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There may be those who deny the existence of free will in the ordinary common sense usage, but everyone seems to be in basic agreement that there exists an idea of freedom. Various philosophers define and explain this freedom in different but interrelated ways …
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Ecology basically deals with the balance of nature. Since human persons are in nature, ecology also involves the study of the human persons’ role in their environment.
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Achieving transcendence is not to allow our self to be affected by our own self-imposed limitations and negative thoughts. Without constantly checking them, our thoughts may limit our perspective and faculties …
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Doxa and Episteme: A Lesson in Holding a Sound Belief
Many valuable lessons can be learned from distinguishing between doxa and episteme.
Doxa may refer to common belief and popular opinion, whereas episteme is interpreted as more of a justified, true belief. …
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The famous parable of the blind men and their first encounter with an elephant explains the difference between a holistic perspective and a partial point of view. The parable has a number of Indian variations, but generally goes as follows:
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Some of these topics are classic or timelessly divisive issues while others are recent subject matters. Arguments for and against the issues and other pertinent information serving as background, primer, or teaser for the topics are also provided to help the debate professors and students in debate classes.
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DEBATE PROPOSITION necessarily involves an “issue” or that which is the subject of concern or the central topic in a debate. For instance, in the proposition “Resolved that Death Penalty should be legalized,” the debate issue is evidently ‘death penalty’ or ‘capital punishment’ …
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PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE is one of the popular debate formats utilized especially in college-level institutions in English-speaking nations. Seen as a good venue to somewhat practice the so-called parliamentary procedure, this debate type (also referred to as ‘Parli’) is commonly favored by institutions related to policy making, law, political science, and legal management …
Read moreCategorical syllogism, for one thing, provides us a conclusive yardstick in distinguishing correct from incorrect reasoning. For instance, a debater may submit an argument which virtually amounts to this: …
Read moreNo argument can be both invalid and valid. That is, if it is valid, then it cannot be invalid, and conversely. A categorical syllogism is valid if it conforms to the four fundamental syllogistic rules discussed in passing below. Meaning to say, if an argument violates at least one of these rules, it is invalid. On the other hand, if none of the rules is broken, the syllogism is valid.
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