
The philosophical theory that our sensory and mental experiences are not reducible to non-experiential causes. #Philosophy
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Experiential Primitivism explains the apparent necessity of causal relations, explains why causal relations are discoverable by science, and systematizes our understanding of human emotions and choices.
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Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.
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Well, if you needed yet another reason for the UK to join the EU - here it is.
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IF YOU VOTE LEGALLY, HE’S GOING TO JAIL
#BlueWave2024
This wins Twitter today:
Dear MAGA voters:
In Australia, it's already 'tomorrow', so we already know the result
You lost = Don't bother voting
#USElection2024
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Dear MAGA voters:
In Australia, it's already 'tomorrow', so we already know the result
You lost = Don't bother voting
#USElection2024
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Who or what is 'The Badenoch'?
IT'S PRIVATE EYE WEEK! New edition in shops and with subscribers from Wednesday.
Foreign interference: the is a member of the British parliament.
Arrived at the @realDonaldTrump Rally in Reading, Pennsylvania. 🇺🇸
Stock market rising, interest rates due to fall, pound steady against the dollar, yen, and euro...
...and lettuces throwing in the towel!
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The party is not in denial. It is true to its members' political views. So what if those views put off voters? There are other parties people can vote for. The death (and it is a death, one member at a time) of the Tory Party is no threat to democracy.
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'To have a sensation' (to quote Ryle) 'is not to be in a cognitive relation to a sensible object'. No, it is to be in its presence.












