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Category: Philosophy

The Ship of Theseus sails in Water (and not H2O)

The difference between natural language and the language of science The problem of reference in philosophy deals with relations of … More

Aristotle, Chomsky, H2O vs Water, Hilary Putnam, Hume, Language, Locke, Obama, Plato, Princess and the Frog, Ship of Theseus, Wittgenstein

Abdus Salam and Galileo: The separation of science from religion (and philosophy)

Dr Abdus Salam, the late Pakistani particle physicist is the only Muslim physicist till date to have been awarded the Nobel … More

Abdus Salam, Copernicus, Galileo, Inquisition, Lawrence Krauss, Philosophy, Ptolemy, Separation of science and religion, St. Augustine, The Assayer

Wittgenstein contra Wahhab

The basic tenet of Salafi/Wahhabi Muslims is that the word of God, i.e., the Quran, is not open to interpretation; … More

Bertrand Russell, Frege, Islamism, Language Game, Mutazilite, Philosophical Investigations, Picture Theory of Language, Quran, Salafi, Shia, Sunni, Tractatus, US Imperialism, Wahhab, Wahhabism, Wittgenstein

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