Questions tagged [reference-request]
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Who has linked the analysis of modernism or post modernism to Lacan's four discourses?
Who has linked the analysis of modernism or post modernism to Lacan's four discourses?
I mean obviously there's some kinda link between the master's discourse and at least some forms of modernism. I'...
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Does Alvin Plantinga's book Knowledge and Christian Belief offer any substantial updates to Warranted Christian Belief?
The stated primary goal of Plantinga's Knowledge and Christian Belief (2015) was to condense the content of Warranted Christian Belief (2000) into a shorter and more accessible book.
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Any electronic versions of philosophical texts structured like biblehub?
Biblehub is absolutely awesome. It contains any possible tools a scholar could dream of.
I wonder if anybody did similar work with any philosophical texts? I personally would greatly benefit from a ...
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Kant’s claim “there are only three kinds of proof for the existence of God”
There are only three kinds of proof for the existence of God possible from speculative reason.
All paths on which one may set forth with this aim either begin from determinate experience and the ...
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Seeking references on the ontological basis of 'cultural appropriation' to cure my confusion
Disclaimer: Cultural appropriation is an emotionally charged topic and is criticized by a number of intellectuals, and my intent is to determine the philosophical grounding of the topic through vetted ...
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Where can I learn more about Ancient Egyptian philosophy?
So far, I've read the Ancient Egyptian philosophy article on wiki. Are there other sources where I can learn about this arcane and hazy subject?
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Is there an analogue of MathSciNet for philosophy?
MathSciNet is a mathematical database for papers and books on the various branches of math. Is there something analogous for philosophy? That is, is there a philosophical database for papers and books ...
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Cassirer and the Categorical Imperative
I've been reading some of the shorter works of the neo-Kantian and proto-semiologist Ernst Cassirer. While I find him a valuable bridge across the "continental divide," I'm not sure yet that ...
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Is there a philosophical assessment of the terms "virtual" and "imaginary"?
In casual terms, at least from explanations I can find,
imaginary is something which "does not exist" in reality: "an imaginary world"
virtual is something which "exists ...
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To what extent is the notion of "common" of philosophical interest?
The 2021 theme for a french competitive philosophical exam is: "the common". I'm not sure the expression really makes sense in English. In French, it is the adjective "commun" ( ...
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How do dialetheists determine which contradiction is true?
I have been reading a lot about dialetheism lately. I know for a fact that dialetheists do not believe that every contradiction is true. (Surely there is a difference between asserting that Liar is ...
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What happened to ( aristotelian) substantial forms in cartesian ontology? On which ground ( metaphysical or physical) are they rejected?
In aristotelian philosophy, there are no bare particulars ( contrary to what is the case in Plato, according to P.V. Spade) but internally structured ( substantial) particulars in which 2 "parts"/...
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Contemporary philosophers on intellectual intuition?
The 18th-19th century German philosophers (the so-called "German Idealists"), and other Post-kantian philosophers have used the term "intellectual intuition" in slightly different ways, but generally ...
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Using differential equation to estimate epistemological growth constant
I found some tweets (1,2) describing a philosophy paper as follows:
I came across this paper from the academic journal of philosophy that
tries to solve a differential equation for an ...
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What are some of the best books for a robust introduction to Logic and Critical Thinking?
As the question states:
What are some of the best books for a robust introduction to Logic and Critical Thinking?
My background:
I'm 24, graduating with two degrees in Political Science and ...
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What reasoning does Melissus or Parmenides give against the existence of "empty" or "the void"?
Melissus reaffirms Parmenides by explaining how there cannot be many without the existence of that which is empty, and since that which is empty is nothing, and nothing can't exist, thus there cannot ...
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What are some answers besides besides Mallarmé to Nietzsche's 'who is speaking?'
Nietzsche in what can be considered a critique of Cartesian reasoning at one point uses the identity of a flash with the lightning that 'produced it as a metaphor for famously saying that there's no ...
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Abridged version of Kant's Critiques, especially the Critique of Pure Reason
I'm a mathematician. I'm considering reading Emmanuel Kant's famous Critique of Pure Reason to help me think. I care more about the ideas rather than the ways of his presentation, which I'm not ...
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Does pragmatism view death as optional?
In a paper Pragmatism and Umwelt-theory the author begins by contrasting pragmatism with scientific realism. He writes something very intriguing at a certain point. That from pragmatic perspective "...
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Given the principle of innocence, how shall we explain logic's usefulness?
I have been reading Florian Steinberger's dissertation (Harmony and logical inferentialism) and I come across the following on p60:
...two fundamental assumptions (the other one being the principle ...
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Does all art have a sentiment?
It occurred to me that when e.g. reading poetry, I attach a lot of significance to a kind of sentiment. It seems independent of how genteel the work is.
I am interested in finding a way of thinking ...
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Do we live in a post-Meinong-versus-Russell/Quine world?
From a 2022 review of the collection Non-Being: New Essays on the Metaphysics of Non-existence:
This book argues, by omission, that we are in a post-Meinong-versus-Russell/Quine world. This is a ...
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What does the IBE argument (the best explanation argument) look like in favor of the existence of other minds?
I have read several versions of the IBE argument for the existence of other minds.
But I got a little confused.
Now I'm not sure I know what it should sound like.
How should the IBE argument (argument ...
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Models and theories following Cartwright
Nancy Cartwright introduced an interesting distinction in the context of her study of the history of the evolution of our understanding of superconductivity. She emphasized the distinction between ...
