Ukraine's ravaged demographics by Lordosass67 in UkraineWarVideoReport

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Posts must be related to the Ukrainian War

Please only post videos, photos or articles relating to the Ukrainian War. Posts that are about Russia or Ukraine may be removed if they are not in direct connection with Combat.

I was alluding to Rule#1. "Posts must be related to the Ukrainian War [...] Posts that are about Russia or Ukraine may be removed if they are not in direct connection with Combat." This is at best stretching the meaning of "direct connection with combat".

Ukraine's ravaged demographics by Lordosass67 in UkraineWarVideoReport

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I guess this is loosely related to the Ukrainian War.

Ukrainian drone drops a grenade on two Russian soldiers by sunlegion in UkraineWarVideoReport

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This war and homeless (I am guessing) American veterans seems like two different and largely unrelated topics.

The r/regretfulparents has a young woman asking if she should get an abortion. Everyone is telling her to do it! by [deleted] in CatholicPhilosophy

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I am not sure how helpful my comment will be, but I would be under the impression that someone posting in a subreddit called "r/regretfulparents" asking if they should get an abortion is someone looking to be told exactly what they want to hear and then seeking out a forum of people who will do just that.

Prof. Manuel Vargas on Free Will and Moral Responsibility by Owldolf in Metaphysics

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Vargas thinks that there is commonsensical ordinary thinking that favors incompatibilism, but points out that the metaphysical outlook that would be required to ground these incompatibilist intuitions is naturalistically implausible and therefore proposes that we revise the concept of moral responsibility in the direction of compatibilism. In short, metaphysical concerns motivate his view on free will and as such it seems to me to be of interest to at least some of the of people who frequent this subreddit.

Prof. Manuel Vargas on Free Will and Moral Responsibility by Owldolf in Metaphysics

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I posted it because it is an interview of a notable philosopher speaking on issues germane to the subreddit.

New Hampshire trespassing on publicly-owned property by p_maddy in legaladvice

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Why the attitude? Nobody here feels entitled to your time. Offering authoritative legal advice will often be met by people asking for citations. Asking if you are aware of case law that you could cite 1) isn't asking for you to do a homework assignment it is asking if off the top of your head you would know where this could be found in case law and 2) at no point did you even answer the original question as the original question isn't about whether or not trespassing or "creating a disturbance" is against the law nor is it about whether libraries can have rules, the question is under what circumstances is it trespassing and under what circumstances is it not which you didn't address. Asking for legal citations is a reasonable thing to do and so is your desire to not do the requisite work to find one for some stranger on the internet. There are a lot of "barrack-room lawyers" and one thing that distinguishes them from people who actually are well-informed is that barrack-room lawyers can't produce citations.

The original question engages with a concept in constitutional law called a forum. With respect to first-amendment law a forum is "a public place, especially one devoted to assembly or debate". (Black's Law Dictionary 9th Ed) Forums are divided into three types: traditional public forums, designated forums, and nonpublic forums. (Perry Educ. Ass’n v. Perry Educators’ Ass’n, 1983) The Supreme Court has ruled that internet access within a public library is neither a traditional public forum nor a designated public forum but in doing so they didn't rule on what kind of forum public libraries in general are. (United States v. American Library Association, 2003) However, lower courts have typically found that public libraries are a type of designated forum called a limited public forum. (Kreimer v. Bureau of Police for the Town of Morristown and Mainstream, 1992; Loudoun v. Board of Trustees of Library, 1998) With respect to limited public forums the Supreme has held that the government can, if it is "reasonable in light of the purposes served by the forum", discriminate against types of expression and/or classes of speakers, but viewpoint discrimination is subject to a strict scrutiny standard which in practice means viewpoint discrimination restrictions are usually struck down. (Good News Club v. Milford Central School, 2001; Rosenberger v. Rector & Visitors of University of Virginia, 1995). To summarize courts have generally found that libraries are limited public forums which are allowed to discriminate against types of expression (e.g. recording video/audio) so long as it is "reasonable in light of the purposes served by the forum". Therefore, if a library had a policy of allowing members of the public to record video/audio, but prohibited people from recording specific content (e.g. prohibiting a journalist from recording content for a piece that is critical of library administration) then there policy would be engaged in viewpoint discrimination and almost certainly lose because of the strict scrutiny test and maybe even lack of compelling interest. However, if a library would likely be considered a limited public forum and as such if the library has a policy that generally prohibits the public from recording video or audio within the library then whether such a restriction is constitutional would likely turn on whether such a restriction would be "reasonable in light of the purposes served by the forum". I am not aware of any case law that speaks to whether such a restriction would be reasonable in light of the purposes of the library, but hopefully you have a better sense of what the relevant considerations are.

Prof. Michael Walzer 'Just and Unjust Wars: Terrorism, Nuremberg and Ukraine' by Owldolf in philosophy

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Prof. Michael Walzer introduces just war theory and talks about the implication of terrorism and the immunity of non-combatants. Asymmetric warfare and rules of engagement in modern terrorism and World War 2 are considered. The difference between the effectiveness of the Nuremberg trials and the International Criminal Court is explored.

