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Putnam, Conceptual Relativity, and Metaphysical Realism [PDF]
Rejecting metaphysical realism (MR) is a basic element in Putnam's Philosophy. He introduces two arguments against MR: Model-theoretic (MT) and brain-in-vat (BIV).
hamed ghadiri, mohammad saeedi mehr
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Putnam's Meaning-Based Version of Ontological Pluralism [PDF]
In the discussion of ontological pluralism, little attention has been paid to Putnam. However, he can be considered one of the leaders of this approach.The following article pursues Putnam's view on ontological pluralism,that is, pursuing the procedure ...
Mohammad Hossein Esfandiari
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Can the World Be Indeterminate in All Respects?
Especially over the past twenty years, a number of analytic philosophers have embraced the idea that the world itself is vague or indeterminate in one or more respects.
Chien-hsing Ho
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From Geometry to Conceptual Relativity [PDF]
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Barrett, Thomas William, Halvorson, Hans
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Conceptualization of relative size by honeybees [PDF]
The ability to process visual information using relational rules allows for decisions independent of the specific physical attributes of individual stimuli. Until recently, the manipulation of relational concepts was considered as a prerogative of large mammalian brains.
Avarguès-Weber, Aurore +3 more
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On the Conceptuality Interpretation of Quantum and Relativity Theories [PDF]
How can we explain the strange behavior of quantum and relativistic entities? Why do they behave in ways that defy our intuition about how physical entities should behave, considering our ordinary experience of the world around us? In this article, we address these questions by showing that the comportment of quantum and relativistic entities is not ...
Diederik Aerts +3 more
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Putnam, Kuhn e a relatividade conceitual
The understanding of conceptual relativity in Putnam’s and Kuhn’s writings should not be restricted to the claim that the existence is relative to, but not in virtue of, a conceptual scheme.
Robinson Guitarrari
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Can Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity be Taught to Indonesian High School Students?
The detections of gravitational waves, which culminated in the 2017 physics Noble Prize award have again confirmed the triumph of the theory of general relativity.
Y. S. Dua +3 more
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Relativistic length agony continued [PDF]
We made an attempt to remedy recent confusing treatments of some basic relativistic concepts and results. Following the argument presented in an earlier paper (Redžić 2008b), we discussed the misconceptions that are recurrent points in the ...
Redžić D.V.
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On Wittgenstein, Radical Pluralism, and Radical Relativity
In this paper, I introduce the idea of ‘radical relativity’ to elucidate an undervalued justificatory context for Wittgenstein’s affirmation of radical pluralism. I accept D.Z.
Randy Ramal
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