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THE SUBVERSION OF ANCIENT THOUGHT: STRAUSS’S INTERPRETATION OF THE MODERN PHILOSOPHIC PROJECT

political order through the abandonment of traditional esotericism and a radical politicization of philosophy, involves an ideal of rationalization of human life that is ultimately problematic for both ... University of São João del-Rei Department of Philosophy São João del-Rei - M. G. Brazil Abstract The problem of modernity occupies a central place in the political reflection carried out by Leo

BOOK REVIEW: GUYER, PAUL. Kant on the Rationality of Morality (Cambridge University Press, 2019, 73p. )

I discuss Paul Guyer’s contribution to the Cambridge Elements: The Philosophy of Immanuel Kant series. The author argues that Kant derives the fundamental principle and the object of morality from ... the result of the application of some constructive procedure? The latter position was famously defended by John Rawls, who labeled the method employed in his political philosophy Kantian

A relação entre ética e direito na filosofia política de Kant

This article discusses the relationship between law and ethics in Kantian political philosophy. Unlike the dominant interpretation, I attempt to show that, in order for politics to achieve its goals ... present. Two theses are defended here: first, that there is no gap between the political theses of the 1780s and those of the 1790s regarding an abandonment of the need for good will in the field of

BOOK REVIEW: LINNEBO, Ø., Philosophy of Mathematics (Princeton Universisty Press, 2017, 216, pages)

We review Linnebo's Philosophy of Mathematics, briefly describing the content of the book.Keywords : Philosophy of Mathematics; Ontology; Epistemology; Set Theory. ...  ALBARELLI2  http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3646-7553 1University of Campinas. Department of Philosophyv. Brazil. 2University of Campinas. Department of Philosophy. Brazil. LINNEBO, Ø

A relação entre ética e direito na filosofia política de Kant

This article discusses the relationship between law and ethics in Kantian political philosophy. Unlike the dominant interpretation, I attempt to show that, in order for politics to achieve its goals ... present. Two theses are defended here: first, that there is no gap between the political theses of the 1780s and those of the 1790s regarding an abandonment of the need for good will in the field of

PASSIONS AND EVIL IN KANT'S PHILOSOPHY

In this paper, I aim at relating passions to evil in Kant's philosophy. I begin by explaining the difference between affects and passions in the textAnthropology from a Pragmatic Point of View. Kant ... ethical community as a way to overcome the evil, which goes beyond political and anthropological solutions suggested by Kant. 1 I will use the following abbreviations: G for Groundwork , TL for Doctrine of

PASSIONS AND EVIL IN KANT'S PHILOSOPHY

passions to evil in Kant's philosophy. I begin by explaining the difference between affects and passions in the textAnthropology from a Pragmatic Point of View. Kant claims that both affects and passions are ... the degrees of the propensity to evil in theReligion. I analyze the idea of an ethical community as a way to overcome the evil, which goes beyond political and anthropological solutions suggested by

The multitemporality of life: an analysis from Philosophy of Biology

of biological insights and the relevance of Philosophy of Biology's contributions to the study of the extensive and multifaceted issues of time and temporality. Keywords: Temporality; Biological ... processes; Evolution; Development; Philosophy of Biology 1. The processes of life and their multiple temporalities One of the main issues studied by philosophers of science corresponds to the

The multitemporality of life: an analysis from Philosophy of Biology

Philosophy of Biology's contributions to the study of the extensive and multifaceted issues of time and temporality.Keywords : Temporality; Biological processes; Evolution; Development; Philosophy of Biology.

