Download PDF Author: Philippe van BASSHUYSEN Abstract : It can be argued (cf. Dizadji‑Bahmani et al. 2010) that an increase in coherence is one goal that drives reductionist enterprises. Consequently, the question if or how well this goal is achieved can serve as an epistemic criterion for evaluating both a concrete case of a purported reduction…
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TWO REFORMULATIONS OF THE VERIFICATIONIST THESIS IN EPISTEMIC TEMPORAL LOGIC THAT AVOID FITCH’S PARADOX by Alexandru DRAGOMIR
Download PDF article Author: Alexandru DRAGOMIR Abstract : 1) We will begin by offering a short introduction to Epistemic Logic and presenting Fitch’s paradox in an epistemic‑modal logic. (2) Then, we will proceed to presenting three Epistemic Temporal logical frameworks creat‑ ed by Hoshi (2009) : TPAL (Temporal Public Announcement Logic), TAPAL (Temporal Arbitrary Public Announcement Logic)…
WHY QUEERNESS IS NOT ENOUGH : AGAINST MORAL ELIMINATIVISM by David KRETZ
Download PDF Article Author: David KRETZ Abstract : Moral error theorists often claim to be strongly anti‑metaphysical in their moral scepticism and atheistic naturalists. This paper argues that pre‑ cisely this becomes a problem for them, when their metaethical and ontologi‑ cal commitments clash. I first outline how the known arguments against error theory face a…
POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS OF HUMOR by Dan PANAET
Download PDF article Author: Dan PANAET Abstract : This paper discusses some political implications of humor, using as a point of departure the mechanisms that explain the sources of the comical. First, I briefly present the main explanations offered for why we laugh. I then focus on the cognitive view proposed Hurley, Dennett and Adams, according…
Are Copyrights Compatible with Human Rights ? by Radu USZKAI
Download PDF article Author: Radu USZKAI Abstract : The purpose of the following study is that of providing a critical anal‑ ysis of Intellectual Property (IP), with a closer look on copyright, in the context of human rights. My main conjecture is the following : the legal infrastructure stemming from the implications of copyrights which states created…
OSTENSION AND DEMONSTRATIVE REFERENCE by Gheorghe Ștefanov
Download PDF of the article Author: Gheorghe Ștefanov Abstract. The strong similarity between the use of ostension and that of a simple demonstrative to predicate something of an object seems to conflict with equally strong intuitions according to which, while “this” does usually refer to an object, the gesture of holding an object in your…
REANALYZING CHISHOLM PARADOX. STRUCTURAL INSIGHTS by Bianca Savu
Download PDF of the article Author: Bianca Savu Abstract. In this paper I focus on the conditions that have to be met for Chisholm’s Paradox (CP) to occur. My claim is that identity and structure are notions closely related to each other. I propose a discussion in which the minimal framework for CP is…
THE PROBLEM OF TRUTH IN THE CLASSICAL ANALYSIS OF KNOWLEDGE by Filip V. Rossi
Download PDF article Author: Filip V. Rossi Abstract. In this article I propose a new problem for the classical analysis of knowledge (as justified true belief) and all analyses belonging to its legacy. The gist of my argument is that truth as a condition for a belief to be knowledge is problematic insofar there…
THE SCOPE OF THE TRUTHMAKER REQUIREMENT by Adam Lovett
Download PDF article Author: Adam Lovett Abstract. Truths require truthmakers, many think. In this paper I will discuss the scope of this requirement. Truthmaker maximalism is the claim that, necessarily, all truths require truthmakers. I shall argue against this claim. I shall argue against it on the basis of its implications. I shall first consider…