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O porquê não considero Yago Martins uma boa fonte acerca do Cristianismo
Uma crítica ao argumento de um pastor sobre idolatria, mostrando como ele ignora a diferença entre os múltiplos sentidos do ato de ‘se curvar’ diante de algo ou alguém.
6–8 minutes -
Estudos em Línguas: Português-1.3
Terceira parte da série sobre estudos linguísticos em português, dedicada à morfologia e à natureza das palavras enquanto termos significativos.
18–27 minutes -
Plato, Cratylus: Thesis and Antithesis
An examination of Plato’s Cratylus and the debate over whether words are arbitrary conventions or natural expressions of the things they name.
4–6 minutes -
Exploring Infinity: Paradoxes, Philosophical Implications, and the Principle of Sufficient Reason
A look at classical paradoxes of infinity and how they bear on the principle of sufficient reason and the question of causal termination.
4–5 minutes -
Epistemology
A first pass at the question of what it means to know something, and why a satisfying answer is harder to reach than it appears.
8–12 minutes -
Estudos em Línguas: Português-1.2
Segunda parte da série, voltada à fonética e fonologia e à natureza do fonema enquanto unidade sonora da língua.
4–6 minutes -
Estudos em Línguas: Português-1.1
Primeira parte da série, propondo duas definições possíveis para o conceito de linguagem como ponto de partida do estudo.
6–9 minutes -
Thoughts on the Definition of Existence
A comparison of two competing definitions of existence — one as a property things can have, the other as anything that can enter consciousness at all.
5–7 minutes -
Shiro Sagisu’s Never Meant to Belong
A short essay on anime composer Shiro Sagisu’s score for Bleach, and what makes the piece ‘Never Meant to Belong’ work.
2–3 minutes -
Internal Musings of a Wannabe Philosopher
An original philosophical dialogue written in the style of Plato, after a deep read of his work — with all the humility of a first attempt.
9–14 minutes -
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