Studies in Philosophy
Phenomenological Reflections on Violence: A Skeptical Approach
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By James Dodd
July 12, 2019
Following up on his previous book, Violence and Phenomenology, James Dodd presents here an expanded and deepened reflection on the problem of violence. The book’s six essays are guided by a skeptical philosophical attitude about the meaning of violence that refuses to conform to the exigencies of ...
The Explanationist Defense of Scientific Realism
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By Dorit A. Ganson
January 27, 2017
Ganson offers new hope in this work for the defense of scientific realism by undermining powerful anti-realist objections and advocating an abandonment of naturalist and externalist strategies....
Diderot and the Metamorphosis of Species
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By Mary Gregory
July 21, 2016
In this study Dr. Gregory examines how Diderot borrowed from Lucretius, Buffon, Maupertuis, and probability theory, and combined ideas from these sources in an innovative fashion to hypothesize that species are mutable and that all life arose randomly from a single prototype....
Essays on Symmetry
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By Jenann Ismael
April 27, 2016
Drawing from physics and philosophical debates, Ismael combines a set of essays on the time worn debate of symmetry from both fields....
Risk, Ambiguity and Decision
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By Daniel Ellsberg
March 03, 2016
Ellsberg elaborates on "Risk, Ambiguity, and the Savage Axioms" and mounts a powerful challenge to the dominant theory of rational decision in this book....
Intuitions as Evidence
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By Joel Pust
February 29, 2016
This book is concerned with the role of intuitions in the justification of philosophical theory. The author begins by demonstrating how contemporary philosophers, whether engaged in case-driven analysis or seeking reflective equilibrium, rely on intuitions as evidence for their theories. The ...
Thought Experiment: On the Powers and Limits of Imaginary Cases
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By Tamar Szabo Gendler
February 29, 2016
This book offers a novel analysis of the widely-used but ill-understood technique of thought experiment. The author argues that the powers and limits of this methodology can be traced to the fact that when the contemplation of an imaginary scenario brings us to new knowledge, it does so by forcing ...
Names and Nature in Plato's Cratylus
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By Rachel Barney, Robert Nozick
January 20, 2016
This study offers a ckomprehensive new interpretation of one of Plato's dialogues, the Cratylus. Throughout, the book combines analysis of Plato's arguments with attentiveness to his philosophical method....
New Thoughts About Old Things: Cognitive Policies as the Ground of Singular Concepts
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By Krista Lawlor
January 20, 2016
This book defends a novel theory of singular concepts, emphasizing the pragmatic requirements of singular concept possession and arguing that these requirements must be understood to institute traditions and policies of thought....
The Relevance of Phenomenology to the Philosophy of Language and Mind
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By Sean D. Kelly
November 24, 2015
This work discusses philosophical problems of perceptual content, the content of deomonstrative thoughts, and the unity of proposition. By demonstrating a connection between phenomenology and analysis, Kelly suggests ways in which they can be fruitfully pursued....
Between Deflationism and Correspondence Theory
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By Matthew McGrath
June 23, 2015
McGrath argues for an original truth theory that combines elements of two well-known philosophical theories--deflationism and correspondence....
Art as Abstract Machine: Ontology and Aesthetics in Deleuze and Guattari
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By Stephen Zepke
April 23, 2015
The aim of this book is to understand what Deleuze and Guattari mean by art. Stephen Zepke argues that art, in their account, is an ontological term and an ontological practice that results in a new understanding of aesthetics. For Deleuze and Guattari understanding what art is means understanding ...