In my class we had a discussion about the logic behind mathematics today. Unfortunately we didn't manage to come up with a solution to the question about which the discussion was. The question was: From the beginning of human kind we always used a logical counting pattern (today expressed as 1,2,3); do you believe that if at the beginning of human kind our logical thinking had lacked the idea of counting, maths would have turned out to be something completely different or would it even exist?

A person with dementia is gradually losing the capacity to think and problem solve, remember, use language and behave as they once did. However, the person-centred approach to caring for people with dementia asserts that the 'personhood' of each person is present despite this decline in abilities. What is a person in the context of dementia and how do we understand the person who has dementia in philosophical terms?

What is the relationship between having charisma and being a good teacher?

I am having a little trouble distinguishing the difference between the Dionysian and Apollinian artists that Nietzsche talks about. Any way you could clarify?

Is there a particular reason that Socrates chose to present his work in the form of dialogues (as opposed to, say, essays)?

I am having an affair with a married man who is my coworker. I did not begin the affair, he pursued me. His wife does not know. I feel guilty about it but I am in love with him. He says that he loves me but that he also loves his wife because although she is abusive and he feels no attraction to her she was there for him when he was very ill two years ago. Are my actions unethical? If she doesn't know and I am truly in love with him is it okay? Are his actions more unethical than mine?

Recently an English reviewer of Richard Dawkins' book The God Delusion took Dawkins to task for writing outside his field, suggesting he stick to science. Is this a legitimate criticism? And are there any anti-religious theologians?

Hi! I think this is a philosophical question concerning language. I just read this in a newspaper: "They share neither an underlying raison d'être nor a modus operandi." And the question is: what is the language of this sentence?

Is it ethical for surgeons to use economic considerations when setting their fees? For example, is it ethical for a surgeon who is known to have better results for a certain operation to charge more than a surgeon who has worse results? Likewise is it ethical for a surgeon who has a scarce skill in a region to charge exorbitant fees for that skill simply because it would be unaffordable for most patients to travel to another region to attend another surgeon?

Is it ethical for a surgeon to perform an operation on his own mother? Especially when it may involve the finding of a cancer?