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Why Philosophy Makes No Progress

This paper offers an explanation for why some parts of philosophy have made no progress. Philosophy has made no progress because it cannot make progress. And it cannot because of the nature of the ... . This version is the Problem of the Subjective and Objective. Then it is argued that the unsolvability of this latter problem is why there are other unsolvable philosophy problems. Consciousness; Mind

The Ideal of Global Philosophy in an Age of Deglobalization

circle . In: Philosophical papers 1913- 1946 . Springer, Dordrecht, pp. 48 - 51 Parekh B ( 1991 ) Nehru and the national philosophy of India . Econ Political Weekly 26 ( 1-2 ): 35 -48 Sokolov AV ... the affirmation of intercultural philosophy and internationalism but it goes well beyond cultural and geographic cosmopolitanism. To embrace global philosophy is to reject any approach to philosophy

The Janus-Faced Nature of Philosophy of Science: Eleven Theses

Elsewhere I have tried to provide the justification of both the irreducible (transcendental) distinction of science and philosophy and their inevitable (naturalistic) complementarity. Unlike ... decades, we need a new concept of philosophy of science, which must not only recur to epistemology, formal logic and philosophy of language, but also to ethics, social and political philosophy, axiology

Where’s the Body?: Victimhood as the Wrongmaker in Abortion

Much of the work in moral philosophy and the political debate on abortion has focused on when in human development personhood begins. In this article, using a variant of Derek Parfit’s view on ... criteria proposed by philosophers, legal theorists and political activists to answer the question—when, if ever, is abortion permissible? Entering into this moral and political fray means one must generally

The Ideas of Jacques Maritain and Emmanuel Mounier on the Brazilian Catholic Field and the Liberation Education of Paulo Freire

como prática de liberdade [Education as Practice of Freedom], published in 1967, Freire applied and created a pedagogy of action inspired by the political philosophy of Jacques Maritain and the ... Maritain and the philosophy of action of Emmanuel Mounier, establishing a relationship with Marxist theory. To better understand this movement of social Catholic actors and in particular, of Paulo Freire on

Churches and State

which the relationship between politics and religion has been redefined in another form. It will be shown that the greatest thinkers of modern political philosophy, from Machiavelli and Calvin to Hobbes

Nominalism and Mathematical Objectivity

for the nominalist philosophy of mathematics. But in the end it can lead to a serious challenge to the nominalist account of mathematical objectivity if some minimal assumptions about the relation ... mathematical realism on the other. But this attitude is not shared by every nominalist. For instance, in Hellman’s view, the first desideratum of a philosophy of mathematics should “rest on the view that the

When Science Confronts Philosophy: Three Case Studies

clash between science and philosophy: Zeno's paradoxes, the Frame Problem, and a recent attempt to experimentally refute skepticism. In all three cases, the relevant science claims to have resolved the ... Problem; Geometric series; Infinity; Knowledge; Relevance; Semantics; Skepticism; Zeno's Paradoxes 1 Introduction This paper provides arguments that three famous philosophy problems are not solved or even

On the Epistemological Relevance of Social Power and Justice in Mathematics

argue that epistemologies of mathematics ought to account for questions of exposure to and choice of attention to mathematical ideas, and remark on the political relevance of such epistemologies. ... relevance of the DEI literature to the philosophy of mathematics. In Sect. 6 we use this connection to argue for the political relevance of a thick epistemology of mathematics. 3 Background In the last

Epistemological Implications of Perceptual Pluralism

for evaluating whether this prospect holds up. Philosophy of perception; Perceptual pluralism; Naïve realism; Cognitive penetrability of perception; Theory-ladenness of observation; Perspectival ... realism 1 Introduction The cognitive penetrability of perception (CPP) is one of the heated current topics lying at the intersection of cognitive science and philosophy. The debate is doubly motivated

The Ethical Charge of Articulating Mathematics

2008; Asper 2008) detail how Euclidean style mathematics was designed as a project of social and political distinction along a theory–practice divide. On the one hand, classical Greek geometry ... and manipulative arguments that prevailed in political assemblies, courts of law, and debates among philosophers (even though some the latter attempted to steer clear of the sophistic style, or at least

Introduction: Philosophy and the Future

Philosophy and the Future” took place. The first and still best-known definition of Anticipation was given from Rosen: “An anticipatory system is a system containing a predictive model of itself and/or its ... . For surprising it may sound, in the philosophy of time the Future is often neglected, regardless of both which position concerning the nature of time is being defended, and of the explanatory pattern

Municipal Engagement on Facebook in Turkey: Differences by Political Party, Region, and Size

, municipalities use social media as an engagement tool. This study examines how municipalities in Turkey use their Facebook pages to engage with the public and how their engagement differs based on political party ... advantages offered by social media. Statistical analyses indicate there to be a significant difference by political party, geographical region, size of municipalities. One of the more significant findings of

Reconciling the Noema Debate

could aid in resolving issues in the recent discussion concerning Husserl’s noema and the internalism–externalism debate in philosophy of mind. ... debate in philosophy of mind. Edmund Husserl; Noema; Intentionality; Externalism; Internalism; Phenomenology; Epoché; Neutrality modification; Reduction 1 Introduction Few concepts have attracted as

Lessons In Movement Lawyering from the Ferguson Uprising

) (informing the author’s definition of movement lawyering). 4 “Guildies” is a nickname for members of the National Lawyers Guild. 5 The Black Panthers were a revolutionary Marxist political organization ... secure individual representation and bond reductions for people with serious state-court charges. We were in a rapid-response moment and not focused on internal political alignment, counsel’s range of

Political Transition” and Dictatorship in Brazil: The 1970’s and Their Political and Intellectual Agendas

projects of prospecting of democracy from the dictatorship through ‘political transition’ agendas. The focus of the analysis is twofold but related: on the one hand, we deal with the intervention of ... Political and Intellectual Agendas Wanderson da Silva Chaves*  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9849-6750 Júlio Barnez Pignata Cattai**  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8297-3345 *Universidade de São

Learning to Live with a Circle: Reflective Equilibrium and the Received View of the Scientific Realism Debate

Philosophy of Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens , Athens , Greece The Scientific Realism Debate (SRD) has been accused of going around in circles without reaching a consensus, so that ... circular in the sense that there is no science-like progress. Rather SRD is characterized by the eternal recurrence of the same seemingly unsolvable problems, which is typical of philosophy and is echoed by

Horace and his Poetical and Political Uses of the Past

boundaries and fabrication of a new political regime, the Augustan Principate. The past, always updated according to circumstances, is redefined by Horace in defense of his status, by using his successful ... ascended, mainly due to their political and economic performance. As these men did not have a laudable past on which they could rely to establish themselves socially and politically, they employed rhetorical

Vagueness in Medicine: On Disciplinary Indistinctness, Fuzzy Phenomena, Vague Concepts, Uncertain Knowledge, and Fact-Value-Interaction

overdiagnosis, underdiagnosis, and medicalization. Even more, it illustrates how complex and challenging the field of medicine is, but also how important contributions from the philosophy can be for the practice ... possible, reducing or limiting vagueness, philosophy can help improving care. Reducing the various types of vagueness can improve clinical decision-making, informing individuals, and health policy making