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On Whether It Is and What It Is

This dialogue, taking place between Prof. Whether and Prof. What, focuses on the nature of the relationship between ontology, conceived as the branch of philosophy concerned with the question of what ... the complementary part of philosophy that seeks to explain, of those entities, what they are. Most philosophers claim that it is not possible to address the first question without at the same time

Three Kinds of Arguments for Panpsychism

known from the history of philosophy mainly due to the fact that the former is often combined with so-called Russellian monism. According to Russellian monism, the intrinsic properties of physical things ... Terminological Preliminaries Within the last 100 years, the analytic philosophy of mind has been dominated by materialism, a view that one can fully account for mental phenomena in purely physical terms, such as

Replies to the Critics of Knowing and Checking: an Epistemological Investigation

Investigation (Routledge 2019), hereinafter abbreviated as KC. These papers resulted from a workshop organized by the department of philosophy of the University of Maribor. I am very thankful to the organizers of ... . Admittedly, there is some plausibility to claiming that we can check by using Newtonian physics. However, this is a general problem within the philosophy of science and not a problem for checking in particular

Tricky Truths: How Should Alethic Pluralism Accommodate Racial Truths?

Department of Philosophy, Stellenbosch University , Stellenbosch , South Africa 2 Department of Philosophy, Macquarie University , North Ryde , Australia Some alethic pluralists maintain that there are two ... accommodate such a notion. Philosophy of truth; Determination Pluralism; Douglas Edwards; Crispin Wright; Michael Lynch; Metaphysics of race 1 Introduction The important question of whether we should

Justified Evidence Resistance

to Mylan Engel, Thomas Grundmann, Paul Silva Jr, Mona Simion, Tom Sorell, and Luis Rosa. I have benefitted from being a Senior Research Associate at the African Centre for Epistemology and Philosophy ... an intellectual virtue? Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplement , 84 , 23 - 45 . Bernecker , S. ( 2021 ). An epistemic defense of news abstinence . In S. Bernecker, A. Flowerree , & T. Grundmann (Eds

Virtue, Self-Narratives, and the Causes of Action

Journal of Philosophy , 13 ( 1 ), 11 - 20 . Ulatowski , J. , & Lumsden , D. ( 2023 ). Do political convictions infect every fibre of our being? Social Epistemology , 1 - 17 . https://doi.org/10.1080 ... of moral value are caused by virtues cultivated by a person over time. This is a notion that not only has relevance to popular thinking about virtues but also, within academic philosophy, has currency

Value Pluralism versus Value Monism

history of philosophy, is defended only by a few contemporary authors (Dworkin, 2012; Hurka, 1996; Klocksiem, 2011; Moen, 2016; Regan, 1997) ,1 is based on the opposing metaphysical thesis: namely, that ... among deliberators that such conflicts allow for reasoned choices. In fact, the very notion of political deliberation is underpinned by the presupposition of comparability. For if choices between freedom

Non-Factualist Interpretation of the Skeptical Solution and the Self-Refutation Argument

and logic . Victor Gollancz Ltd. Barber , A. ( 1998 ). The pleonasticity of talk about concepts . Philosophical Studies: An International Journal for Philosophy in the Analytic Tradition , 89 ( 1 ), 53 ... . ( 2017 ). Semantic non-factualism in Kripke's Wittgenstein . Journal for the History of Analytical Philosophy , 5 ( 9 ), 1 - 13 . Byrne , A. ( 1996 ). Misinterpreting Kripke's Wittgenstein. Philosophy and

Ceramic and Lithic Studies of the Northern Lacanhá River Basin and their Implications for Late Classic Political and Economic Interactions in the Region

. Cualquier error es responsabilidad de los autores de este texto. Bibliografía Anaya Hernández, Armando. 1999. "Site Interaction and Political Geography in the Upper Usumacinta Region during the Late ... Etnología . [ Links ] Hammond, Norman. 1972. "Obsidian Trade Routes in the Mayan area". Science 178(4065): 1092-1093. [ Links ] Hassig, Ross. 1995. Aztec warfare: imperial expansion and political

Democracy, Political Reform and Ethnic Movement in Mexico. A Balance for the fourth Transformation

I propose to analyze the role and impact of the ethnic social movement in the recent political transformations of Mexico. I will refer to political actions carried out by the ethnic movement and its ... electoral democracy. Key moments in which political reforms were registered are emphasized, as well as the gestation processes and consolidation of the ethnic movement and stages in which the progress or

