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Debate Topics, Challenges and Scheduling

ThusSpokeZarathustra
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Posted 07/15/04 - 09:09 PM:	#71
Is anyone else gonna join in on the "democarcy" topic, or is it just gonna have to be a repeat of TSZ v. Soc?

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1 of 2 people found this post helpful Posted 07/17/04 - 01:53 PM:	#72
Start a debate... There's a list of proposed debate topics at http://forums.philosophyforums.com/thread/8183 , but you may also choose a topic of your own. If you want to debate a particular topic, post your interest to do so here. Or, if you see that someone has posted their desire to debate, feel free to accept a challenge, and contact them to hammer out the details. When you have a debate partner (or group if desired), submit your proposed debate at http://forums.philosophyforums.com/index.php?cust... Note: When declaring your interest in a particular topic, it is always helpful to specify what, if any, other rules you would like to apply to your debate, so other posters have an idea of what they might be in for. Such as: Originally Posted by any poster Topic: Whether morality is absolute? My position: Yes Debate Type: Standard Need someone to debate the no side. Would prefer a 5 round debate. Edited by Paul on 07/15/05 - 07:44 AM

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1 of 2 people found this post helpful Posted 07/17/04 - 04:38 PM:	#73
Topic: Mary and the black and white room, or color blind to all colors Mary. Question: Assuming Mary knows everything about all colors, will she still learn something new if she saw orange for the first time? My Position: No Other Information: I'm seeking someone who wants to argue the "yes" position. I propose a three round debate. The person arguing the "yes" goes first. Interested? Contact me via private message. Links: 1) http://forums.philosophyforums.com/showthread.php?t=58 2) http://forums.philosophyforums.com/...read.php?t=1364 3) http://forums.philosophyforums.com/...read.php?t=4030
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0 of 1 people found this post helpful Posted 07/18/04 - 10:54 AM:	#74
Is there a winner in a debate? If so, how is he decided? It there is none, where's the fun of it?

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1 of 1 people found this post helpful Posted 07/18/04 - 12:48 PM:	#75
Topic: Foundationalism versus Coherentism My position: Foundationalism Debate type: Standard Rounds: Undecided edit: 8-19-04 Topic: The Nature of Truth My position: Correspondence Debate type: Standard Rounds: Undecided Topic: The Reality of Properties My position: Realism Debate type: Standard Rounds: Undecided Edit 11-1-03 Topic: Internalism and Externalism My position: Internalism Debate type: Standard Rounds: Undecided
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0 of 1 people found this post helpful Posted 07/18/04 - 01:00 PM:	#76
tgwnn wrote: Is there a winner in a debate? If so, how is he decided? It there is none, where's the fun of it? That's up to you to decide if you want your debate to be judged, and how -- specify that. (Poll thread is the easiest way.)

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Posted 07/27/04 - 05:20 PM:	#77
I thought of a couple things I'd like to see debated, so here they are: Philosophy of Politics and Law •Whether it is best for a government to have inflation or deflation. •Whether it is ever justified to break international law in a war.
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Posted 08/03/04 - 09:37 AM:	#78
ThusSpokeZarathustra wrote: Is anyone else gonna join in on the "democarcy" topic, or is it just gonna have to be a repeat of TSZ v. Soc? I'm in, either side provided we can get this going before september.

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Posted 08/03/04 - 03:41 PM:	#79
If we can get one more person, I'd be for a 2v2. Dibs on Jay
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Posted 08/04/04 - 01:46 PM:	#80
ThusSpokeZarathustra wrote: Anyone want to debate the existence of a supreme being, or something along those lines? I'm a non believer but I'll have a go at arguing the existence of god Robert Guy who thinks that would be an interesting way on evaluatingmy own beliefs

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