The Philosurfer

Qualia Arguments

Qualia arguments intend to show that the mind must be

"Our Deepest Desires” by Gregory Ganssle

This book is written at the popular level with a

Problem of Evil and the Moral Argument

The Problem of Evil is intended to show that God

Argumentum ad Verecundiam: Appeal to Illegitimate Authority

There are times in the pursuit of any knowledge--science, history,

Argumentum ad Populam (Popular Appeal)

The 'argumentum ad populum' fallacy assumes that probability

Probabilistic Problem of Evil

The classical Problem of Evil attempts to show God'

The Megaphone Response to the Logical Problem of Evil

Assume for the sake of argument that God allows evil

The Chinese Room Argument

Could computers think? Could robots have minds? The Chinese Room

The Liberalism Objection to Functionalism

Functionalism is the idea that the thing that makes psychological

Eliminativism vs. Reductivism vs. Non-reductivism

This video goes over the differences between eliminativism, reductivism, and