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Mcuh of this depends on how you define mental illness. For example, you could define in terms of statistical abnormality (in which case an individual with IQ 180 is mentally ill - which clearly is not satisfactory) or in terms of social norms (in which case a socialist might be 'sick' in the USA...

Look up anosognosia and insight. I think that the blatant neurological forms of anosognosia (read: a lack of knowledge 'a-gnosis' about one's own disease 'nosos') lends biological plausibility to the idea that some psychiatric disorders, for which the neurobiology is generally more poorly...

Super cool addition. I've been hoping for a while that LaTeX would be added to the forums. This might attract me back here. \forall x \square Ax \supset \square \forall x Ax \\ \\ (\forall x) Fx \supset [(\exists x) Gx \supset (\exists x)(Fx.Gx)] \\ \\ \aleph_{0}

But it's not that simple when that employer is offering an essential (or semi-essential) service, especially if they are the primary provider or offer the most affordable service. Anti-discrimination laws can help protect against such cases where consumer behavior is not a sufficiently effective...

I agree that such differences may well exist, statistically. Whether one race is smarter than another on average is an empirical matter, the truth of which does not depend upon ideology (of the value-laden variety). One must be wary of the measurement tools though since anglo-centricity is...

Howdy :). I'm enjoying my program very much. Medicine is fascinating, and it only gets better IMO once you introduce the human element and apply knowledge in the clinical setting. I've done a couple philosophy courses already and will soon break from med (after this summer course) to only study...

Japanese tentacle porn circa 1820

It depends on what you mean by racism. Certainly, people should be permitted to hold negative views regarding certain races, or to avoid association with them if that is their choice. However, such a right needn't extend to verbally abusing them, denying them access to a job or a service, or so...

Fair enough, though keep in mind that erosion isn't necessarily an issue here (though of course, it might be). If it is the case that it's not national borders per se, but rather the way in which states tend to construct national identity (e.g. through rhetoric, social institutions...

It seems that your expertise is needed elsewhere. *Bat-light*

Welcome to my world.

Dismantle the family unit. Children can be held in a communal creche and will refer to all those of previous generations as aunts/uncles, grandparents, etc. Partnerships between individuals of reproductive age will be selected by the philosophically trained ruling class who will match make...

Firstly, I think you're using your own gerrymandered definition of 'racism' which excludes the negative aspects like discrimination, exclusion, etc. You can't fairly argue against the OP if you make a straw man out of their argument, and IMO a fair interpretation requires a reasonable definition...

We could engineer a 'global' moral conscience.

I'm inclined to say that you have human rights if society collectively agrees to grant you human rights (moral nihilism, social construction, etc). There may be criteria attached, e.g. that it is a prerequisite that you possess a certain degree of self-awareness and conscious experience (such...

My arts timetable is a beautiful thing (compared to the last three years, and current summer term, of med). I should also end up with Existential Phenomenology from 1-4 on Wednesdays alongside: - Political Philosophy - Modernity & its Discontents - Contemporary Epistemology - Political Economy...

The production of great men.

A long causal chain (of which great men are part, granted).

Determinism, yo. What do the choices of the individual even amount to?