Strong and Weak Emergence
... when there is something it feels like from the system’s own perspective. It is a key fact about nature that it contains conscious systems; I am one such. And there is reason to believe that the facts about consciousness are not deducible from any number of physical facts. I have argued this positio ...
... when there is something it feels like from the system’s own perspective. It is a key fact about nature that it contains conscious systems; I am one such. And there is reason to believe that the facts about consciousness are not deducible from any number of physical facts. I have argued this positio ...
Collective Intentionality VI, Berkeley
... handles violation by changing state and issuing new requests to fix the irregularity. We are now familiar with the idea that many practices are constitutive rather than merely regulative: they don’t just rule-out certain behavior, but enable new actions. For example, you can utter the sounds of the ...
... handles violation by changing state and issuing new requests to fix the irregularity. We are now familiar with the idea that many practices are constitutive rather than merely regulative: they don’t just rule-out certain behavior, but enable new actions. For example, you can utter the sounds of the ...
Kant`s Distinction Between Theoretical and Practical Knowledge
... whereas in the case of desiderative representation it is what is that is supposed to fit the representation. But we then distinguish between what is actual and what ispossible, and say the following: In the case of cognitive representation of what is actual, the representation is supposed to fit wh ...
... whereas in the case of desiderative representation it is what is that is supposed to fit the representation. But we then distinguish between what is actual and what ispossible, and say the following: In the case of cognitive representation of what is actual, the representation is supposed to fit wh ...
Nietzsche Against the Philosophical Canon
... rationalizations after the fact. They are all advocates who do not want to be seen as such…. (BGE 5) Philosophical systems do not arise from disinterested rational inquiry, contrary to the pretense of the Socratic canon; the dialectical justifications philosophers produce for them come later, aimed ...
... rationalizations after the fact. They are all advocates who do not want to be seen as such…. (BGE 5) Philosophical systems do not arise from disinterested rational inquiry, contrary to the pretense of the Socratic canon; the dialectical justifications philosophers produce for them come later, aimed ...
Conceptions of Determinism in Radical Behaviorism
... Nevin (1991) and Baum (1994) have also uttered statements that appear to be compatible with metaphysical determinism. Nevin (1991), for instance, has made clear: “According to the most central tenets of our creed, all behavior is determined by genetic and environmental processes” (p. 36). Similarly, ...
... Nevin (1991) and Baum (1994) have also uttered statements that appear to be compatible with metaphysical determinism. Nevin (1991), for instance, has made clear: “According to the most central tenets of our creed, all behavior is determined by genetic and environmental processes” (p. 36). Similarly, ...
PDF version - Studies in the History of Ethics
... ‘Do good and avoid evil’ is trivial because the concept of a good action is simply that of an action that is to be done, and the concept of an evil action is that of one that is to be omitted. The principle attributed here to Richard Cumberland is actually one that is held, in various forms, by vir ...
... ‘Do good and avoid evil’ is trivial because the concept of a good action is simply that of an action that is to be done, and the concept of an evil action is that of one that is to be omitted. The principle attributed here to Richard Cumberland is actually one that is held, in various forms, by vir ...
The Relevance of a Hermeneutical View of the Body for - VU-dare
... meaning structures. Human existence takes place within historical, cultural, and linguistic contexts. These are not purely mental or ethereal but are linked to very concrete factors which constitute our world. Gadamer speaks of the role of climate -- that is, of weather, the seasons, and temperature ...
... meaning structures. Human existence takes place within historical, cultural, and linguistic contexts. These are not purely mental or ethereal but are linked to very concrete factors which constitute our world. Gadamer speaks of the role of climate -- that is, of weather, the seasons, and temperature ...
THE MANY GODS OBJECTION TO PASCAL`S WAGER
... draws his account of maximal implausibility from the difference in epistemic merit between those hypotheses that “enjoy the backing of a living tradition” and those that do not.11 These claims, he believes, allow for a defense of an “ecumenical” version of the Wager, a defense that establishes the p ...
... draws his account of maximal implausibility from the difference in epistemic merit between those hypotheses that “enjoy the backing of a living tradition” and those that do not.11 These claims, he believes, allow for a defense of an “ecumenical” version of the Wager, a defense that establishes the p ...
The Undiscovered Wittgenstein
... All this is a great shame. In his early writings, when Cook was properly in touch with the literature and the scholarship, and when he wasn’t driven by a seeming mission to persuade us all that Wittgenstein is not only a theorist but an insidious, deeply eccentric, plain wrong and morally dubious on ...
