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How Infallibilists Can Have It All

agent S has to a fact P that makes P certain for S. I do not take a stand here on precisely what facts we can apprehend. This will largely depend on the outcomes of debates in the philosophy of mind and ... philosophy of mind and perception will differ on what kinds of factors are mentally accessible in this way. In section 1, I developed the concept of apprehension in a way that remains neutral on these debates

Politics and animal life: the analogy of the good government

recognize rights of animals, as already some courts have decided and as can be found in some legal texts.Keywords : Animal philosophy; Biopolitics; Aristotle; Sovereignty; Interest; Political philosophy. ... need neither a monarcon with arbitrary powers, nor a well governed city. With this assessment he establishes an analogy between animal life and political life. Following analysis of some of his and later

Towards a philosophy of energy

anything and everything called green innovation lacks methods for testing both the necessity and the sufficiency of these developments. We propose to develop a philosophy of energy to fill this lacuna. Its ... such a philosophy and suggests how it might be built upon the work of twentieth century critics of the functioning of energy in society, including Mumford, Bataille, and Heidegger; but not without

Towards a philosophy of energy

anything and everything called green innovation lacks methods for testing both the necessity and the sufficiency of these developments. We propose to develop a philosophy of energy to fill this lacuna. Its ... such a philosophy and suggests how it might be built upon the work of twentieth century critics of the functioning of energy in society, including Mumford, Bataille, and Heidegger; but not without

Gilbert Simondon and a biological philosophy of technology

The present article aims to show the meaning of the biological philosophy of technique in Gilbert Simondon. This concept puts into action a reading of the French philosopher's philosophy of technique

The Impossibility of Conservatism? Insights from Russian History

in the Tsarist period to show that if they live in times of great hardship, or under arbitrary political rule, political actors and thinkers with conservative sympathies (such as respect for tradition ... developing conservative political philosophy, other parts of history where conservatism?s problems have emerged and have a recognizable connection with the situation today remain of great interest. In

Philosophy and medicine in La Mettrie

adopting the medical point of view, La Mettrie brings close philosophy and medicine. Following this approach, this paper aims to address how the close connection between philosophy and medicine is possible

Questioning mechanicism: magnetism in cartesian natural philosophy

physique métaphysique de Descartes. Paris: PUF, 1999.         [ Links ] Gaukroger, S. Descartes' system of natural philosophy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002.         [ Links ] Gueroult, M

Questioning mechanicism: magnetism in cartesian natural philosophy

physique métaphysique de Descartes. Paris: PUF, 1999.         [ Links ] Gaukroger, S. Descartes' system of natural philosophy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002.         [ Links ] Gueroult, M

Questioning mechanicism: magnetism in cartesian natural philosophy

physique métaphysique de Descartes. Paris: PUF, 1999.         [ Links ] Gaukroger, S. Descartes' system of natural philosophy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002.         [ Links ] Gueroult, M

Individual as plurality: from cytology to Nietzschean philosophy in the years 1880

from cell biology to Nietzsche's philosophy. We see how cell biology, precisely through Rudolph Virchow, inaugurated the critique of the notion of organic Individuum from the organic field. It became a ... issue to the field of mind and psychopathology. Both concluded in a strong challenge on the self's unity and simplicity. This generated a deep concern in Nietzsche's philosophy. He repeatedly refers to

Individual as plurality: from cytology to Nietzschean philosophy in the years 1880

from cell biology to Nietzsche's philosophy. We see how cell biology, precisely through Rudolph Virchow, inaugurated the critique of the notion of organic Individuum from the organic field. It became a ... issue to the field of mind and psychopathology. Both concluded in a strong challenge on the self's unity and simplicity. This generated a deep concern in Nietzsche's philosophy. He repeatedly refers to

Studies on science, technology and society: in favor of political commitment

 ] Bloor, D. Wittgenstein and Mannheim on the sociology of mathematics. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science, 4, 2, p. 173-91, 1973.         [ Links ] Bloor, D. Knowledge and social imagery ... . Philosophy, rhetoric, and the end of knowledge: the coming of science and technology studies. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1993.         [ Links ] Grüner, E. El retorno de la teoría crítica de la

Studies on science, technology and society: in favor of political commitment

 ] Bloor, D. Wittgenstein and Mannheim on the sociology of mathematics. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science, 4, 2, p. 173-91, 1973.         [ Links ] Bloor, D. Knowledge and social imagery ... . Philosophy, rhetoric, and the end of knowledge: the coming of science and technology studies. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1993.         [ Links ] Grüner, E. El retorno de la teoría crítica de la

Perspectivism in philosophy of science: a case-study in quantum physics

propose that the perspectivism developed here is neutral not only with respect to the choice of an ontology, but also concerning the debates among realists and anti-realists in the philosophy of science. We ... realismo e o reducionismo, uma discussão que não enfrentaremos aqui.   REFERÊNCIAS BIBLIOGRÁFICAS ADAMS, R. M. Primitive thisness and primitive identity. The Journal of Philosophy, 76, 1, 1979. p. 5-26

Perspectivism in philosophy of science: a case-study in quantum physics

propose that the perspectivism developed here is neutral not only with respect to the choice of an ontology, but also concerning the debates among realists and anti-realists in the philosophy of science. We ... realismo e o reducionismo, uma discussão que não enfrentaremos aqui.   REFERÊNCIAS BIBLIOGRÁFICAS ADAMS, R. M. Primitive thisness and primitive identity. The Journal of Philosophy, 76, 1, 1979. p. 5-26

Perspectivism in philosophy of science: a case-study in quantum physics

propose that the perspectivism developed here is neutral not only with respect to the choice of an ontology, but also concerning the debates among realists and anti-realists in the philosophy of science. We ... realismo e o reducionismo, uma discussão que não enfrentaremos aqui.   REFERÊNCIAS BIBLIOGRÁFICAS ADAMS, R. M. Primitive thisness and primitive identity. The Journal of Philosophy, 76, 1, 1979. p. 5-26

Berkeley and the role of hypothesis in natural philosophy

. Keywords: Berkeley. Natural philosophy. Scientific hypotheses. Scientific explanations. Unobservable entities. Scientific realism. Empiricism.     Introdução Na ciência, tradicionalmente identificam ... . [1744]. (Siris)        [ Links ] Carrier, M. What is wrong with the miracle argument? Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science, 22, 1, p. 23-36, 1991.         [ Links ] ______. What is right

Berkeley and the role of hypothesis in natural philosophy

: Berkeley; Natural philosophy; Scientific hypotheses; Scientific explanations; Unobservable entities; Scientific realism; Empiricism. ... . [1744]. (Siris)        [ Links ] Carrier, M. What is wrong with the miracle argument? Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science, 22, 1, p. 23-36, 1991.         [ Links ] ______. What is right

The value of currency in Oresme and Copernicus

keeps commerce faraway, in other kingdoms or republics, but also reveals the misconduct of the prince, the one who is invested with political and monetary authority in European societies of the fourteenth ... , 2010. p. 17-40. [ Links ] BRETT, A. S. Political philosophy. In: MCGRADE, A. S. (Ed.). The Cambridge companion medieval philosophy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006. p. 276-99. [ Links