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The Philosophy of Logic. Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Proving Nihlism with Specious Present. Nihilism is the view that nothing exists.

Proving Nihlism with Specious Present

There are different kinds of nihilism; one can be a moral nihilist, for instance, holding that morality does not exist, or a religious nihilist, holding that God does not exist. The problem of the specious present supports a universal nihilism, the view that nothing whatsoever exists. In order for something to exist it must have duration, it must exist for a certain amount of time. To say that something exists for no time at all, that at the very moment that it comes into existence it also passes out of it, is to say that it doesn’t exist at all. Unicorns exist for no time at all; so do square circles. Writing A Philosophy Paper. Good writing is the product of proper training, much practice, and hard work.

Writing A Philosophy Paper

The following remarks, though they will not guarantee a top quality paper, should help you determine where best to direct your efforts. I offer first some general comments on philosophical writing, and then some specific "do"s and "don't"s. One of the first points to be clear about is that a philosophical essay is quite different from an essay in most other subjects.

The Story of Stuff Project. The Ayn Rand Institute: Objectivism.