In De qué hablamos cuando hablamos de emoción, Andrea Melamed analyzes the main philosophical theories of emotion and argues that none of them alone explains the complexity of our emotional life. Instead, Melamed defends a pluralist metatheoretical proposal that advocates bringing together different theories of emotion to explain specific facets of what we call «emotion». In this...
The book Linajes: Esas cosas que evolucionan by Gustavo Caponi has the overarching goal of defending the thesis of taxonomic individualism, according to which biological taxa should be thought of as individuals and not as natural classes. That is, terms such as Panthera leo are proper names that designate particular entities (lineages) that have parts, rather than terms that...
Miguel Fuentes’ book Scientific Dynamics and Complexity Measures introduces a novel approach to analyzing scientific progress through complexity metrics. In this framework, the progress of science is conceptualized as a reduction in the number of bits needed to describe phenomena, suggesting that science advances by reducing the complexity of its explanations. This critical...
The aim of this paper is to assess Robin McKenna’s proposal of non-ideal epistemology, which he presents as the epistemological equivalent of Charles Mills’ non-ideal theory. To this end, I begin by reconstructing McKenna’s proposal. The reconstruction unfolds in three steps. First, I provide a general characterization, followed by an exploration of what the author considers to...
The paper discusses the Correspondence between G. W. Leibniz and Samuel Clarke. More specifically, it discusses Leibniz’s objections to Clarke’s thesis that space is a property of God and Clarke’s consequent replies. First, it explains what Clarke means by space as a ‘sequel of God’. Then, it discusses the fundamental character of Clarke’s principle according to which space is...
Traditionally, the problem of evil revolves around the issue of reconciling the coexistence of an omnipotent and omnibenevolent God and evil. In response to this threat, philosophers use a generalized and abstract concept of evil to build a stronger argument against it. In this article, I challenge this method and advocate a practical approach to the problem of evil, emphasizing...
This paper examines how it was possible that through Röschlaub, Brown’s work was introduced in Germany among German physicians and philosophers. For this purpose, Kant’s scientific conception is used. Then the crisis of German medicine at the end of that century is introduced. Finally, it is explained how Röschlaub introduces Brownian medicine by putting it in dialogue with Kant...
Numerous studies have highlighted the importance of metaphors in Darwin’s theory, emphasizing their role not only as rhetorical devices but also as conceptual tools essential to the development of his thought. This article supports this view and highlights the complex and multifaceted functions of metaphors in Darwin’s work. However, the primary aim of this study is not to...
In our present article, we first offer a critical review of the pragmatic conception of science and how this doctrine has evolved to the present day. Secondly, we propose to examine the model-target relationship whose epistemic value has been questioned by some advocates of the pragmatic view. One of the main goals of the paper is to show that including the model-target...
Among the variety of cosmological arguments, the most popular is the Kalam cosmological argument, which aims to demonstrate a cause for the beginning of the universe (this cause after various reasonings, will seek to be identified with God). The peculiarity of the Kalam in contrast to other cosmological arguments, is that it depends in its premises on the finitude of the past, an...
This paper aims to analyse the epistemic regime of the social sciences by recurring to the schemata articulated around the notion of “paradigm” by Thomas S. Kuhn. In order to achieve this objective, the initial section of the article situates the term within the context of Kuhn’s work, with a particular focus on its sociological foundation. Once this groundwork has been completed...
Reseña de: Horacio Spector, Ensayos sobre derecho, moral y política, Buenos Aires, Editores del Sur, 2024, 281 pp
A critical reading of Eduardo Fermandois’ recent book Ocho ensayos sobre la metáfora (Eight Essays on Metaphor) is made, in which the main theses defended by the author are pointed out and some critical remarks are formulated. It is claimed that Fermandois’ book is one of the most complete and original studies on the subject of metaphor in recent years.Keywords : Metaphor...
In Slurs and Expressivity (2021), Orlando and Saab compile a series of works which addresses slurs from different semantic-pragmatic perspectives. The book is highly relevant given the centrality of this topic in contemporary philosophy of language and linguistics. From reading it, anyone interested in recent debates on this issue can immerse herself in a vast recollection of...
In this paper, I look into the debate about the status of addiction as a disease. Although addiction is widely regarded as a disease, several authors have put forward reasons for agnosticism or skepticism about the appropriateness of the disease label. Any attempt to address this issue directly is complicated by its relationship to several other contentious issues, both on the...
It has been argued that non-epistemic values have legitimate roles to play in the classification of psychiatric disorders. Such a value-laden view on psychiatric classification raises questions about the extent to which expert disagreements over psychiatric classification are fueled by disagreements over value judgments and the extent to which these disagreements could be...
With the exception of some general typifications, the content of delusions is not usually approached with the depth it deserves. One of the reasons for this may be the clinical predominance that form has over delusional content, both for its description and for the development of possible treatments. The gender dimension of delusions is usually reduced to their structural...
The idea that delusions are beliefs is supported by the observation that delusions, similarly to beliefs, are used in reasoning. However, delusions also exhibit other features that are difficult to explain under this doxastic view—they strongly resist evidence and sometimes conflict with an agent’s actions (in ways in which beliefs seemingly do not), giving rise to what is known...
Recently, in the mainstream media and cognitive science research, there has been a tendency not only to compare beliefs in conspiracy theories with clinical delusions but also to label as delusional various non-clinical beliefs that are considered epistemically problematic. Sam Wilkinson proposed that when we call a belief delusional, we express our common-sense epistemic...
Filosofía de la psiquiatríaEdición deFederico Burdman, Andrea Melamed y Diana I. Pérez