Counterfactuals and Modal Epistemology
... actually hold in the world (and, at least to a large extent, in nearby worlds). This is fine as far as it goes, but so far there has been no explanation as to how we are supposed to be able to pick out scenarios which are in fact metaphysically possible. It seems that our imagination may easily prod ...
... actually hold in the world (and, at least to a large extent, in nearby worlds). This is fine as far as it goes, but so far there has been no explanation as to how we are supposed to be able to pick out scenarios which are in fact metaphysically possible. It seems that our imagination may easily prod ...
Naming the colours
... way in which we believe the theory itself, we likewise believe that others around us all believe it too; and that they in turn ascribe belief in it to those around them in the same way we do; and so on ad infinitum, or at least as far as is humanly possible? A theory implicitly defines its theoretic ...
... way in which we believe the theory itself, we likewise believe that others around us all believe it too; and that they in turn ascribe belief in it to those around them in the same way we do; and so on ad infinitum, or at least as far as is humanly possible? A theory implicitly defines its theoretic ...
Was Berkeley an Ethical Egoist
... And, generally, in the ages of Christian faith, it has been obvious and natural to hold that the realisation of virtue is essentially an enlightened and far-seeing pursuit of Happiness for the agent. Nor has this doctrine been held only by persons of a cold and calculating turn of mind: we find it u ...
... And, generally, in the ages of Christian faith, it has been obvious and natural to hold that the realisation of virtue is essentially an enlightened and far-seeing pursuit of Happiness for the agent. Nor has this doctrine been held only by persons of a cold and calculating turn of mind: we find it u ...
Articles Plato and Aristophanes: Poets of Hope
... completing the oracle and deciding that it meant little about the man Socrates. Instead, Plato’s Socrates fades from view as an individual and becomes a character in a larger human drama, standing in for all human beings. In the twisted comedy of human life, Socrates holds up a mirror for us all, co ...
... completing the oracle and deciding that it meant little about the man Socrates. Instead, Plato’s Socrates fades from view as an individual and becomes a character in a larger human drama, standing in for all human beings. In the twisted comedy of human life, Socrates holds up a mirror for us all, co ...
the fragility of consciousness: lonergan and the postmodern concern
... John Locke inveighs against the Aristotelian doctrine of faculties or "powers,* he is making the point that we do not have direct experience of faculties; and it is true that the ancients were content to deduce the presence of the faculty from observations made about the relationships between object ...
... John Locke inveighs against the Aristotelian doctrine of faculties or "powers,* he is making the point that we do not have direct experience of faculties; and it is true that the ancients were content to deduce the presence of the faculty from observations made about the relationships between object ...
Campbell 1 Cody Campbell Aphorism, Genealogy, Metaphor
... to social and economic disparity can be approached, in other words, an individual needs to understand his own relation to both social and historical forces; we need to rethink our relationship with the external world. In Estrangements, Bloch re-conceptualizes Hegel’s notion of the objective and subj ...
... to social and economic disparity can be approached, in other words, an individual needs to understand his own relation to both social and historical forces; we need to rethink our relationship with the external world. In Estrangements, Bloch re-conceptualizes Hegel’s notion of the objective and subj ...
A reply on Spinoza`s behalf
... than an active substance. But for Spinoza, this merely invites the question “in virtue of what are all exercises of active force exercises of the same active force?” Herder appeals specifically to living force to account for the specific characteristic activity of living things, while Spinoza holds th ...
... than an active substance. But for Spinoza, this merely invites the question “in virtue of what are all exercises of active force exercises of the same active force?” Herder appeals specifically to living force to account for the specific characteristic activity of living things, while Spinoza holds th ...
The Rise of History: Kant, Herder, and the End of the Enlightenment
... Enlightenment, while not possessing the historical scope of the nineteenth century, thought in a historical manner, taking all known phenomena into consideration. Cassirer offers Bayle and Montesquieu – thinkers still miles away from Herder – as examples of nascent historical thought during the eigh ...
... Enlightenment, while not possessing the historical scope of the nineteenth century, thought in a historical manner, taking all known phenomena into consideration. Cassirer offers Bayle and Montesquieu – thinkers still miles away from Herder – as examples of nascent historical thought during the eigh ...
Immanuel Kant-Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals
... All trades, arts, and handiworks have gained by division of labour, namely, when, instead of one man doing everything, each confines himself to a certain kind of work distinct from others in the treatment it requires, so as to be able to perform it with greater facility and in the greatest perfecti ...
