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A Theory of the A‐Theory

open access: yesNoûs, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There is no precise characterization of the A‐ and B‐theories that has won a consensus in the literature. In this paper, we set out to provide clear formulations of these theories in the setting of higher‐order logic in what we call the operational framework.
Minjun Kang
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How Should Bundle Theorists Account for Symmetrical Universes?

open access: yesNoûs, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Symmetrical universes, such as Max Black's famous “two‐sphere” world, are often taken to pose a serious challenge to the universal‐based bundle theory. In response, metaphysicians have either developed more sophisticated versions of the universal‐based account or simply converted to the trope‐based bundle theory.
Chiao‐Li Ou
wiley   +1 more source

A portrait unseen: Neil Bartlett's queer theatrical adaptation of Wilde's Dorian Gray

open access: yesOrbis Litterarum, EarlyView.
Abstract Neil Bartlett's 2012 theatrical adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray presents a provocative reimagining of Wilde's novel, emphasizing its homoerotic and aesthetic dimensions while engaging with the historical and cultural anxieties surrounding queerness.
Younes Poorghorban
wiley   +1 more source

Toxic utopia: Unseen ideology and “Le Politique” in China Miéville's The City & The City

open access: yesOrbis Litterarum, EarlyView.
Abstract What if ideology were not just hidden—but aesthetic? This article reads China Miéville's The City & The City not as a metaphor for division, but as a speculative blueprint for how politics operates through enforced invisibility. By threading Derrida's Absolute Other and Rancière's le politique through Miéville's uncanny urban layering, we ...
Bo Kampmann Walther, Rune Graulund
wiley   +1 more source

Something Is Okay!

open access: yesPhilosophy &Public Affairs, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The paper puts forward a novel solution to the so‐called All or Nothing Problem. Contrary to what many believe, I argue that it is permissible to go some way towards benefiting others without going all the way. Something Is Okay! If this is true, it is not the case (which would be absurd) that we should rather Do Nothing than Something if we ...
Søren Flinch Midtgaard
wiley   +1 more source

Politics and Justice: Aristotle, Rawls, and the Case for Realism in Political Theory

open access: yesPhilosophy &Public Affairs, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aristotle's analysis of stasis in Book V of the Politics offers a striking example of “distinctively political thought,” as advocated by Bernard Williams's political realism, and in contrast to the moralist approach exemplified by John Rawls. Aristotle identifies disputes over justice, driven by partial and conflicting conceptions of equality,
Paul Sagar
wiley   +1 more source

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