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Charles Gray
Oct 16, 2021

Pure Logic Cannot Prove God’s Existence

Pure reason depends on deductive inferences. David Hume wrote that as a general…

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Charles Gray
Aug 23, 2021

Can You Put David Hume’s Philosophy in a Nutshell, Please?

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Charles Gray
Jun 19, 2021

What Plato Dialogue Should I Start with?

Republic is Plato’s most famous and most influential dialogue. In it he goes into depth…

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Charles Gray
Jun 19, 2021

What Are David Hume’s Specific Arguments against the Principle of Induction?

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Charles Gray
Jun 16, 2021

What Has David Hume Got Against Rene Descartes?

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