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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

Epistemic Norms for Public Political Arguments

The aim of the article is to develop precise epistemic rules for good public political arguments, by which political measures in the broad sense are justified. By means of a theory of deliberative ... Philosophy 18 ( 1 ): 64 - 100 . Parfit , Derek. 1997 . Equality and Priority . Ratio, New Series 10: 202 - 221 . Rawls , John. 1989 . The Domain of the Political and Overlapping Consensus . New York Law Review

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

“To combat tyranny and control power” The political uses of freedom of the press in New Granada and Colombia (1810-1830)

freedom of the press in connection with their intention to break ties with the Spanish monarchy. and to forge and establish a new political and institutional order. To this effect, it is argued that, by ... , by claiming it in the terms in which they did and by using it for the political and ideological purposes they pursued, these men not only sought to overthrow the control and monopoly that the crown had

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

Emancipation of the indian towns of the sierra Cuicateca of Oaxaca during the Colony: from subjects to headwaters between 1668-1771

During the regime of New Spain, a political phenomenon was gestured in the indian towns, the emancipation of the subject towns from their heads of republic. The objective of this article is to make ... republic. Keywords: Colony; indians; Mexico; liberation movement; political history; Author: New Spain; Oaxaca; sierra cuicateca; emancipation; subject towns; head towns. Resumo Durante o regime da

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

Representing the Structure of a Debate

In this article I aim to use the 1948 Russell-Copleston debate to highlight some recent problems I have experienced teaching argument analysis in my philosophy courses. First, I will use argument ... and forth and also the very nuanced points that each man made. In this article I aim to use this debate to highlight some recent problems I have experienced in teaching philosophy. First, I will begin

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

The Indian city of Tehuacán: a conflict for power between Indians and Spaniards, 1660-1808

to keep the indian elite in their right, giving prominence to their merits and services. For this, the renewed studies on political practice are followed from the review of actas, representations sent ... agents in the decisions and developments of the Monarchy is questioned, as is the separation between the so-called repúblicas de españoles and repúblicas de indios Keywords: political power; agricultura

Norms of Public Argumentation and the Ideals of Correctness and Participation

advocating a preferred normative framework, our main purpose is to illustrate the complexity of this theme. Argumentation; Deliberation; Dialectics; Disagreement; Epistemology; Legal context; Norm; Political ... equality. Both ideals are understood as independent, yet related sources of political legitimacy. The ideal of correctness requires conformity to certain standards. Standards of a substantive kind concern

Argumentation and Identity: A Normative Evaluation of the Arguments of Delegates to the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference

Arguments may sometimes be advanced with a non-standard function. One such function, it is suggested, is the expression of identity, a practice which may play a significant role in political ... study concludes that while further work is necessary both on understanding the relationship between argument and identity in the political arena, and on the application of argument norms to

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

The Persistent Interlocutor

of philosophy. Pyrrhonians famously claim that our inability to dialectically vindicate our claims against a PI implies scepticism. Adam Leite disagrees (2005). Michael Resorla argues that the debate ... like that of our philosophy teacher and that of Socrates above. Where Rescorla is committed to saying these characters violate the constitutive aim of argumentation, and so engage in the practice

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

“In Recognition of the Merits and Service of CPT. Mariano Maicá”. Indigenous Arms and Political Order in the Southern Frontier of Buenos Aires During the 1850s

indigenous armed aid due to political confrontations, and the operation of the state order in the frontier, characterized by customary practices and local conditions and contingencies.Keywords : Frontier

“In Recognition of the Merits and Service of CPT. Mariano Maicá”. Indigenous Arms and Political Order in the Southern Frontier of Buenos Aires During the 1850s

indigenous armed aid due to political confrontations, and the operation of the state order in the frontier, characterized by customary practices and local conditions and contingencies.Keywords : Frontier