NAMING, SAYING, AND STRUCTURE Philosophers
... Because sentences of the form pα is grueq and pβ is bleenq are Sider’s canonical examples of non-structural truths, his account should rule them as such. I will argue that the account fails to do so. The illusion to the contrary is created by artificially restricting attention to a subset of possibl ...
... Because sentences of the form pα is grueq and pβ is bleenq are Sider’s canonical examples of non-structural truths, his account should rule them as such. I will argue that the account fails to do so. The illusion to the contrary is created by artificially restricting attention to a subset of possibl ...
Necessary and sufficient conditions
... Having four sides is necessary but not sufficient for being a square (since a rectangle has four sides but it is not a square). Having a son is sufficient but not necessary for being a parent (a parent can have only one daughter). Being an unmarried man is both necessary and sufficient for being a b ...
... Having four sides is necessary but not sufficient for being a square (since a rectangle has four sides but it is not a square). Having a son is sufficient but not necessary for being a parent (a parent can have only one daughter). Being an unmarried man is both necessary and sufficient for being a b ...
‘Boghossian’s Blind Reasoning’, Conditionalization, and Thick Concepts. A Functional Model Olga Ramírez
... 1.2. Williams, Williamson and the problem of ratification Against the inferentialist position, Williamson (2003, 2009) has been claiming that one can understand a concept without actually being willing to infer according to the rules that the inferentialist sees the concept to be constituted by. He ...
... 1.2. Williams, Williamson and the problem of ratification Against the inferentialist position, Williamson (2003, 2009) has been claiming that one can understand a concept without actually being willing to infer according to the rules that the inferentialist sees the concept to be constituted by. He ...
The Design Argument (Part 1)
... (3) (a) I can begin by quickly mentioning some informal characteristics of the argument the ones which strike us first, and perhaps linger longest in the mind. What I have in mind is the argument’s ‘user-friendly’ character, which I mentioned at the beginning of this paper. It is easy to get the han ...
... (3) (a) I can begin by quickly mentioning some informal characteristics of the argument the ones which strike us first, and perhaps linger longest in the mind. What I have in mind is the argument’s ‘user-friendly’ character, which I mentioned at the beginning of this paper. It is easy to get the han ...
The Evidence of the Senses
... false: the warrant that perceptual experience provides is not ‘inconclusive’. Can’t the sceptic just grant the possibility of ‘direct perceptual access’ and deny its actuality? Indeed, but this is toothless unless backed by an argument. The sceptic bears the onus of proof—if she can’t supply a reaso ...
... false: the warrant that perceptual experience provides is not ‘inconclusive’. Can’t the sceptic just grant the possibility of ‘direct perceptual access’ and deny its actuality? Indeed, but this is toothless unless backed by an argument. The sceptic bears the onus of proof—if she can’t supply a reaso ...
MSWord
... I accept all of these pragmatist claims about the distinctiveness and basicness of ordinary hermeneutic understanding of discursive performances and their products. But this pragmatist line of thought does not entail that many aspects of discursive practice might not also be susceptible to understan ...
... I accept all of these pragmatist claims about the distinctiveness and basicness of ordinary hermeneutic understanding of discursive performances and their products. But this pragmatist line of thought does not entail that many aspects of discursive practice might not also be susceptible to understan ...
analysis of knowledge, assertion, verification
... concepts, but I am very sceptical of this, since they are both propositional attitudes, belong to the same linguistic category. On the other hand, one could maintain that knowledge and assertion are concepts of the same linguistic category, a view that I agree with, since they both aim to the truth ...
... concepts, but I am very sceptical of this, since they are both propositional attitudes, belong to the same linguistic category. On the other hand, one could maintain that knowledge and assertion are concepts of the same linguistic category, a view that I agree with, since they both aim to the truth ...
babel and derrida
... play rather than deciphering its meaning. In Divine Discourse Wolterstorff suggests that this second type of interpretation which Derrida considers true to anti-metaphysics is a special case of performance interpretation of the same sort as Kant’s reading of the prologue to John’s Gospel in Section ...
... play rather than deciphering its meaning. In Divine Discourse Wolterstorff suggests that this second type of interpretation which Derrida considers true to anti-metaphysics is a special case of performance interpretation of the same sort as Kant’s reading of the prologue to John’s Gospel in Section ...
