Original Quora question: The assertion that "absolute truth cannot be known" seems to be self-defeating, as one who holds that cannot at the same time believe it to be absolutely true. Can you help me understand how this is not a self-defeating argument? I am grateful...
Read MoreQuora: What is the secret of being good philosopher? Philosophers focus on metaphysics, epistemology, axiology, and logic. I think few people need to ponder those subjects. What I think you want is a “philosophical mind”. Do that by shying away from arriving at answers, and focus on discovering possible hypotheses and developing...
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Quora question: How are we even sure that our definition of good and bad is actually correct? I am grateful for this question. Thanks. No. We are not. There is absolute truth, and we, by various means, are left to discover it. Ways of finding truth (and morality...
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How is epistemology applicable today? To philosophers? I don’t know. To me? It is not. Epistemologists study the nature, origin, and scope of knowledge, epistemic justification, the rationality of belief, and various related issues. Wikipedia Epistemology is required because philosophers had difficulty establishing the truth of things. To know, i.e., to have knowledge, means...
Read MoreQUORA QUESTION: Why does reading philosophy seem too verbose and incoherent to a newbie? Because, in large part, it is. Understanding is the point of philosophy. If the explanations are too complicated, then, I believe, the philosopher’s understanding of the subject is not yet sufficiently refined. I...
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Quora Question: If every claim in science is open for change, does that mean that none of them are true? Yes. Amazingly. Science is the search for absolute truth. No one can know it absolutely, though (i.e., proven). Even the faithful of religions do not know the...
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