... All trades, arts, and handiworks have gained by division of labour, namely, when, instead of one man doing everything, each confines himself to a certain kind of work distinct from others in the treatment it requires, so as to be able to perform it with greater facility and in the greatest perfecti ...
Proposal for Progress
... destruction and regeneration. My argument, in short, is that Hegel’s legacy to us is a dangerous one. It positions the magnitude of climatic crises within the ‘bigger picture’ of cosmic timescales and the inevitability of death and rebirth: relax - climate change is all part of a bigger cosmic narra ...
... destruction and regeneration. My argument, in short, is that Hegel’s legacy to us is a dangerous one. It positions the magnitude of climatic crises within the ‘bigger picture’ of cosmic timescales and the inevitability of death and rebirth: relax - climate change is all part of a bigger cosmic narra ...
Hilary Kornblith, On Reflection
... in a first-personal way. We may reflect and ask: What do I believe? What are my reasons? What will I do? Or we may reflect and ask: What should I believe? What should my reasons be? What should I do? Although Kornblith doesn’t make this distinction, his focus is quite clearly on questions of the fir ...
... in a first-personal way. We may reflect and ask: What do I believe? What are my reasons? What will I do? Or we may reflect and ask: What should I believe? What should my reasons be? What should I do? Although Kornblith doesn’t make this distinction, his focus is quite clearly on questions of the fir ...
Irwin`s Routledge Encyclopedia article on Aristotle
... of nature. These reflections (especially in the Physics and in Generation and Corruption) develop an account of nature, form, matter, cause and change that expresses Aristotle’s views about the understanding and explanation of natural organisms and their behaviour. Natural philosophy and cosmology a ...
... of nature. These reflections (especially in the Physics and in Generation and Corruption) develop an account of nature, form, matter, cause and change that expresses Aristotle’s views about the understanding and explanation of natural organisms and their behaviour. Natural philosophy and cosmology a ...
HERMENEUTICAL PARADOXES IN THE TRIAL OF SOCRATES A. Ladikos
... questions of justice and injustice (or, more generally, right and wrong) arise, and it appears to deny the fact of prudential weakness. This version of the paradox is not far removed trom ordinary thought, tor we naturally assume th at most people will on most occasions do what they take to be in th ...
... questions of justice and injustice (or, more generally, right and wrong) arise, and it appears to deny the fact of prudential weakness. This version of the paradox is not far removed trom ordinary thought, tor we naturally assume th at most people will on most occasions do what they take to be in th ...
Hegel and Institutional Rationality:
... additions, “The state consists in the march of God in the world, and its basis is the power of reason actualizing itself as will.” VPR §248) On such a teleological view (stated very generally) a developmental process can be said to exhibit “the work of reason” because the process gradually does resu ...
... additions, “The state consists in the march of God in the world, and its basis is the power of reason actualizing itself as will.” VPR §248) On such a teleological view (stated very generally) a developmental process can be said to exhibit “the work of reason” because the process gradually does resu ...
Induction Synonyms epagōgē, inductio Abstract How induction was
... animal chews by moving the lower jaw; that animal does; the other animal does. If we conclude that all animals chew by moving the lower jaw, the conclusion will be overturned when we discover the Nile crocodile, for it moves the upper jaw. For an example of a reliable induction, Ockham (c. 1287–134 ...
... animal chews by moving the lower jaw; that animal does; the other animal does. If we conclude that all animals chew by moving the lower jaw, the conclusion will be overturned when we discover the Nile crocodile, for it moves the upper jaw. For an example of a reliable induction, Ockham (c. 1287–134 ...
Sameness and Referential Opacity in Aristotle Francis Jeffry
... modern notion of identity to being something we would not wish.to call 'identity' at alJ.l In the Topics, an early work, we find hints of something we would recognize (although Aristotle is still claimed to have a "weak grip" on the concept); in Metaphysics V (late) we can find only a series of pron ...
... modern notion of identity to being something we would not wish.to call 'identity' at alJ.l In the Topics, an early work, we find hints of something we would recognize (although Aristotle is still claimed to have a "weak grip" on the concept); in Metaphysics V (late) we can find only a series of pron ...
neo-sentimentalism`s prospects[*]
... proposition corresponds to the facts, for instance, is certainly not a normative fact in itself. It is only in so far as truth is our goal that requirements follow. One might object that truth is a goal that is constitutive of belief, so that normative requirements follow necessarily from the claim ...
... proposition corresponds to the facts, for instance, is certainly not a normative fact in itself. It is only in so far as truth is our goal that requirements follow. One might object that truth is a goal that is constitutive of belief, so that normative requirements follow necessarily from the claim ...
