Dennis

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PhD Student in Philosophy at UMass Amherst.

Studying metaphysics, philosophy of mathematics, and logic. Dabbling in history of philosophy, mainly history of logic and history of analytic philosophy.

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8	Is Nothing actually imaginable?
7	What did Acton mean by saying “absolute power corrupts absolutely”?
5	What is the difference between formalism and logicism
5	What is the logic in the Tractatus-Logico Philosophicus in modern terms?
5	What did Hume and Russell have to say about atheists and morality?

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+10	What does Putnam mean by “indexicality”?
+5	For the modal realist, do possible individuals (and worlds) exist necessarily?
+5	How does Derrida explain the possibility of meaningful communication and linguistic coordination?
+10	Is there any connection between Structuralism and Category Theory?

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6	What are some good resources for Analytically trained philosophers to get into more “continental” figures?
6	“Continental” philosophers who have worked on the Philosophy of Mathematics?
5	Are there mathematical properties a mathematical object might have only contingently?
5	Is the mathematical notion of a “standard model” a metaphysical or a (purely) epistemic distinction?
4	Suggested intro level readings for Realism vs. Anti-Realism in Philosophy of Science?

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41 logic × 15	10 buddhism × 2
15 metaphysics × 9	9 ethics × 2
12 philosophy-of-mathematics × 7	8 epistemology × 4
11 history-of-philosophy × 4	8 philosophy-of-mind
10 ontology × 3	7 political-philosophy