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The Anti-Induction for Scientific Realism [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
In contemporary philosophy of science, the no-miracles argument and the pessimistic induction are regarded as the strongest arguments for and against scientific realism, respectively. In this paper, I construct a new argument for scientific realism which
Park, Seungbae
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In search of “the Holy Grail of permanent price stability”: How the Bank of England communicates trust via story and argument

open access: yesStudies in Communication Sciences, 2020
This research paper examines the communication strategies adopted by the Bank of England to create trust in financial markets using narrative and argument.
Laurence Harris
doaj   +1 more source

The Authority of the Fallacies Approach to Argument Evaluation

open access: yesInformal Logic, 2010
Popular textbook treatments of the fallacies approach to argument evaluation employ the Adversary Method identified by Janice Moulton (1983) that takes the goal of argumentation to be the defeat of other arguments and that narrows the terms of discourse ...
Catherine Hundleby
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The explanationist argument for moral realism [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
In this paper I argue that the explanationist argument in favour of moral realism fails. According to this argument, the ability of putative moral properties to feature in good explanations provides strong evidence for, or entails, the metaphysical ...
Neil Sinclair, Nottingham Ng Rd
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Insolubility Theorems and EPR Argument [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
I wish to thank in particular Arthur Fine for very perceptive comments on a previous draft of this paper. Many thanks also to Theo Nieuwenhuizen for inspiration, to Max Schlosshauer for correspondence, to two anonymous referees for shrewd observations ...
A Bassi   +19 more
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Is the Private Language Argument a Transcendental Argument? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
Comparisons between Kant´s critique of pure reason and Wittgenstein´s critique of language, which became current in analytic philosophy (Cf. e.g Hacker 1972, 30.) seem not far-fetched in view of the impetus for the destruction of dogmatic metaphysics ...
Mom, Karel
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An argument for power inheritance [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Non-reductive physicalism is commonly understood as the view that mental properties are realized by physical properties. Here, I argue that the realization relation in question is a power inheritance relation: if a property P realizes a property Q, then ...
Baysan, Umut
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A Quality Improvement Initiative to Standardize Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia Prophylaxis in Pediatric Patients With Solid Tumors

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric patients with extracranial solid tumors (ST) receiving chemotherapy are at an increased risk for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP). However, evidence guiding prophylaxis practices in this population is limited. A PJP‐related fatality at our institution highlighted inconsistent prescribing approaches and concerns about
Kriti Kumar   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cosmological Argument: A Pragmatic Defense [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
We formulate a sort of "generic" cosmological argument, i.e., a cosmological argument that shares premises (e.g., "contingent, concretely existing entities have a cause") with numerous versions of the argument.
Megill, Jason L., Sandsmark, Evan
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Sickle Cell Disease Is an Inherent Risk for Asthma in a Sibling Comparison Study

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Sickle cell disease (SCD) and asthma share a complex relationship. Although estimates vary, asthma prevalence in children with SCD is believed to be comparable to or higher than the general population. Determining whether SCD confers an increased risk for asthma remains challenging due to overlapping symptoms and the ...
Suhei C. Zuleta De Bernardis   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

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