A discussion of Aristotle`s De Anima
... I’ve always meant to read. But I’m fine with starting with De Anima. On translations: I agree that it’s helpful to use an edition with the same numbering scheme and also that different translations can illuminate one another. This being an imperfect world, we usually can’t have both at once, so I’d ...
... I’ve always meant to read. But I’m fine with starting with De Anima. On translations: I agree that it’s helpful to use an edition with the same numbering scheme and also that different translations can illuminate one another. This being an imperfect world, we usually can’t have both at once, so I’d ...
D. C. Schindler Plato`s Critique of Impure Reason: On Goodness
... The second chapter draws out the triadic character of the good: things can be good intrinsically, extrinsically, or both. Justice is an instance of the latter. According to Schindler, this triad is unique to Plato; Aristotle, for instance, recognized only the first two. Schindler argues that Plato’s ...
... The second chapter draws out the triadic character of the good: things can be good intrinsically, extrinsically, or both. Justice is an instance of the latter. According to Schindler, this triad is unique to Plato; Aristotle, for instance, recognized only the first two. Schindler argues that Plato’s ...
Aristotle and the Early Stoics on Moral Responsibility
... from being fixed or predetermined or necessary, consists largely of possibilities, and which possibilities will be realized depends on what agents choose to do. Aristotle thinks that if the sentence "There will be a seabattle tomorrow" is true, then there must necessarily be a sea-battle tomorrow; a ...
... from being fixed or predetermined or necessary, consists largely of possibilities, and which possibilities will be realized depends on what agents choose to do. Aristotle thinks that if the sentence "There will be a seabattle tomorrow" is true, then there must necessarily be a sea-battle tomorrow; a ...
The objective-subjective dichotomy and its use in - Philsci
... but it was Cournot (1843, v) who first introduced the familiar terms, when he wrote that it was necessary for him to use “les deux épithètes d’objective et de subjective” in order to discuss the meaning of probability3 (emphasis in original). Cournot’s work led to the development of the frequentist ...
... but it was Cournot (1843, v) who first introduced the familiar terms, when he wrote that it was necessary for him to use “les deux épithètes d’objective et de subjective” in order to discuss the meaning of probability3 (emphasis in original). Cournot’s work led to the development of the frequentist ...
Aristotle`s Physics: a Physicist`s Look - Philsci
... Aristotle’s physics [1–3] does not enjoy good press. It is commonly called “intuitive”, and at the same time “blatantly wrong”. For instance, it is commonly said to state that heavier objects fall faster when every high-school kid should know they fall at the same speed. (Do they??) Science, we also ...
... Aristotle’s physics [1–3] does not enjoy good press. It is commonly called “intuitive”, and at the same time “blatantly wrong”. For instance, it is commonly said to state that heavier objects fall faster when every high-school kid should know they fall at the same speed. (Do they??) Science, we also ...
EINSTEIN: PHILOSOPHICAL IDEAS
... This seems to me connected with the fact called the ’narrowness of consciousness’ (Enge des Bewusstseins). Remark: Prof. Max Wertheimer has tried to investigate the distinction between mere associating or combining of reproducible elements, and between understanding (organisches Begreifen). I cannot ...
... This seems to me connected with the fact called the ’narrowness of consciousness’ (Enge des Bewusstseins). Remark: Prof. Max Wertheimer has tried to investigate the distinction between mere associating or combining of reproducible elements, and between understanding (organisches Begreifen). I cannot ...
A Theory of Properties
... to the truth—then my explanation fails, owing simply to the fact that there is no such thing as what I have called ‘the second class of terms’. In my view, as I have said, it is better not to be a platonist—prima facie better, better if we can get away with it. The reason is not profound. I suppose ...
... to the truth—then my explanation fails, owing simply to the fact that there is no such thing as what I have called ‘the second class of terms’. In my view, as I have said, it is better not to be a platonist—prima facie better, better if we can get away with it. The reason is not profound. I suppose ...
Hume`s Source of the “Impression
... appearing as both impressions and ideas. Hume’s example is particularly clear: when we shut our eyes and think of our chamber, the ideas that we form are exact representations of the impressions we felt. Thus Hume establishes his so-called “copy principles”, according to which “ideas and impressions ...
... appearing as both impressions and ideas. Hume’s example is particularly clear: when we shut our eyes and think of our chamber, the ideas that we form are exact representations of the impressions we felt. Thus Hume establishes his so-called “copy principles”, according to which “ideas and impressions ...