1 FROM FIRST EFFICIENT CAUSE TO GOD: SCOTUS ON THE
... stands. Still, it leaves one with the impression that in such a scenario (involving two and only two necessary beings) something is left radically unexplained, despite what is claimed. I think this suspicion is well-grounded, and I suggest it can be developed into an eminently Scotistic argument, on ...
... stands. Still, it leaves one with the impression that in such a scenario (involving two and only two necessary beings) something is left radically unexplained, despite what is claimed. I think this suspicion is well-grounded, and I suggest it can be developed into an eminently Scotistic argument, on ...
Reid`s defense of common sense - Scholars Archive
... Thomas Reid’s reply to scepticism involves an appeal to common sense. Since he often claims that no defense of common sense is required, he is sometimes misread as claiming that no defense could be given. Yet Reid does defend common sense. This paper explores how he does so. Before engaging Reid dir ...
... Thomas Reid’s reply to scepticism involves an appeal to common sense. Since he often claims that no defense of common sense is required, he is sometimes misread as claiming that no defense could be given. Yet Reid does defend common sense. This paper explores how he does so. Before engaging Reid dir ...
5 derrida`s critique of husserl and the philosophy of presence
... In response to a question posed by Jan Kott, Derrida remarks: “Here or there I have used the word déconstruction, which has nothing to do with destruction. That is to say, it is simply a question of (and this is a necessity of criticism in the classical sense of the word) being alert to the implicat ...
... In response to a question posed by Jan Kott, Derrida remarks: “Here or there I have used the word déconstruction, which has nothing to do with destruction. That is to say, it is simply a question of (and this is a necessity of criticism in the classical sense of the word) being alert to the implicat ...
Chapter 9 Not Knowing Mar. `10 “Ignorance is the necessary
... am about in this chapter is to show that many of the traditional exemplars of the ad ignorantiam have a discernibly Lockean cachet. In this I may be right or wrong, but one thing is clear at the outset: Proposition 9.2a THE INNOCENT AD IGNORANTIAM: In Locke’s treatment of it the ad ignorantiam is no ...
... am about in this chapter is to show that many of the traditional exemplars of the ad ignorantiam have a discernibly Lockean cachet. In this I may be right or wrong, but one thing is clear at the outset: Proposition 9.2a THE INNOCENT AD IGNORANTIAM: In Locke’s treatment of it the ad ignorantiam is no ...
John Ryder ABSTRACT: Philosophers have
... inference, and Buchler of judgment. This paper discusses what each meant, why each addressed the question as he did, and in the end which is preferable. The argument is made that Benjamin and Dewey exaggerated the role of language and inference respectively, and that among the three the concept of j ...
... inference, and Buchler of judgment. This paper discusses what each meant, why each addressed the question as he did, and in the end which is preferable. The argument is made that Benjamin and Dewey exaggerated the role of language and inference respectively, and that among the three the concept of j ...
What Normative Terms Mean and Why It Matters for Ethical Theory.
... open. Unless I am in a position to do so, my using ‘must’ is dispreferred. By using ‘should’ I can propose that you help your mother while leaving open the possibility that the value of family might be outweighed or defeated in some way. If you accept my ‘should’ claim, we can plan accordingly with ...
... open. Unless I am in a position to do so, my using ‘must’ is dispreferred. By using ‘should’ I can propose that you help your mother while leaving open the possibility that the value of family might be outweighed or defeated in some way. If you accept my ‘should’ claim, we can plan accordingly with ...
ESSENTIALISM IN PARMENIDES OF ELEA
... The other [path], that it is-not and needs must not-be, that I tell thee is a path altogether unthinkable. For thou couldst not know that which is-not nor utter it. And further (Kirk and Raven 1960: 277): What can be thought is only the thought that it is. For you will not find thought without what ...
... The other [path], that it is-not and needs must not-be, that I tell thee is a path altogether unthinkable. For thou couldst not know that which is-not nor utter it. And further (Kirk and Raven 1960: 277): What can be thought is only the thought that it is. For you will not find thought without what ...
The Principle (Reprint)
... The Principle of Semantic Compositionality is the principle that the meaning of an expression is a function of, and only of, the meanings of its parts together with the method by which those parts are combined.1 As stated, The Principle is vague or underspecified at a number of points such as "what ...