Donna Haraway's Critical Thinking: Complexity, Ecofeminism, and Cosmopolitics

that this is rather more than a human affair. Her critical work is aimed at modifying current landscapes, for which she takes advantage of complexity, feminism, and political perspectives in the ... teoría crítica?". Zona Abierta 82/83: 219-225. [ Links ] Stengers, Isabelle. 2013. "Whitehead and Science: From Philosophy of Nature to Speculative Cosmology". Jornal of Political Criticism 13: 179-204

The Importance of the Affective and Emotional Dimension of the Members of a Social Organization that swap Plants in San Francisco de Campeche

-official essential organizations, in the life of working-class people from that place, such as "Campeche, por amor a la madre naturaleza". This group stands out for its philosophy based on non-monetary swap ... for its philosophy based on non-monetary swap and for its reciprocity practices in the emotional crisis processes of its participants. From the ethnographic record, it was identified that unofficial

Slurs and Expressive Commitments

and Lepore Noûs 47(1), 25–48, 2013a, Analytic Philosophy 54(3), 350–363, 2013b; Bolinger Nous, 51(3), 439–462, 2017), giving them a firmer conceptual basis. It supports a distinction between derogation ... Nunberg's analysis (and incorporates elements of other pragmatic accounts, cf. Anderson and Lepore Nouˆs 47(1), 25-48, 2013a, Analytic Philosophy 54(3), 350-363, b; Bolinger Nous, 51(3), 439-462, 2017

Two Concepts of Truthmaking: a Compatibilist Solution to the Controversy Between Substantive and Deflationary Approach

neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Armstrong , D. M. ( 1997 ). A world of states of affairs . In Cambridge studies in philosophy. Cambridge ... . Philosophy and Phenomenological Research , 101 ( 3 ), 567 - 590 . https://doi.org/10.1111/phpr.12605 Baron , S. , Chua , R. M. , Miller , K. , & Norton , J. ( 2022 ). Much ado about aboutness . Inquiry , 65

Partially Autonomous Belief

read at every truck stop. Tom is interested in political issues, and he tries to think the arguments from each party through. The contents of the arguments by themselves are not enough to convince him ... Empirical Knowledge . Midwest Studies in Philosophy , 5 ( 1 ), 53 - 73 . Carter , A. J. ( 2022 ). Autonomous Knowledge . Oxford University Press. Clark , A. , & Chalmers , D. J. ( 1998 ). The extended mind

Consciousness and Intentionality in Franz Brentano

conscious insofar as it is aware of itself as an object. However, this reading fails to take into account the Brentanian concept of object, which is ultimately derived from ancient and medieval philosophy, as ... intentionality”. The current debate about the relationship between intentionality and consciousness1 can be viewed as largely the consequence of the focus placed in analytic philosophy on the so-called hard

Epiphenomenalism and the Epistemic Argument

of qualia-epiphenomenalism . Journal of Consciousness Studies , 13 ( 1- 2 ), 101 - 113 . Horowitz , A. ( 1999 ). Is there a problem in physicalist epiphenomenalism? Philosophy and Phenomenological ... (pp. 159 - 178 ). Reidel. Kim , J. ( 1984 ). Supervenience and supervenient causation . The Southern Journal of Philosophy , 22 , 45 - 56 . Kim , J. ( 1989 ). The myth of nonreductive materialism

Motivating (Underdetermination) Scepticism

hypotheses . The Philosophical Quarterly , 60 ( 240 ), 449 - 470 . Beebe , J. ( 2011 ). A priori skepticism . Philosophy and Phenomenological Research , 83 ( 3 ), 583 - 602 . Bergmann , M. ( 2004 ). Epistemic ... circularity: Malignant and benign . Philosophy and Phenomenological Research , 69 ( 3 ), 709 - 727 . Bergmann , M. ( 2021 ). Radical skepticism & epistemic intuition . Oxford University Press. Boult , C. ( 2013

Scientific Evidence and the Internalism–Externalism Distinction

propositions (or facts) that are common knowledge among the members of the scientific community. (2) Kelly (Philosophy Compass, 3 (5), 933–955, 2008; 2016) argues that only externalism is suited to account for ... philosophy, John Earman (1993 , 37) says that “the main concern is rarely whether or not a scientist ‘knows’ that some theory is true but rather whether or not she is justified in believing it.”. For a

Essentialist Arguments for Discernibility are Unsound

in published maps and institutional affiliations. Baker , L. R. ( 1997 ). Why Constitution is Not Identity . The Journal of Philosophy , 94 ( 12 ), 599 - 621 . https://doi.org/10.2307/2564596 Barcan ... ), 1567 - 1585 . https:// doi.org/10.1007/s11229-013-0351-8 Della Rocca , M. ( 1996 ). Essentialists and essentialism . Journal of Philosophy , 93 ( 4 ), 186 - 202 . Fine , K. ( 1994 ). Essence and modality