The Problem of Nonexistence: Truthmaking or
... nonexistent, providing truth makers for these truths, in his noncommittal, not theoretically-loaded sense of this phrase. But unlike neo-Meinongians, he wants to do this without metaphysical extravagance, and so eschews appeals to Meinongian object theory with its reliance on impossible worlds, the ...
... nonexistent, providing truth makers for these truths, in his noncommittal, not theoretically-loaded sense of this phrase. But unlike neo-Meinongians, he wants to do this without metaphysical extravagance, and so eschews appeals to Meinongian object theory with its reliance on impossible worlds, the ...
The central argument is simple:
... [A] thought can be split up in many ways, so that now one thing, now another, appears as subject or predicate. The thought itself does not determine what is to be regarded as the subject…We must never forget that different sentences may express the same thought. (Frege 1960)13 So the founding father ...
... [A] thought can be split up in many ways, so that now one thing, now another, appears as subject or predicate. The thought itself does not determine what is to be regarded as the subject…We must never forget that different sentences may express the same thought. (Frege 1960)13 So the founding father ...
The Virtues of Asian Humanism - The Institute of Oriental Philosophy
... tiful deeds are performed by beautiful souls.9 Makiguchi’s focus on the idea of benefit sounds utilitarian and it is completely consistent with a pervasive consequentialism that is found in the Buddhist tradition. One of the most striking and controversial examples of consequentialism is that some M ...
... tiful deeds are performed by beautiful souls.9 Makiguchi’s focus on the idea of benefit sounds utilitarian and it is completely consistent with a pervasive consequentialism that is found in the Buddhist tradition. One of the most striking and controversial examples of consequentialism is that some M ...
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The Poetics of Philosophy [A Reading of Plato]
... notably, Jacques Derrida and his notion of differance and Alan F. Blum’s Theorizing, which, inspired by Leo Strauss, argued for the Platonic dialogue as the paradigm of social inquiry, and, preceding and being a seminal influence, Martin Heidegger’s Being and Time, with its notion of Sein and Dasein ...
... notably, Jacques Derrida and his notion of differance and Alan F. Blum’s Theorizing, which, inspired by Leo Strauss, argued for the Platonic dialogue as the paradigm of social inquiry, and, preceding and being a seminal influence, Martin Heidegger’s Being and Time, with its notion of Sein and Dasein ...
Not Every Truth Can Be Known (at least, not all
... indeed, imagine coming to know that p. This is all well and good, but any way we can go about knowing that p makes it no longer the case that ¬Kp. But, ¬Kp was true, and so, maybe it too could be known. If we do not inquire as to the status of p (so we don’t come to know that p is true) but rather t ...
... indeed, imagine coming to know that p. This is all well and good, but any way we can go about knowing that p makes it no longer the case that ¬Kp. But, ¬Kp was true, and so, maybe it too could be known. If we do not inquire as to the status of p (so we don’t come to know that p is true) but rather t ...
A Study Guide to Descartes` Meditations
... until you have shown that the roots are secure. For example, if you want to show that physics is secure, as a science, you must show that its roots in metaphysics are secure. If you want to have a theory of the material world, you must first settle some questions about metaphysics, that it, some gen ...
... until you have shown that the roots are secure. For example, if you want to show that physics is secure, as a science, you must show that its roots in metaphysics are secure. If you want to have a theory of the material world, you must first settle some questions about metaphysics, that it, some gen ...
Human Nature and the Transcendent
... Let me start with the enigmatic dictum of Blaise Pascal: ‘l’homme passe l’homme’ – ‘man goes beyond himself’; ‘humanity transcends itself’.1 What does this mean? On one plausible interpretation, Pascal is ...
... Let me start with the enigmatic dictum of Blaise Pascal: ‘l’homme passe l’homme’ – ‘man goes beyond himself’; ‘humanity transcends itself’.1 What does this mean? On one plausible interpretation, Pascal is ...
Meaning and Understanding in the History of Ideas
... loose-textured theory that it is only in virtue of certain "family resemblances" that we are able to define and delineate such different activities, we are still committed to accepting some criteria and rules of usage such that certain performances can be correctly instanced, and others excluded, as ...
... loose-textured theory that it is only in virtue of certain "family resemblances" that we are able to define and delineate such different activities, we are still committed to accepting some criteria and rules of usage such that certain performances can be correctly instanced, and others excluded, as ...
here - Princeton University
... concerned with mathematicians, Zermelo and Von Neumann, who in offering their reductions of natural numbers never claimed to be revealing what natural numbers really had been all along; whereas Frege, the author with whom Parsons is concerned, seems to be committed to some claim in such a direction. ...