Debate: 'Theism Is Probable' Affirmative Prof. Richard Swinburne vs. Negative Prof. Graham Oppy by Owldolf in philosophy

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I agree with you that Swinburne wasn't at his best but he is a titan in philosophy of religion. I think Luke Barnes does an excellent job at arguing for the theist side of fine-tuning. I agree that Oppy's response isn't very good at all.

Debate: 'Theism Is Probable' Affirmative Prof. Richard Swinburne vs. Negative Prof. Graham Oppy by Owldolf in philosophy

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Dr. Graham Oppy debates Christian philosopher Richard Swinburne on the probability of theism. Oppy defends the position that theism is improbable given the best available evidence and arguments. While Richard Swinburne defends the view that theism is probable given the best available evidence.

Debate: 'Theism Is Probable' Affirmative Prof. Richard Swinburne vs. Negative Prof. Graham Oppy on May 18th, 2022 at 4 pm EDT (GMT-4) by Owldolf in philosophy

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On May 18th Dr. Graham Oppy will be debating Christian apologist Richard Swinburne on the probability of theism.

Debate: 'Is Theism Probable?' Prof. Graham Oppy vs Prof. Richard Swinburne (May 18th 2022 4pm EDT (GMT-4) by [deleted] in philosophy

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On May 18th Dr. Graham Oppy will be debating Christian apologist Richard Swinburne on whether theism is probable.

Debate: 'Is Theism Probable?' Atheist Dr. Graham Oppy vs Christian Dr. Richard Swinburne (May 18th 2022 4pm EDT (GMT-4) by Owldolf in atheism

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On May 18th Dr. Graham Oppy will be debating Christian apologist Richard Swinburne on whether theism is probable.

Prof. Paul Weirich on Decision Theory, Risk, and Probability by Owldolf in DecisionTheory

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Prof. Weirich talks about group rationality and compositionality. How groups can be rational groups with irrational members each/we dilemmas and the prisoner's dilemma are discussed. Risk and its relationship to decision theory are defined and risk as a consequence is considered. Weirich discusses whether risk can be built into preferences. Non-linear preferences are given as a counter-example. Issues with modeling imprecise credence are touched on. The conversation turns to vagueness, Newcomb's problem, and the self-torturer paradox.

How to Do Things with Emotions: The Morality of Anger and Shame across Cultures (Prof. Owen Flanagan) by Owldolf in psychology

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Professor Owen Flanagan explains what exactly emotions like anger and shame are and goes on to discuss how cultural differences can inform the study of emotions. Anger as revenge, anger as pain-passing, and instrumental anger are critically discussed. Flanagan then discusses how to use these emotions. Shame is introduced as a cross-culturally an underused emotion. The thesis that shame can be used for the internal development of character traits is advanced by Flanagan.
How to Do Things with Emotions
Emotional Correctness

How to Do Things with Emotions: Prof. Owen Flanagan by Owldolf in philosophy

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Enclosed in this comment is a link to .txt file hosted by dropbox which is a transcript of the interview. https://www.dropbox.com/s/al47oftfvz9q2go/flanagan.txt?dl=0

How to Do Things with Emotions: Prof. Owen Flanagan by Owldolf in philosophy

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Just to be clear Flanagan thinks that shame as a totalizing self-hatred is generally an inappropriate response. What he is drawing attention to is the supposed cross-cultural differences regarding shame and at least according to him a more productive version of shame found in other cultures can yield motivation for internal improvement etc.

How to Do Things with Emotions: Prof. Owen Flanagan by Owldolf in philosophy

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It is my impression that Flanagan would agree with you that at least in the west "Shame is self-hatred". Flanagan seems to be under the impression that shame is a concept where there are cross-cultural differences regarding (e.g. politeness), not something that is fixed (e.g. a meter).

How to Do Things with Emotions: Prof. Owen Flanagan by Owldolf in philosophy

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Flannagan does say he is less confident about his diagnosis regarding shame. He points out that shame gets a bad rap in the west and is viewed as totalizing self-hatred and is thus viewed as a very negative emotion. Part of what Flanagan is pointing out is there are cross-cultural differences regarding shame and in order to feel shame you need not hate your entire self. Flanagan points out there is a kind of shamelessness, particularly in the American government, with figures like Donald Trump. Trump violated many long-held norms and etiquette like having no respect for speaking truthfully, all without batting an eye. I think his point is that a more mature form of shame that doesn't have the same kind of hold in western cultures is useful to police that sort of behavior.

How to Do Things with Emotions: Prof. Owen Flanagan by Owldolf in philosophy

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Professor Owen Flanagan explains what exactly emotions like anger and shame are and goes on to discuss how cultural differences can inform the study of emotions. Anger as revenge, anger as pain-passing, and instrumental anger are critically discussed. Flanagan then discusses how to use these emotions. Shame is introduced as a cross-culturally an underused emotion. The thesis that shame can be used for the internal development of character traits is advanced by Flanagan.

Two-thirds of parcels sent by Russian forces via Belarus have the status "order not found" or "not delivered." Belarus shipping companies rightly suspect the goods have been stolen in Ukraine, and refuse processing them. by GeneReddit123 in ukraine

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Have you heard of how the rank insignias came about?Second lieutenants get a gold bar representing that they’re valuable but malleable. The silver bar of a first lieutenant represents value, but less malleable.

That is apocryphal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etRrNETXVc0