... All this is a great shame. In his early writings, when Cook was properly in touch with the literature and the scholarship, and when he wasn’t driven by a seeming mission to persuade us all that Wittgenstein is not only a theorist but an insidious, deeply eccentric, plain wrong and morally dubious on ...
Univocity and Analogy: A Comparative Study of Gilbert
... contact as “thinking things”, but it is not possible to doubt that there must be an existing 'I' that does the thinking in the first place. After all, even thoughts of doubt must come from an existing thinker. In this way, the realm of thought has at least one quality that the external world does no ...
... contact as “thinking things”, but it is not possible to doubt that there must be an existing 'I' that does the thinking in the first place. After all, even thoughts of doubt must come from an existing thinker. In this way, the realm of thought has at least one quality that the external world does no ...
Good and Evil: An Absolute Conception, Second Edition
... political goods, but because it was owed to him (as a human being, I am tempted to say), even though there was no doubt about his identity or about his terrible guilt. Only if justice were done for that reason, amongst others, would it be done at all. Only then would the integrity of the court remai ...
... political goods, but because it was owed to him (as a human being, I am tempted to say), even though there was no doubt about his identity or about his terrible guilt. Only if justice were done for that reason, amongst others, would it be done at all. Only then would the integrity of the court remai ...
A discussion of Aristotle`s De Anima
... 12 (Mr Pierce). Right now the only text I have is the translation at http:// classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/soul.1.i.html, which doesn’t give the Bekker pages; but I think in your second question you allude to the fifth paragraph there. In any case, Aristotle there seems to suggest that the soul could b ...
... 12 (Mr Pierce). Right now the only text I have is the translation at http:// classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/soul.1.i.html, which doesn’t give the Bekker pages; but I think in your second question you allude to the fifth paragraph there. In any case, Aristotle there seems to suggest that the soul could b ...
Recovering Play: On the Relationship Between Leisure and
... sense of technē, of craftsmanship that releases beings, letting beings emergeforth on their own terms. The Greek craftsman is one who builds the old wooden bridge that lets ‘the river run its course’.6 The epoch of modern technology, in contrast, builds the hydroelectric dam that forces the river in ...
... sense of technē, of craftsmanship that releases beings, letting beings emergeforth on their own terms. The Greek craftsman is one who builds the old wooden bridge that lets ‘the river run its course’.6 The epoch of modern technology, in contrast, builds the hydroelectric dam that forces the river in ...
A Comparative Study of the Epistemology of Immanuel Kant and that
... This dichotomy may partially be traced back to the tremendous impact René Descartes had upon the whole stream of Western philosophy afterwards. 27 One of the origins of the Empiricism vs. Rationalism controversy may be traced back to “his thesis that mind and body are really distinct” – also known a ...
... This dichotomy may partially be traced back to the tremendous impact René Descartes had upon the whole stream of Western philosophy afterwards. 27 One of the origins of the Empiricism vs. Rationalism controversy may be traced back to “his thesis that mind and body are really distinct” – also known a ...
(Routledge Contemporary Readings in Philosophy)
... an uncritical acceptance of social norms; it denies us the freedom to think for ourselves on moral issues. Another problem is that we all belong to various overlapping groups. I am part of a specific nation, state, city, and neighborhood; and I am also part of various family, professional, religious ...
... an uncritical acceptance of social norms; it denies us the freedom to think for ourselves on moral issues. Another problem is that we all belong to various overlapping groups. I am part of a specific nation, state, city, and neighborhood; and I am also part of various family, professional, religious ...
Nietzschean Ethics: One`s Duty to Overcome
... claims of the form ‘X is valuable’ are false.” 20 Therefore, even a subjective claim of the form ‘X is valuable’ would contradict Hussain’s interpretation. Of course, this is a huge assumption to make based on Nietzsche’s rejection of intrinsic value, but Hussain attempts to justify his view by prov ...
... claims of the form ‘X is valuable’ are false.” 20 Therefore, even a subjective claim of the form ‘X is valuable’ would contradict Hussain’s interpretation. Of course, this is a huge assumption to make based on Nietzsche’s rejection of intrinsic value, but Hussain attempts to justify his view by prov ...
Two Conceptions of Human Dignity
... as it can coexist with the freedom of every other in accordance with a universal law, is the only original right belonging to every man by virtue of his humanity. – This principle of innate freedom already involves the following authorizations, which are not really distinct from it (as if they were ...
