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... represents the process of being betwixt and between, middling, neither one nor the other (p. 361). It represents a state of moving between or being in between two states or phases, which is both creative and destructive. It is reminiscent of Victor Turner’s (1979) state of liminality, in which an in ...
... represents the process of being betwixt and between, middling, neither one nor the other (p. 361). It represents a state of moving between or being in between two states or phases, which is both creative and destructive. It is reminiscent of Victor Turner’s (1979) state of liminality, in which an in ...
Quine. “Two Dogmas of Empiricism” - University of San Diego Home
... – Understanding ontology as a matter of pragmatic decision, comparable to the natural sciences ...
... – Understanding ontology as a matter of pragmatic decision, comparable to the natural sciences ...
PHI 515 Quine
... The Two Dogmas (1) the analytic/synthetic distinction (2) reductionism (of individual meaningful statements to complexes of possible confirmatory experience). According to Quine, abandoning these dogmas will pave the way for an appropriately pragmatic and "enlightened" philosophy. ...
... The Two Dogmas (1) the analytic/synthetic distinction (2) reductionism (of individual meaningful statements to complexes of possible confirmatory experience). According to Quine, abandoning these dogmas will pave the way for an appropriately pragmatic and "enlightened" philosophy. ...
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... he decided to avoid the problem by using the expedient of contextual definition. Thus classes were not admitted as real objects and for that reason his position became to be known as the ’no class theory’. In his Grundlagen der Arithmetik Frege went another way and rejected both the conception and ...
... he decided to avoid the problem by using the expedient of contextual definition. Thus classes were not admitted as real objects and for that reason his position became to be known as the ’no class theory’. In his Grundlagen der Arithmetik Frege went another way and rejected both the conception and ...
What is Philosophy
... study the great works of the past not only to learn from them but also to avoid their mistakes. Especially in philosophy, it seems to be true that those who do not know the past are condemned to repeat it. For most of the problems that the present day philosopher confronts do not differ from the pro ...
... study the great works of the past not only to learn from them but also to avoid their mistakes. Especially in philosophy, it seems to be true that those who do not know the past are condemned to repeat it. For most of the problems that the present day philosopher confronts do not differ from the pro ...
Trying to keep philosophy honest
... references to Wittgenstein or appeals to how words are actually used are often frowned upon in philosophical debates. The marginalization of Wittgenstein often takes the form of regarding philosophers whose work is inspired by his as forming their own enclave. In the leading journals of the field, ...
... references to Wittgenstein or appeals to how words are actually used are often frowned upon in philosophical debates. The marginalization of Wittgenstein often takes the form of regarding philosophers whose work is inspired by his as forming their own enclave. In the leading journals of the field, ...
Sometimes I despair of my philosophical colleagues
... are in the business of developing comprehensive theories that accurately describe the universe we live in. The ultimate test of philosophical theories is that they should tally with the independent information we get about that universe through our senses, just as it is with scientific theories. And ...
... are in the business of developing comprehensive theories that accurately describe the universe we live in. The ultimate test of philosophical theories is that they should tally with the independent information we get about that universe through our senses, just as it is with scientific theories. And ...
Class #1
... he dispenses with a view of reality, knowledge, the good, but no one can implement this credo. The reason is that man, by his nature as a conceptual being, cannot function at all without some form of philosophy to serve as his guide. …Leonard Peikoff ...
... he dispenses with a view of reality, knowledge, the good, but no one can implement this credo. The reason is that man, by his nature as a conceptual being, cannot function at all without some form of philosophy to serve as his guide. …Leonard Peikoff ...
Philosophy, Spoken Word, Written Text and Beyond
... kinds: 1) the author’s inability to present his thoughts in a linear way or 2) a more fundamental inability. The passage quoted above continues with the following explanation: ...my thoughts were soon crippled if I tried to force them on in any single direction against their natural inclination. – A ...
... kinds: 1) the author’s inability to present his thoughts in a linear way or 2) a more fundamental inability. The passage quoted above continues with the following explanation: ...my thoughts were soon crippled if I tried to force them on in any single direction against their natural inclination. – A ...
