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Discovering Assumptions

http://niquette.com/books/sophmag/heurist.htm The instructor strode into the classroom empty handed. He nodded to the class and checked his watch. Seven P.M.

List of unsolved problems in philosophy

This is a list of some of the major unsolved problems in philosophy . Clearly, unsolved philosophical problems exist in the lay sense (e.g. " What is the meaning of life? ", " Where did we come from? ", " What is reality? ", etc.). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsolved_problems_in_philosophy#Essentialism
The first virtue is curiosity. A burning itch to know is higher than a solemn vow to pursue truth. To feel the burning itch of curiosity requires both that you be ignorant, and that you desire to relinquish your ignorance. If in your heart you believe you already know, or if in your heart you do not wish to know, then your questioning will be purposeless and your skills without direction. http://yudkowsky.net/rational/virtues

Twelve Virtues of Rationality

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UC Berkeley Webcasts | Video and Podcasts: Philosophy 138, 001

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