philosophical problem
disputed or unresolved question in field of philosophy
Problem of Hell
ethical problem in religion in which the existence of Hell for the punishment of souls is regarded as inconsistent with the notion of a just, moral, and omnibenevolent God
limits of knowledge
topic especially in epistemology
problem of other minds
the epistemological problem of how one can know that others have minds, given that one can only observe the behavior of others
vagueness
problem in semantics, metaphysics and philosophical logic regarding predicates with indeterminate bound
biological species concept
Group of animals capable of interbreeding
problem of future contingents
statements involving superpositions of truth
Ramification problem
in philosophy and artificial intelligence, concerned with the indirect consequences of an action
nonidentity problem
concept in population ethics
hard problem of consciousness
the problem of explaining how and why organisms have qualia or phenomenal experiences
Qualification problem
the impossibility of listing all the preconditions required for an action to have its intended effect
demarcation problem
about how to distinguish between science and nonscience, including between science, pseudoscience, and other products of human activity, like art and literature, and beliefs
problem of evil
question on reconciling the existence of evil with an omnibenevolent, omniscient and omnipotent God
Problem of mental causation
Conceptual issue in the philosophy of mind
problem of induction
epistemological question of whether inductive reasoning leads to definitive knowledge understood in the classic philosophical sense
infinite regress
philosophical problem
mere addition paradox
paradox in moral philosophy
problem of universals
philosophical question of whether properties exist, and if so, what they are
problem of the criterion
philosophical problem about knowledge
problem of religious language
philosophical problem of whether it is possible to talk about God meaningfully if the traditional conceptions of God as being incorporeal, infinite, and timeless, are accepted
moral luck
philosophical concept
Why am I me, rather than someone else?
philosophical question: “of all the subjects of experience out there, why is this one—the one corresponding to the human being referred to as me—the one whose experiences are live?”
problem of the speckled hen
epistemological problem of whether a single immediate observation of a speckled hen provides a certain knowledge of the number of speckles observed
Problem of the creator of God
philosophical problem
Why is there anything at all?
metaphysical question