Descartes vision of Philosophy Methodic Doubt and the Cogito
... • About method: what is the best/appropriate way to acquire knowledge and learn the truth? Is it by group efforts, based on shared beliefs and common-knowledge, and relying on agreement and universal acceptance? [Socratic Dialectic] Or is it by individual efforts that shun the views of others and bo ...
... • About method: what is the best/appropriate way to acquire knowledge and learn the truth? Is it by group efforts, based on shared beliefs and common-knowledge, and relying on agreement and universal acceptance? [Socratic Dialectic] Or is it by individual efforts that shun the views of others and bo ...
MORAL PHILOSOPHY (Philo 12) - Law, Politics, and Philosophy
... in their way of coming up with and acquiring knowledge. iv. Philosophy as a speculative science Philosophy (and therefore also moral philosophy1) is not primarily an empirical study of the actions of man or of the nature of the material universe, although empirical studies of man are of relevance to ...
... in their way of coming up with and acquiring knowledge. iv. Philosophy as a speculative science Philosophy (and therefore also moral philosophy1) is not primarily an empirical study of the actions of man or of the nature of the material universe, although empirical studies of man are of relevance to ...
Philosophy without Intuitions, by Herman Cappelen. Oxford: Oxford
... their meaning suggest that they are characterizing a source (or form) of evidence? In order to get clearer on that question, Cappelen first looks in Chapter 2 at ‘intuition’-talk in ordinary English. What are ‘intuitively, p’, or ‘p is intuitive’, or ‘it seems that p’ etc. used for in ordinary Engli ...
... their meaning suggest that they are characterizing a source (or form) of evidence? In order to get clearer on that question, Cappelen first looks in Chapter 2 at ‘intuition’-talk in ordinary English. What are ‘intuitively, p’, or ‘p is intuitive’, or ‘it seems that p’ etc. used for in ordinary Engli ...
Asian Philosophy (CH. 1 of AP)
... Philosophy does not inquire into general questions within the proper scope of science through a special method, such as conceptual analysis, that is distinct from, but similar to religious inquiry. Philosophy does inquire into a question by looking at various contributions that are relevant to answe ...
... Philosophy does not inquire into general questions within the proper scope of science through a special method, such as conceptual analysis, that is distinct from, but similar to religious inquiry. Philosophy does inquire into a question by looking at various contributions that are relevant to answe ...
The Vindication of St. Thomas
... the rejection of Thomistic Scholasticism — and of the so-called ‘Thomistic synthesis’ along with it — was a major factor in the loss of vision that helped transform Catholic colleges and universities into what I have elsewhere called ‘public schools in Catholic neighborhoods’.6 In short, when you co ...
... the rejection of Thomistic Scholasticism — and of the so-called ‘Thomistic synthesis’ along with it — was a major factor in the loss of vision that helped transform Catholic colleges and universities into what I have elsewhere called ‘public schools in Catholic neighborhoods’.6 In short, when you co ...
The Death of Philosophy: Reference and Self
... as a “muggle” by some philosophers) can be pardoned for thinking that loving wisdom goes hand in hand with loving the truth. Alas... The truth is that philosophy is a very strange discipline. It is not at all clear what philosophers are doing, nor is it clear what they think they’re doing. And askin ...
... as a “muggle” by some philosophers) can be pardoned for thinking that loving wisdom goes hand in hand with loving the truth. Alas... The truth is that philosophy is a very strange discipline. It is not at all clear what philosophers are doing, nor is it clear what they think they’re doing. And askin ...
Book Review - Journal of French and Francophone Philosophy
... these thnkers. In Marion, the body is to be found in the phenomenological primacy of perception and the auto-affectivity of the flesh, in Nancy the body is a space of the constitution of the sense, and in Malabou sense is constituted in a neuronal area of our being. It is necessary to point out that ...
... these thnkers. In Marion, the body is to be found in the phenomenological primacy of perception and the auto-affectivity of the flesh, in Nancy the body is a space of the constitution of the sense, and in Malabou sense is constituted in a neuronal area of our being. It is necessary to point out that ...
Early Greek Philosophy
... assumed some very basic principles and attempted to deduce from these what he thought must be the true nature of being. These "principles of reason" or a priori principles, are known "prior" to experience, that is, our knowledge of them does not depend on our senses. These rudimentary but foundation ...
