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  1. KFunk

    Do you have objections to eating farmed dolphin/monkeys etc

    Theorem: In order to love freedom one must hate dolphins.
  2. KFunk

    What does feminism mean to you?

    Aye, I favour a tempered post-modern feminism blended with socialist feminism. Also, a thought related to radicalism: I can't believe that Rage Against the Machine used the rhyme "grip the canon like Fanon".
  3. KFunk

    What is "freedom" ?

    Haha, I could say more I guess. A few night time thoughts: As far as metaphysical versions of freedom go, I think that the naive concept of free will is bunk, in particular the idea that we are free to do anything that we want or, to put it another way, that we could always have acted...
  4. KFunk

    What is "freedom" ?

    Freedom is the creation of meaning.
  5. KFunk

    semester 2 timetables

    Seconded. (p.s. I am currently trying to sneak into one of the Thursday USyd phil courses as part of an infiltration operation)
  6. KFunk

    Which source of knowledge is superior

    Let me turn it around - is any knowledge of self a priori? Most beliefs and values stand in relation to the external world. I would also deem one's actions and emotional experiences to be fairly central to one's person. We are world-situated beings. Furthermore, we are embodied.
  7. KFunk

    Which source of knowledge is superior

    You need both IMO. Empirical observation in the absence of mathematics, a priori philosophy, and theory in general is likely to yield a fairly minimal science. An interesting question one might ask is whether we can do away with either, e.g. follow Mill in holding that all knowledge is derived...
  8. KFunk

    Indian male

    Bass player from No Doubt.
  9. KFunk

    Reproductive technologies, social revolution and ... mouse sperm?

    I find the idea of the redundancy of men quite fascinating. Also, if chromosomes were divided up in the right way (so as to avoid double copies and the attendent risk of genetic disorders) it should be possible for a woman to clone herself using such technology.
  10. KFunk

    The S1 2009 Results Prediction/Real Thread

    UNSW Assessment Results for Semester 1 2009 Issued at Thu Jul 9 17:51:48 2009 ======================================================== Session Course Title Result ======================================================== T1 PECO2000 Political...
  11. KFunk

    Zero Tolerance or Harm Minimisation?

    I am confuzzled. Do you mean the opposite? Or are you questioning the success of harm minimization approaches at decreasing HIV/Hep C rates?
  12. KFunk

    Save NCAP- a Spirituality and Theology Forum

    A woman after my own heart.
  13. KFunk

    Welfare in the Mental Health Sector

    This also brings up the general issue of reactive, crisis-oriented services which catch problems late in the game. I agree that in mental health in particular there are strong arguments for intervening during lucid, well-functioning periods to help build coping skills, resilience, etc. I'll...
  14. KFunk

    Welfare in the Mental Health Sector

    Below is a new article with a short argument for increased welfare in the mental health sector (which has at least some degree of economic clout). Quoted with 'freedom lovers' in mind: Whacky news source, but it had better data than some of the others I looked at: New eyes needed on...
  15. KFunk

    Does God exist?

    Please tell this to Zimmerman. Thanks.
  16. KFunk

    What are your beleifs regarding personal identity

    But which accidentally makes two copies.
  17. KFunk

    People with ethnic surnames discriminated against

    It reminds me of the research findings that people who are obese and/or unnatractive are similarly discriminated against (though in these cases it is during the interview).
  18. KFunk

    Does God exist?

    People don't submit nearly enough these days.
  19. KFunk

    Should I consider medicine or just forget it?

    - For UMAT info see the acer testing website: UMAT - Home ... it is worth getting familiar with the UMAT weightings at different universities. In some cases it is used to cull the applicants (e.g. only applicants with a score above X are considered) while in others it is given a 1/3 weighting...
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