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what is kants compromise?

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

“Kant’s Compromise” is a name for the fact that the philosopher Immanuel Kant is generally viewed as creating a middle ground between the warring philosophical outlooks of (Continental) Rationalism, as epitomized by French philosopher René Descartes, and (British) Empiricism, as epitomized by Scottish philosopher David Hume. The former emphasized the mind, and the use of [...]

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How in general should I address topics in which the consequences are scary, while maintaining intellectual integrity? …Aren’t philosophers ever in the dilemma of compromising intellectual integrity versus becoming crazy?

Thursday, January 10, 2008

This is a rare case where I agree with David Hume, one of my least favorite philosophers. As philosophers (or scientists) we are entrusted with the task of theorizing about the world and to trying to understand it to the best of our abilities. But we should never allow the gaps in our theories to [...]

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