... as it can coexist with the freedom of every other in accordance with a universal law, is the only original right belonging to every man by virtue of his humanity. – This principle of innate freedom already involves the following authorizations, which are not really distinct from it (as if they were ...
How Not to Defend Moral Blame
... Another form of the objection that we do not have self- and otherwronged sadness in our repertoire is this: The blame critic has identified moral objects of sadness, but it does not seem to follow that there are corresponding kinds of moral sadness. You might, for example, be sad about the poor show ...
... Another form of the objection that we do not have self- and otherwronged sadness in our repertoire is this: The blame critic has identified moral objects of sadness, but it does not seem to follow that there are corresponding kinds of moral sadness. You might, for example, be sad about the poor show ...
Russell`s Neutral Monism
... use of certain ideas which go back at least to 1914, and to which he continued to adhere even in his philosophical autobiography of 1959. On the other hand, in support of this view, I must admit that Russell himself does not provide tremendous help. What I mean is that, for instance, when Russell ex ...
... use of certain ideas which go back at least to 1914, and to which he continued to adhere even in his philosophical autobiography of 1959. On the other hand, in support of this view, I must admit that Russell himself does not provide tremendous help. What I mean is that, for instance, when Russell ex ...
A Critical History of Posthumanism
... ‘our posthuman future’ would involve the inevitable commercialization of biotechnological innovations that could lead to worrisome human enhancements. The significance of Fukyuama’s intervention is major, insofar as his language would come to shape lay-understandings of posthumanism as a future stat ...
... ‘our posthuman future’ would involve the inevitable commercialization of biotechnological innovations that could lead to worrisome human enhancements. The significance of Fukyuama’s intervention is major, insofar as his language would come to shape lay-understandings of posthumanism as a future stat ...
Nietzsche and God (Part II) - The Richmond Philosophy Pages
... might see its short edge and only two legs due to sitting on one side of the table. Now we are not able to claim that one way of seeing the table is correct – they are all different ways of properly seeing the table (epistemic relativism). Nevertheless, we would no doubt agree that there is a real t ...
... might see its short edge and only two legs due to sitting on one side of the table. Now we are not able to claim that one way of seeing the table is correct – they are all different ways of properly seeing the table (epistemic relativism). Nevertheless, we would no doubt agree that there is a real t ...
Phaedo
... one explanation, because man is a prisoner, who must not open the door of his prison and run away−−this is the truth in a 'mystery.' Or (2) rather, because he is not his own property, but a possession of the gods, and has no right to make away with that which does not belong to him. But why, asks Ce ...
... one explanation, because man is a prisoner, who must not open the door of his prison and run away−−this is the truth in a 'mystery.' Or (2) rather, because he is not his own property, but a possession of the gods, and has no right to make away with that which does not belong to him. But why, asks Ce ...
Rudolf Steiner University College, Norway International Master
... place can be a summer cottage in the wilderness, but it can be also an office or a living room. It seems to be a space of free contemplation. The reflections and contemplations of such a philosopher are not sophisticated or Latinized but natural like the fresh, calm water in the wilderness lake. Thi ...
... place can be a summer cottage in the wilderness, but it can be also an office or a living room. It seems to be a space of free contemplation. The reflections and contemplations of such a philosopher are not sophisticated or Latinized but natural like the fresh, calm water in the wilderness lake. Thi ...
Coleridge, Wordsworth and the Buddha on Imagination
... imagination’, the creative imagination of the artist or poet. He says that an artist’s imagination is the same vital active power of combining and unifying as primary imagination, but ‘co-existing with the conscious will’; that is, it is a conscious power. The artist is able to consciously deploy th ...
... imagination’, the creative imagination of the artist or poet. He says that an artist’s imagination is the same vital active power of combining and unifying as primary imagination, but ‘co-existing with the conscious will’; that is, it is a conscious power. The artist is able to consciously deploy th ...
Notes on Epistemology
... thirdly, the example of scientists in other fields of inquiry teaches us to regard with doubt any theory which has not yet been proved, and at the start of our investigation the existence of the mind’s power to acquire truth is a theory, and is, in fact, the chief problem which epistemology has to s ...
... thirdly, the example of scientists in other fields of inquiry teaches us to regard with doubt any theory which has not yet been proved, and at the start of our investigation the existence of the mind’s power to acquire truth is a theory, and is, in fact, the chief problem which epistemology has to s ...