... concerned with mathematicians, Zermelo and Von Neumann, who in offering their reductions of natural numbers never claimed to be revealing what natural numbers really had been all along; whereas Frege, the author with whom Parsons is concerned, seems to be committed to some claim in such a direction. ...
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... Interestingly Williams himself recognizes that associating organicism with conservative social and aesthetic structures might not reflect the term’s full historical complexity. Williams cites Burke’s contrast between the English of who acted by “the ancient organized states in the shape of the ...
... Interestingly Williams himself recognizes that associating organicism with conservative social and aesthetic structures might not reflect the term’s full historical complexity. Williams cites Burke’s contrast between the English of who acted by “the ancient organized states in the shape of the ...
“Postmodern” Critical Animal Theory: A Defense
... providing a substantive, a noun, that includes those positions as so many of its modalities or permutations. It may come as a surprise to some purveyors of the Continental scene to learn that Lacanian psychoanalysis in France positions itself officially against poststructuralism, that Kristeva denou ...
... providing a substantive, a noun, that includes those positions as so many of its modalities or permutations. It may come as a surprise to some purveyors of the Continental scene to learn that Lacanian psychoanalysis in France positions itself officially against poststructuralism, that Kristeva denou ...
The Philosophy of Intransitive Preference Paul Anand The Economic
... what does it mean to use a number of measure length at all? We could find or invent an answer, but unless or until we do, we must strive to interpret 'longer than' so that it comes out transitive. Similarly 'for preferred to'. The core of the argument lies in the view of measure theory in general an ...
... what does it mean to use a number of measure length at all? We could find or invent an answer, but unless or until we do, we must strive to interpret 'longer than' so that it comes out transitive. Similarly 'for preferred to'. The core of the argument lies in the view of measure theory in general an ...
Searle Essay Research Paper Solving the MindBody
... view property dualism; for the essence of a property is that it could not even be conceived as existing apart from something else. For example, “whiteness” could not even be imagined to exist all by itself; the reason is that it is a property, not an independent thing. But we can conceive of the mi ...
... view property dualism; for the essence of a property is that it could not even be conceived as existing apart from something else. For example, “whiteness” could not even be imagined to exist all by itself; the reason is that it is a property, not an independent thing. But we can conceive of the mi ...
Book of Abstracts
... to the difference, say, between MAN and WOMAN. But words, based on their content properties, are also used for purposes of reference, and grammar is not irrelevant to that. Indeed, words (i) only have referential uses when occurring in particular grammatical configurations, (ii) which type of refere ...
... to the difference, say, between MAN and WOMAN. But words, based on their content properties, are also used for purposes of reference, and grammar is not irrelevant to that. Indeed, words (i) only have referential uses when occurring in particular grammatical configurations, (ii) which type of refere ...
Evolution and moral naturalism - Victoria University of Wellington
... temptation to make unrealistic positive self-evaluations (Friedrich 1996; Pronin et al. 2002). Such everyday delusions might enhance physical health or motivate confident participation in social activities, and thus it is not implausible to suppose that humans have been hard-wired by natural selecti ...
... temptation to make unrealistic positive self-evaluations (Friedrich 1996; Pronin et al. 2002). Such everyday delusions might enhance physical health or motivate confident participation in social activities, and thus it is not implausible to suppose that humans have been hard-wired by natural selecti ...
A Critique of Descartes` Mind-Body Dualism
... substance, (mind), which has thinking as its essence and material substance (body), with extension as its essence. Mind and body are therefore, two kinds of substance, each of which is distinctly different, and can exist independent of each other. With Descartes’ establishment of his soul or mind as ...
... substance, (mind), which has thinking as its essence and material substance (body), with extension as its essence. Mind and body are therefore, two kinds of substance, each of which is distinctly different, and can exist independent of each other. With Descartes’ establishment of his soul or mind as ...
Boethius Dacus on the supreme good
... of the value of beings. This delight is greater than that of sense. Therefore, he despises sense pleasures. But many sins and vices consist in excessive sense pleasure. Thirdly, because there is no sin in understanding and theorizing. There is no possibility of excess and of sin in the order of supr ...
... of the value of beings. This delight is greater than that of sense. Therefore, he despises sense pleasures. But many sins and vices consist in excessive sense pleasure. Thirdly, because there is no sin in understanding and theorizing. There is no possibility of excess and of sin in the order of supr ...
