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On Imagination and Conception

x Bookmark       A Note to the Reader:   What follows is the text of an (unpublished) essay that I wrote back in 2002. I was 16 at the time, and because of that this essay contains some misunderstandings, is a bit simplistic, and–to put it in way that’s kind to my past more »

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Mumblecore in Obama’s America

x Bookmark A new essay in Film by Stephen Lee Naish looks at how the indie film sub-genre is defining modern America: Mumblecore in Obama’s America.

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A Presentation on the Philosophy of Time

x Bookmark This is an audio recording of me giving a presentation on the philosophy of time to the philosophy club at Diablo Valley College, which was made back in 2006. It is about eternalism, a position in the philosophy of time which holds all times to be equally real. I should note that I more »

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A Presentation on Culture and Values

x Bookmark   Jason Zarri   (A Re-post from Philosophical Pontifications)   The following is the text of a presentation on culture and values I gave in 2007 to the Inter Club Council at Diablo Valley College. I’m posting it here because I think makes the important meta-ethical point that inter-cultural dialogue concerning ethical matters more »

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Aristotle’s Definition of Citizen, State, Constitution, & Government

x Bookmark Jason Zarri has posted a new article in Philosophy Notes from my Grandfather, which explains Aristotle’s Definition of Citizen, State, Constitution, & Government.

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Some Reflections on Phenomenology

x Bookmark Some Reflections on Phenomenology Jason Zarri   The following consists of some more or less random thoughts I’ve had on phenomenology. Originally they were meant to be organized into an introduction to a longer work, but at this point I don’t think I’ll ever get around to completing it, so I thought I more »

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Conceivability, Consciousness and the Content of Belief

x Bookmark Jason Zarri has posted a new article to the Draftboard, Conceivability, Consciousness and the Content of Belief (Circulation Draft), in which he critiques one of David Chalmers’ arguments for dualism.

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The Chinese Nation and the Scattered Brain

x Bookmark     (What follows is the text of my midterm for a philosophy of mind class I took earlier this year.) The Chinese Nation and the Scattered Brain Jason Zarri   In his article “Troubles with Functionalism”, Ned Block outlines a thought experiment that he takes to be a counterexample to functionalism, the more »

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