... assumed some very basic principles and attempted to deduce from these what he thought must be the true nature of being. These "principles of reason" or a priori principles, are known "prior" to experience, that is, our knowledge of them does not depend on our senses. These rudimentary but foundation ...
A Filosofie II
... have syntax, no semantics (meaning of symbols, no representation) Ned Block (1942) (article Psychologism and Behaviourism -1981) It is important how is pass TT Roger Penrose – from Gödel theorem (?), no algorithmic function of brain (no determination?) ...
... have syntax, no semantics (meaning of symbols, no representation) Ned Block (1942) (article Psychologism and Behaviourism -1981) It is important how is pass TT Roger Penrose – from Gödel theorem (?), no algorithmic function of brain (no determination?) ...
My first university was in my home town, Durban, in the mid
... premise. Given the prevalent ‘use’ theories of meaning, this seemed unavoidable. Of course scientists’ theories determine the way they use words. The challenge was to show how science can still be rational despite this barrier to communication. Kripke’s Naming and Necessity offered a different way o ...
... premise. Given the prevalent ‘use’ theories of meaning, this seemed unavoidable. Of course scientists’ theories determine the way they use words. The challenge was to show how science can still be rational despite this barrier to communication. Kripke’s Naming and Necessity offered a different way o ...
The Philosophy of Physics - Trin
... This is an excellent book, by a very distinguished historian and philosopher of physics. Roberto Torretti is principally known to historians and philosophers of physics through his previous books, Philosophy of Geometry from Riemann to Poincare (1978), Relativity and Geometry (1983), and Creative U ...
... This is an excellent book, by a very distinguished historian and philosopher of physics. Roberto Torretti is principally known to historians and philosophers of physics through his previous books, Philosophy of Geometry from Riemann to Poincare (1978), Relativity and Geometry (1983), and Creative U ...
Review of Philosophers of Nothingness: An Essay on the Kyoto School
... necessary for a proper understanding of Kyoto School philosophy. For example, Heisig provides a brief explanation of how Japanese philosophy differs from the philosophy of the West. In addition, the conclusion notes the specific contributions the Kyoto philosophers have made to Western philosophy. H ...
... necessary for a proper understanding of Kyoto School philosophy. For example, Heisig provides a brief explanation of how Japanese philosophy differs from the philosophy of the West. In addition, the conclusion notes the specific contributions the Kyoto philosophers have made to Western philosophy. H ...
101 Basic Issues in Philosophy [OC-H] This course is an introduction
... social and physical sciences. This course is an in-depth study of philosophical issues surrounding these various modes of inquiry. We will draw upon philosophically relevant data arising in fields as diverse as cognitive, experimental, and clinical psychology, literature, psychiatric medicine, neuro ...
... social and physical sciences. This course is an in-depth study of philosophical issues surrounding these various modes of inquiry. We will draw upon philosophically relevant data arising in fields as diverse as cognitive, experimental, and clinical psychology, literature, psychiatric medicine, neuro ...
Pursuing Wisdom
... Yama, the lord of Death, promised Nachiketas, the son of Gautama, to grant him three boons at his own choice. Nachiketas, knowing that his father Gautama was offended with him, said, “O Death! let Gautama be appeased in mind, and forget his anger against me: this I choose for the first boom.” Yama s ...
... Yama, the lord of Death, promised Nachiketas, the son of Gautama, to grant him three boons at his own choice. Nachiketas, knowing that his father Gautama was offended with him, said, “O Death! let Gautama be appeased in mind, and forget his anger against me: this I choose for the first boom.” Yama s ...
philosophy
... action for man. It answers the question, "What do I do?" It is the study of right and wrong in human endeavors. At a more fundamental level, it is the method by which we categorize our values and pursue them. Do we pursue our own happiness, or do we sacrifice ourselves to a greater cause? Is that fo ...
... action for man. It answers the question, "What do I do?" It is the study of right and wrong in human endeavors. At a more fundamental level, it is the method by which we categorize our values and pursue them. Do we pursue our own happiness, or do we sacrifice ourselves to a greater cause? Is that fo ...