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Chrisoula Andreou 《Philosophical Studies》2008,139(3):415-422
A variety of thought experiments suggest that, if the standard picture of practical rationality is correct, then practical
rationality is sometimes an obstacle to practical success. For some, this in turn suggests that there is something wrong with
the standard picture. In particular, it has been argued that we should revise the standard picture so that practical rationality
and practical success emerge as more closely connected than the current picture allows. In this paper, I construct a choice
situation—which I refer to as the Newxin puzzle—and discuss its implications in relation to the revisionist approach just
described. Using the Newxin puzzle, I argue that the approach leads to a more radically revisionist picture of practical rationality
than current debate suggests.
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Christian Miller 《Ethical Theory and Moral Practice》2008,11(5):551-561
The purpose of this paper is to consider Joshua Gert’s novel view of subjective practical rationality in his book Brute Rationality. After briefly outlining the account, I present two objections to his view and then consider his own objections to a rival
approach to understanding subjective rationality which I take to be much more plausible.
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David Liggins 《Erkenntnis》2008,68(1):113-127
Much recent discussion in the philosophy of mathematics has concerned the indispensability argument—an argument which aims
to establish the existence of abstract mathematical objects through appealing to the role that mathematics plays in empirical
science. The indispensability argument is standardly attributed to W. V. Quine and Hilary Putnam. In this paper, I show that
this attribution is mistaken. Quine’s argument for the existence of abstract mathematical objects differs from the argument
which many philosophers of mathematics ascribe to him. Contrary to appearances, Putnam did not argue for the existence of
abstract mathematical objects at all. I close by suggesting that attention to Quine and Putnam’s writings reveals some neglected
arguments for platonism which may be superior to the indispensability argument.
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Lefteris Farmakis 《Erkenntnis》2008,68(1):41-53
Wesley Salmon and John Earman have presented influential Bayesian reconstructions of Thomas Kuhn’s account of theory-change.
In this paper I argue that all attempts to give a Bayesian reading of Kuhn’s philosophy of science are fundamentally misguided
due to the fact that Bayesian confirmation theory is in fact inconsistent with Kuhn’s account. The reasons for this inconsistency
are traced to the role the concept of incommensurability plays with reference to the ‘observational vocabulary’ within Kuhn’s
picture of scientific theories. The upshot of the discussion is that it is impossible to integrate both Kuhn’s claims and
Bayesianism within a coherent account of theory-change.
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David Kishik 《Philosophia》2008,36(1):111-128
This is a paper about the way language meshes with life. It focuses on Ludwig Wittgenstein’s later work, and compares it with
Leo Tolstoy and Saint Augustine’s confessions. My aim is to better understand in this way what it means to have meaning in
language, as well as meaning in life.
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Bradley Rives 《Philosophical Studies》2009,144(2):211-238
This paper concerns the dialectal role of Frege Cases in the debate between Concept Cartesians and Concept Pragmatists. I
take as a starting point Christopher Peacocke’s argument that, unlike Cartesianism, his ‘Fregean’ Pragmatism can account for
facts about the rationality and epistemic status of certain judgments. I argue that since this argument presupposes that the
rationality of thoughts turn on their content, it is thus question-begging against Cartesians, who claim that issues about
rationality turn on the form, not the content, of thoughts. I then consider Jerry Fodor’s argument that ‘modes of presentation’
are not identical with Fregean senses, and argue that explanatory considerations should leads us to reject his ‘syntactic’
treatment of Frege cases. Rejecting the Cartesian treatment of Frege cases, however, is not tantamount to accepting Peacocke’s
claim that reasons and rationality are central to the individuation of concepts. For I argue that we can steer a middle course
between Fodor’s Cartesianism and Peacocke’s Pragmatism, and adopt a form of Pragmatism that is constrained by Fregean considerations,
but at the same time denies that concepts are constitutively tied to reasons and rationality.
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Bradley RivesEmail: |
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Fred J. Kauffeld 《Argumentation》2009,23(2):239-257
The pragmatics underlying Paul Grice’s analysis of utterance-meaning provide a powerful framework for investigating the commitments
arguers undertake. Unfortunately, the complexity of Grice’s analysis has frustrated appropriate reliance on this important
facet of his work. By explicating Cicero’s use of apostrophe in his famous “First Catilinarian” this essay attempts to show
that a full complex of reflexive gricean speaker intentions in essentially to seriously saying and meaning something.
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Fred J. KauffeldEmail: |
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Erin Eaker 《Philosophia》2009,37(3):455-457
This paper raises questions concerning Ted Morris’ interpretation of Hume’s notion of meaning and investigates the private
and public aspects of Hume’s notion of meaning.
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Erin EakerEmail: |
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Anti-Autonomism Defended: A Reply to Hill 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Stephen Maitzen 《Philosophia》2008,36(4):567-574
In the current issue of this journal, Scott Hill critiques some of my work on the “is”-“ought” controversy, the Hume-inspired
debate over whether an ethical conclusion can be soundly, or even validly, derived from only non-ethical premises. I’ve argued
that it can be; Hill is unconvinced. I reply to Hill’s critique, focusing on four key questions to which he and I give different
answers.