... The Principle of Semantic Compositionality is the principle that the meaning of an expression is a function of, and only of, the meanings of its parts together with the method by which those parts are combined.1 As stated, The Principle is vague or underspecified at a number of points such as "what ...
Cognitive Development in Infancy
... 12 months. Before this stage, behavior involved direct action on objects. When something happened by chance that caught an infant’s interest, she attempted to repeat the event using a single scheme. However, in Substage 4, infants begin to use more calculated approaches to producing events. They emp ...
... 12 months. Before this stage, behavior involved direct action on objects. When something happened by chance that caught an infant’s interest, she attempted to repeat the event using a single scheme. However, in Substage 4, infants begin to use more calculated approaches to producing events. They emp ...
The Influence of Ludwig Wittgenstein on Political Thought
... author herself has proclaimed each substantive topic to be, “quite self-contained,” and, “stemming in different directions.”10 Nevertheless we begin our textual analysis with Pitkin’s discussion on the concept of justice because it provides a foundational statement on her ideas on the standards inhe ...
... author herself has proclaimed each substantive topic to be, “quite self-contained,” and, “stemming in different directions.”10 Nevertheless we begin our textual analysis with Pitkin’s discussion on the concept of justice because it provides a foundational statement on her ideas on the standards inhe ...
Sound Not Light: Levinas and the Elements of Thought
... possible to see someone’s face without at the same time knowing that this is someone who speaks? We might of course be able to do this via a thought experiment or some other abstraction from the primary situation. But for such abstraction to be possible there must have first been the recognition of ...
... possible to see someone’s face without at the same time knowing that this is someone who speaks? We might of course be able to do this via a thought experiment or some other abstraction from the primary situation. But for such abstraction to be possible there must have first been the recognition of ...
Just Because You`re Offended Doesn`t Mean You`re In The Right: A
... latter being the voice of assent toward the moral question of offense in comedy. In order to grasp my conception of the solution, we first look at the existent positions. The comedians assert that, no, offensiveness in comedy is not a moral question. By virtue of their craft or by their own persona ...
... latter being the voice of assent toward the moral question of offense in comedy. In order to grasp my conception of the solution, we first look at the existent positions. The comedians assert that, no, offensiveness in comedy is not a moral question. By virtue of their craft or by their own persona ...
A problem for expressivism
... wrong’ is much more like an exclamation – or ejaculation, as Ayer puts it – than we are allowing: we contemplate some situation and simply find the words ‘That is wrong’, as it might be, coming to our lips. The attitude ‘outs’ itself without any conscious cognitive processing, and so, expressivists ...
... wrong’ is much more like an exclamation – or ejaculation, as Ayer puts it – than we are allowing: we contemplate some situation and simply find the words ‘That is wrong’, as it might be, coming to our lips. The attitude ‘outs’ itself without any conscious cognitive processing, and so, expressivists ...
A brief history of Stylistics
... different contexts, either linguistic, or situational. Yet, it seems that due to the complex history and variety of investigated issues of this study it is difficult to state precisely what stylistics is, and to mark clear boundaries between it and other branches of linguistics which deal with text ...
... different contexts, either linguistic, or situational. Yet, it seems that due to the complex history and variety of investigated issues of this study it is difficult to state precisely what stylistics is, and to mark clear boundaries between it and other branches of linguistics which deal with text ...
Epistemology Dehumanized
... “elucidations,” tested by “intuitions,” but for meticulous empirical descriptions and fruitful hypotheses, tested by standard scientific methods. The very idea of aiming at elucidations of brain-states is foreign to neurology. As to words, it has been more than half a century since Wittgenstein poin ...
... “elucidations,” tested by “intuitions,” but for meticulous empirical descriptions and fruitful hypotheses, tested by standard scientific methods. The very idea of aiming at elucidations of brain-states is foreign to neurology. As to words, it has been more than half a century since Wittgenstein poin ...
Haecceitism, Anti-Haecceitism, and Possible Worlds
... sets of sentences then ‘Things are just as they actually are, qualitatively’ is true at w iff w and the actual world contain all the same qualitative sentences. So if this theory is true, (7) says that if two sets (that are possible worlds) contain all the same qualitative sentences, then those two ...
... sets of sentences then ‘Things are just as they actually are, qualitatively’ is true at w iff w and the actual world contain all the same qualitative sentences. So if this theory is true, (7) says that if two sets (that are possible worlds) contain all the same qualitative sentences, then those two ...