IS THE PROBLEM OF CONFLICTING INTENTIONS A GENUINE PROBLEM? SOME REMARKS ON GÓMEZ-TORRENTE´S “ROADS TO REFERENCE”

argument offered against the Simple Intention Theory appears to be based on false data.Keywords : Reference; Demonstratives; Indexicals; philosophy of language. ... 1University of Campinas. Department of Philosophy Campinas, S.P. Brazil. Abstract In this brief discussion piece I try to offer some considerations in favor of the so-called Simple Intention

Philosophy of Language

. MÉXICO.     Attempts to summarize the achievements of the last one and half century of work and the open problems in the field of the anglo-american philosophy of language there have been various

Philosophy of Language

BOOK REVIEW Scott Soames. Philosophy of Language. Princeton University Press, 2010, p. 199 ISBN 9780691128664  Silvio Mota PintoDepartamento de Filosofia. UAM - Iztapalapa. MÉXICO. [email protected] ... . MÉXICO.     Attempts to summarize the achievements of the last one and half century of work and the open problems in the field of the anglo-american philosophy of language there have been various

Recent Trends in the Philosophy of Time: an Introduction to Time and Reality I

special issue dedicated to the philosophy of time. Here I outline a number of new trends in philosophical theorizing about time, detailing how the various contributions fit into the picture. I argue that ... establish uncharted philosophical junctures between Metaphysics, Aesthetics, Morality, and the Philosophy of Mind. Keywords: Philosophy of Time; Tense Realism; Passage of time; A-theory of time; McTaggart

Recent Trends in the Philosophy of Time: an Introduction to Time and Reality I

This essay is an introduction to Time and Reality I, the first part of a special issue dedicated to the philosophy of time. Here I outline a number of new trends in philosophical theorizing about ... establish uncharted philosophical junctures between Metaphysics, Aesthetics, Morality, and the Philosophy of Mind. Keywords: Philosophy of Time; Tense Realism; Passage of time; A-theory of time; McTaggart

BOOK REVIEW: LUDLOW, P., Interperspectival Content (Oxford University Press, 2019, 272 pages.)*

In this review, I present and discuss the main aspects of Peter Ludlow's theory of interperspectival contents.Keywords : Indexicality; Perspectival contente; Philosophy; of language; Information

A BRIEF HISTORY OF RATIONALITY: REASON, REASONABLENESS, RATIONALITY, AND REASONS

The title really says it all, doesn't it?Keywords : Rationality; Reason; Reasons; History of Modern Philosophy; Rationalization. ... I’d like to tell you a story. It is, in a sense, a small part of the history of philosophy. But if it’s history I’ll be narrating, it’s history at a level of generality and abstraction that makes its

THE SYSTEMATIC USE OF THE FIVE MODES FOR THE SUSPENSION OF JUDGEMENT

Empiricus (2nd or 3rd century CE), these modes are still widely discussed today by epistemologists and specialists in ancient philosophy. Scholars disagree, however, on how to understand the way the five ... of Philosophy Bellaterra, Cerdanyola de Vallès Barcelona Abstract The five modes are a list of tools used by ancient sceptics to guide dogmatic people towards suspending their judgement

COMPUTER SIMULATIONS IN METAPHYSICS: POSSIBILITIES AND LIMITATIONS

Computer models and simulations have provided enormous benefits to researchers in the natural and social sciences, as well as many areas of philosophy. However, to date, there has been little attempt ... , Himmelreich & Thompson, 2015), political philosophy (Über & Hartmann 2016; Beisbart & Hartmann 2011; Hahn, von Sydow & Merdes, 2019); social epistemology (Christoph Merdes, 2018; Hong & Page, 2004) and rational

BOOK REVIEW: DE PONTE, Maria & KORTA, Kepa (eds.). Reference and Representation in Thought and Language (Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2017, 304 pages)

language, and the second group focuses on thought.Keywords : Reference; Representation; Philosophy of Language; Philosophy of Mind; Direct Referenc. ...   1University of Campinas, Department of Philosophy, Campinas, SP, Brazil, DE PONTE, Maria; KORTA, Kepa. Reference and Representation in Thought and Language. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017. 304

Deconstruction and Non-Philosophy by François Laruelle and translated by Nicholas Hauck

In order to determine the characteristics of non-philosophy, we frame it in opposition to an image of an established paradigm: Deconstruction (as suggested by Jean-Luc Nancy in La deconstruction du ... that speaks for itself independently of all textual techniques or mechanisms, yet it allows for an easy comparison with non-philosophy: it allows us to identify clearly their different objectives and