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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

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

Introduction

that there is an uninterrupted tradition from the age of humanism and the Renaissance to today. Focusing on political philosophy has led Karen Green to trace women’s argu ments for their status as the ... topic which is, of course, of considerable contemporary interest. Three papers extend our knowledge of the moral and political philosophy developed by women. Jacqueline Broad offers the first extended

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Might Hit You With a Pocket Protector". 20. Silverstein, Illana. "First Contact: Improvisational Dance on Campus". 32. Dunson, Jim. "Philosophy of Pecan Pie: The Culmination of a Grand Tradition of Cu ... the Dole- keep me grounded and far from the heart of any republican, but the only explanation that I can offer is that love drums knows no boundaries, even political ones. My friends warned me against

(White) Tyranny and the Democratic Value of Distrust

of Distrust,” The Journal of Philosophy 99.10 ( 2002 ), 532–48; Katherine Hawley, “Trust, Distrust, and Commitment,” Nous 48.1 ( 2014 ), 1–20. 3. I have argued that political solidarity is of value ... University Press, 1999 ); Patti T. Lenard, “ The Decline of Trust, The Decline of Democracy?” Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy 8 .3 ( 2005 ), 363 - 78 ; Shayla Nunnaly , Trust

Nietzsche and Schiller on Aesthetic Semblance

components of a just social order.12 It is no surprise, then, that the work’s penultimate letter finds Schiller attempting to vindicate artistic imitation against the charge of perfidy and political subversion ... ). Abbreviations used in citing Nietzsche's works BGE   Beyond Good and Evil: Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future BT   The Birth of Tragedy out of the Spirit of Music CW   The Case of Wagner: A Busker’s Problem

Rights, Goods, and Proportionate War

Introduction (Cambridge University Press, 2012 ), 136f . 14. “Proportionality in the Morality of War,” 40 . 15. Ibid . 16. Ibid . 17. “Proportionality and Necessity,” in War: Essays in Political Philosophy, ed ... Thomas Hurka, “Proportionality in the Morality of War,” Philosophy & Public Affairs 33 (1), (2005), 34–66, at 37–38. Downloaded from https://academic.oup.com/monist/article-abstract/99/1/70/2563350 by

Biparametric adaptive filter: detection of compact sources in complex microwave backgrounds

In this paper we consider the detection of compact sources in maps of the cosmic microwave background radiation following the philosophy behind the Mexican hat wavelet family (MHWn) of linear filters ... ; defined in terms of the two parameters R and g) by (x; R, g, b). It denotes the value of the filter centred at b, in the position x. Following the philosophy behind the wavelets, this filter can be seen as

Vice Epistemology

factors than by reference to character traits as we ordinarily think of them. 8 If character traits are explanatorily redundant that would be a good reason for not positing them. In philosophy, situationism ... Heren because of, rather than despite, the prejudice to which his dictum gives expression. Prejudice abets rather than impedes political inquiry by insulating us against rampant insincerity in the

Design philosophy of the forthcoming échelle spectrographs for the AAT and LPO

The basic concepts behind the design of échelle spectrographs being built for the Anglo–Australian Telescope, and proposed for the 4.2-m William Herschel Telescope of the LPO, are described. The astronomical requirements are first outlined, followed by consideration of the constraints imposed by the detector. Attention is drawn to the importance of the échelle blaze profile, and...

Pain and Mental Imagery

Expectations Shape Pain,” Neuroscience Letters 520 : 140 - 48 . Aydede , Murat. 2009 . “ Is Feeling Pain the Perception of Something?” The Journal of Philosophy 106 ( 10 ): 531 - 67 . Bain , D. 2011 . “ The ... . Grill-Spector , K. and R. Malach 2004 . “ The Human Visual Cortex,” Annual Review of Neuroscience 27 : 649 - 77 . Hall , R.J. 2008 . “If It Itches, Scratch!” Australasian Journal of Philosophy 86 ( 4

Alternative diagnostic diagrams and the ‘forgotten’ population of weak line galaxies in the SDSS

al. BPT line for galaxy classification is generally ill-used. (ii) Replacing [O iii]/Hβ by WHα in the classification introduces a change in the philosophy of the distinction between LINERs and Seyferts

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Might Hit You With a Pocket Protector". 20. Silverstein, Illana. "First Contact: Improvisational Dance on Campus". 32. Dunson, Jim. "Philosophy of Pecan Pie: The Culmination of a Grand Tradition of Cu ... that love drums knows no boundaries, even political ones. My friends warned me against falling for him. They said things like Attempted Seduction of U.S. "He won't have any time for you, he'll always be

The Anglo-Australian Observatory 2dF facility

this paper we provide the historical background to the 2dF facility, the design philosophy, a full technical description and a summary of the performance of the instrument. We also briefly review its ... information and signal-to-noise ratio calculators are available on the 2dF WWW pages (http:// www.aao.gov.au/2df/). O V E R V I E W O F I N S T R U M E N T Objectives and design philosophy The 2dF facility

Erratum: Disc-jet coupling in the Terzan 5 neutron star X-ray binary EXO 1745−248

citizenship has always been defined as a legal and political relationship between the subject and the state, the case of Hong Kong has displayed a more fluid and flexible concept of citizenship. A local Hong ... Likewise, pop idols such as Chow Yun-Fat and Andy Lau are seen as being much more representative than political figures are. However, there was a dramatic change in such a trend beginning in the new

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established himself as Tinseltown's most savvy and motivated political player. Long ago, he lent his clout to the campaigns of Democratic presidential hopefuls Robert Kennedy, George McGovern, and Gary Hart ... between his profession and outside interests, participating in films rife with political commentary. This is seen, for instance, in Bonnie and Clyde, with the devastating results of Michael J. Pollard's

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out, "the chief opposition to the drug rests on a moral and political, not a toxicologic foundation." If toxicity were considered equally among drugs, alcohol would have been banned long before ... Timura '96 for the Arts, specifically, has been targeted by boisterous conservative leaders Denison graduate Dr. Gregory Sanford and political opportunists such as came back to campus last semester to

Automated analysis of slitless spectra: stars

classification philosophy behind such a system can be applied to grens data. Results from MVA are coherent with the methods of classification mentioned above and give a powerful and objective means of cataloguing

On the transfer of radiation at asteroidal surfaces in relation to their orbit deflection — I

One of the methods discussed in deflecting the orbit of an Earth-colliding asteroid is the use of nuclear explosives. In assessing its feasibility, apart from political considerations, it is

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certain thing, whereas they requested $3.12. An understandable mistake when you have such an overwhelming task, but certainly not an excusableone. As any high school-level political sciencestudent will ... their budget. This is not to say that there's some huge political power play between the media and the government, but when the media feel that someone screws up and they say so, egos are bound to get