A Beginner`s Guide to Descartes`s Meditations
... who encounter Descartes as part of a philosophy course, those who touch upon his philosophy as part of other studies, and finally, those who merely have a general interest in the man and his ideas. So, whether you are a philosophy student or not, this book is, I hope, written in a way that does not ...
... who encounter Descartes as part of a philosophy course, those who touch upon his philosophy as part of other studies, and finally, those who merely have a general interest in the man and his ideas. So, whether you are a philosophy student or not, this book is, I hope, written in a way that does not ...
A Conception of Philosophical Progress
... I argue that idealistic and pessimistic conceptions of philosophical progress should be rejected in favour of realistic conceptions (and that these should not be confused with philosophical idealism or realism). I reject idealistic positions because they set standards that are impossibly and unneces ...
... I argue that idealistic and pessimistic conceptions of philosophical progress should be rejected in favour of realistic conceptions (and that these should not be confused with philosophical idealism or realism). I reject idealistic positions because they set standards that are impossibly and unneces ...
Aristotle and the Problem of Human Knowledge
... (oietai agnoein; 982b18). Thus, philosophizing began in an attempt to escape from ignorance (pheugein tên agnoian; 982b20).9 Our restlessness is such that our desire to know is not satisfied when merely practical matters of survival are settled. These are what we first address; but philosophy in the p ...
... (oietai agnoein; 982b18). Thus, philosophizing began in an attempt to escape from ignorance (pheugein tên agnoian; 982b20).9 Our restlessness is such that our desire to know is not satisfied when merely practical matters of survival are settled. These are what we first address; but philosophy in the p ...
3. Hume - CSUN.edu
... the universe and imagine dragons as well as horses with wings. But upon further examination, Hume concluded that it its “really confined within very narrow limits.” 2. The contents of the mind can be reduced to the materials given us by the senses and experience, and those materials Hume calls perce ...
... the universe and imagine dragons as well as horses with wings. But upon further examination, Hume concluded that it its “really confined within very narrow limits.” 2. The contents of the mind can be reduced to the materials given us by the senses and experience, and those materials Hume calls perce ...
Utilitarianism
... results. For example, suppose that a woman dies while trying to rescue three children from a burning building; the children die as well. Utilitarianism would say that the woman’s action was immoral, because it resulted in the deaths of four people. The woman’s intention—to help others—would be irrel ...
... results. For example, suppose that a woman dies while trying to rescue three children from a burning building; the children die as well. Utilitarianism would say that the woman’s action was immoral, because it resulted in the deaths of four people. The woman’s intention—to help others—would be irrel ...
Knowledge and the curriculum - Brunel University Research Archive
... multifaceted phenomenon. The requirements for a curriculum for learning mathematics are, after all, quite different from curricula concerned with, for example, car mechanics, aviation, brain surgery, beauty therapy, citizenship, critical thinking, and so on. It is also important not to think of thes ...
... multifaceted phenomenon. The requirements for a curriculum for learning mathematics are, after all, quite different from curricula concerned with, for example, car mechanics, aviation, brain surgery, beauty therapy, citizenship, critical thinking, and so on. It is also important not to think of thes ...
NOTES ON LOGIC 1913
... understood. The indefinables in "aRb" are introduced as follows: "a" is indefinable; "b" is indefinable; Whatever "x" and "y" may mean, "xRy" says something indefinable about their meaning. [Cf. 4.024.] A complex symbol must never be introduced as a single indefinable. [Thus e.g. no proposition is i ...
... understood. The indefinables in "aRb" are introduced as follows: "a" is indefinable; "b" is indefinable; Whatever "x" and "y" may mean, "xRy" says something indefinable about their meaning. [Cf. 4.024.] A complex symbol must never be introduced as a single indefinable. [Thus e.g. no proposition is i ...
A Substantive Revision to Firth`s Ideal Observer Theory
... and dispassionate; that is, he argues for the same impartiality that Firth does for his ideal observer. Agreeing with Taliaferro and his suggestion that a dispassionate observer would not make any decision at all, I argue that an individual seeking to attain this type of ideal moral reaction to an e ...
... and dispassionate; that is, he argues for the same impartiality that Firth does for his ideal observer. Agreeing with Taliaferro and his suggestion that a dispassionate observer would not make any decision at all, I argue that an individual seeking to attain this type of ideal moral reaction to an e ...