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Yujin Nagasawa 《Sophia》2007,46(1):65-67
I provide a further response to Jason A. Beyer’s objections to the alleged inconsistency between God’s omniscience and His
other attributes.
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Yujin NagasawaEmail: |
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Daniel E. Flage 《Philosophia》2009,37(3):379-380
This note is a reply to some of Giovanni Grandi’s comments on my paper “Berkeley’s Contingent Necessities.”
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Daniel E. FlageEmail: |
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Brian Findsen 《Studies in Philosophy and Education》2007,26(6):545-559
Central tenets of Freirean philosophy and pedagogy are explored and applied to the emerging field of older adults’ learning
(educational gerontology), a sub-field of adult education. I argue that many of Freire’s concepts and principles have direct
applicability to the tasks of adult educators working alongside marginalized older adults. In particular, Freire’s ideas fit
comfortably within a critical educational gerontology approach as they challenge prevailing orthodoxies and provide a robust
analytical framework from which radical adult educators can work effectively in promoting social transformation.
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Bas C. van Fraassen 《Philosophical Studies》2009,143(1):5-24
The story of how Perrin’s experimental work established the reality of atoms and molecules has been a staple in (realist)
philosophy of science writings (Wesley Salmon, Clark Glymour, Peter Achinstein, Penelope Maddy, …). I’ll argue that how this
story is told distorts both what the work was and its significance, and draw morals for the understanding of how theories
can be or fail to be empirically grounded.
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Bas C. van FraassenEmail: |
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Joke Bruinsma-de Beer 《Pastoral Psychology》2006,55(2):167-174
In this article the author discusses the differences between pastoral care and psycho-social therapy. She clarifies the specific identity of pastoral care on the basis of Henning Luther’s theology. He distinguishes different anthropological presuppositions in pastoral care and psycho-social therapy. Consequently, she demonstrates the relevancy of Luther’s theology for today’s Practical Theology.
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Jeff Wisdom 《Philosophical Studies》2008,138(3):429-434
In this essay I distinguish between a synchronic view of base property exemplification and a diachronic one. I argue that
only a diachronic view of base property exemplification can substantiate a ban on morally mixed worlds. I then argue that
one of Robert Mabrito’s recent criticisms of Russ Shafer-Landau’s moral realism fails on either a synchronic or a diachronic
view.
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Jeff WisdomEmail: |
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Tony Fitzpatrick 《Studies in Philosophy and Education》2009,28(4):313-327
This article brings interconnects three debates to show what this might imply for the ‘redemocratisation’ of UK society and
for pedagogical reform. One debate concerns deliberative types of democratic reform, arguing in favour of a ‘creative agnosticism’
towards the two philosophical frameworks which dominate this literature. This leads into a discussion of education and critical
rationality, arguing for an aptitude-based account of moral agency, one which relates to the sociocultural resources we inherit
from the past. The final debate therefore concerns social memory. I do not offer a theory of social memory but critique various
commentators in arguing for what I call a ‘multipolar analysis’. This both describes the analytical method adopted in this
article and the skills and capacities which a system based upon ‘education for discourse’ would need to facilitate. The article
therefore proposes that democracy, education and memory—deliberativeness, critical rationality and social remembering—be brought
closer together for the mutual benefit of each debate.
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Tony FitzpatrickEmail: |
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Stewart Cohen 《Philosophical Studies》2009,144(1):121-125
I raise several objections to Sosa’s account of knowledge as aptness. I argue that aptness is neither necessary nor sufficient
for knowledge. I also raise some objection to Sosa’s treatment of dreaming skepticism.
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Stewart CohenEmail: |
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Peter van Schilfgaarde 《Res Publica》2009,15(2):121-136
Empowerment is a key word in Catherine Audard’s new book on Rawls and a central characteristic of Rawls’ approach to justice.
A very different “hermeneutic” approach to justice is presented by Paul Ricoeur, the French philosopher and theologian who,
against the background of his own work, examined Rawls’ views in several publications. This essay compares the two views and
defends the proposition that empowerment is the common denominator. The author suggests that Rawls would not have objected
to including some of Ricoeur’s ideas in the past-principle stage of his Theory.
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Peter van SchilfgaardeEmail: |
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Veronica Vasterling 《Human Studies》2007,30(2):79-95
In this essay I compare Nussbaum’s and Arendt’s approach to narrativity. The point of the comparison is to find out which
approach is more adequate for practical philosophy: the approach influenced by cognitive theory (Nussbaum) or the one influenced
by hermeneutic phenomenology (Arendt). I conclude that Nussbaum’s approach is flawed by methodological solipsism, which is
due to her application of cognitive theory.
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Veronica VasterlingEmail: |
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Kenneth P. Winkler 《Philosophia》2009,37(3):507-509
I clarify Locke’s intentionalism and explain what we might gain by paying more attention to the role of linguistic intentions
in the work of the British empiricists.
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