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Philosophy of the "fruit of the poisonous tree" doctrine
I'm looking for reference works in the fields of the Philosophy of Law and Political Science on the subject of the Fruit of the Poisonous Tree doctrine: the view that certain products of a legal/...
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Philosophy of social media
I recently came across this Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/Ckv00Fuo7po/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
A person says, "thank you for ruining my life" and Instagram replies, "I'...
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Looking for a reference on Aristotle
I just started reading Mortimer Adler's "Aristotle for everybody". In chapter 1, Adler is discussing Aristotle's distinction between living and non-living bodies and plant and animal bodies. ...
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Motivations for ontological pluralism – suggested reading?
I’m looking for suggested reading on ontological pluralism.
There are so many contested entities (?) like numbers, holes, the poems of Lord Byron, universals, various types of non-existent objects (...
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Analysis of Liar-like sentences in fuzzy logic
Let t0 = FALSE and t1 = TRUE. In fuzzy logic, 0 or 1 can be switched out for any real number in the interval [0,1]. This lets us construct all manner of liar/honest-like sentences, ranging from, "...
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Which philosophers have contradicted Nietzsche?
These days I'm becoming tired of the recurrent introduction of Friedrich Nietzsche as the epitome of the philosophical genius, the revolutionary whose ideas have never been as relevant as now and the ...
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Looking for a concept: each decision must be looked at as if it were taken an infinite number of times
I am looking for a concept to which I had been exposed during some sort of Philosophy 101 class. The details that I remember (perhaps erroneously) are the following:
The core idea is that each ...
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Do you know of a book on Greek philosophy with a Corinthian helmet on the cover?
I read it years ago, and it seems I have lost it. The biggest thing I can remember is that it had a Corinthian helmet on the front cover. Also that it was translated by multiple authors and it had ...
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Looking for references regarding the history of metaphysics, and specially of ontology
Although many histories of ethics, of esthetics or of logic are available, it seems more difficult to find histories regarding other domains of philosophy. This is the case for epistemology and for ...
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Circularity between truth and meaning?
These two common claims are equally appealing:
(1) the meaning of a ( declarative) sentence consists in its truth conditions
(2) the truth of a sentence depends on its meaning
But are we moving ...
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Does evil exist outside a mind: a reference request?
Evil seems related to intentions, but i am sure there are those that believe it can exist external to minds. Are there any philosophers that attempt to argue that evil can exist outside a mind?
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Criticisim of Hilbertian Formalism
The two main criticisms against the philosophical position on mathematics which is called game formalism (see here for details) are,
The first is the question of applicability: if mathematics is just ...
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Which discredited philosophy is referred to in The Machine Stops, which says that the imponderable bloom is essence of intercourse?
He broke off [fell silent], and she fancied that he looked sad. She
could not be sure, for the [communication] Machine did not transmit
nuances of expression. It only gave a general idea of people ...
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Reference request: applied ethics and the finance industry
Have any philosophers written about ethics and the financial services industry?
I'm less interested in the bits covered by law (insider trading, etc) than ethical issues around the role the industry ...
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Is it possible to know of the properties of concrete particulars without having a reference to compare with?
After researching for quite some time, all forms of knowledge about properties of concrete particulars I can think of, rely on a comparison with some sort of reference. Some simple examples might be:
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history of philosophy side-by-side with science and art
Do you know any books which study the history of western philosophy
side-by-side with:
history of mathematics,
or history of physics,
or history of art?
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Reading Aristotle or Secondary Sources
In these two articles IEP and SEP, it is suggested that the works of Aristotle we have are very probably "lecture notes and draft manuscripts never intended for general readership." After reading some ...
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How would ethics or moral science be different if (human) life were eternal?
I admit that my question is quite useless in terms of practical philosophy or ethics, but I came to wonder how ethics will be changed if the life of human beings or further, the life of every ...
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Schelling's Organic Form Philosophy. Dynamic Systems
Below is an extract from Schelling's Organic Form Philosophy by Bruce Matthews. Two requests:
I'm completely new to philosophy and trying make sure I'm understanding the fundamentals; jumped in the ...
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History of determinism
Does determinism have its roots in logic? When was determinism as a discrete discipline first recorded? I am just interested in the historical aspect at the moment.
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How can a society be humane while not allowing people to freeload?
I've been thinking about government assistance, and on one hand, I dont want to let people die, but on the other hand, I dont want to let them live by taking advantage of my generosity.
For example, ...
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What is the best reference for understanding inductive theories of knowledge?
I am looking for a pedagogical outline of the inductive theory of knowledge. Something along the lines of a level textbook (graduate or undergraduate) reference rather than references to classic texts....
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How to start Philosophy and find the branches that are related to my questions?
From Wikipedia:
Ontology: philosophical study of the nature of being, becoming, existence, or reality, as well as the basic categories of being and their relations.
Epistemology: study of the nature ...
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Why "Goodness is from the whole cause; evil is from any defect."?
Where does this aphorism originate? Why is it true?
Goodness is from the whole cause; evil is from any defect.
Bonum est ex integra causa, malum ex quocumque defectu.
I've seen some sources say ...
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Is there a standard, modern reference on Stoicism?
What I'm wondering is if there are any well known, modern references (books) that summarize the history and philosophy of Stoicism, preferably written in the past 50 years or so. The more modern the ...
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Is there at least one essay focused on Kant's definition of "notions" as intermediary between idea(l)s and conceptions?
I tried Googling "Kant 'notions'" but that doesn't seem efficient (from the results I've gotten). I assume that he appealed to the word for its being originally cognate with noesis and the ...
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