Questions tagged [problem-solving]
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Would mind-reading technology finally solve the problem of other minds?
It is unknown that we will ever have a type of technology that will allow us to read the thoughts of others but for now, because we don't; there is no way to confirm that everyone around you is just a ...
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What philosophy says about the futility of trying to solve all your problems?
Dalai Lama: "If a problem can be solved, there is no need to worry
about it. If it cannot be solved, there is no use worrying about it."
Intuitively, we understand that our problems are a ...
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Choice = solution? [closed]
Every problem has multiple possible solutions, some better, some worse. Therefore to have a solution to a problem, it must be chosen.
Every choice is made for a set of reasons, to achieve a desired ...
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Can a trier-of-fact in a U.S.-based criminal trial overcome the observer's paradox in order to represent itself as an impartial trier-of-fact? [closed]
This post is to ask the entitled question, "Can a trier-of-fact in a U.S.-based criminal trial overcome the observer's paradox in order to represent itself as an impartial trier-of-fact?" I ...
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Non-moralistic solutions to problems
In an interview for Big Think, Steven Pinker makes this claim about morality:
“Not all problems need to have a moralist solution.”
https://youtu.be/ASL4cwU_3tc
And then he gives concrete examples of ...
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Does prediction really have epistemic value?
I am having trouble understanding why the act of predicting something gives it any sort of value or makes a theory more likely to be true. If a scientific theory explained everything in hindsight, ...
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