Contemporary Ordinary Language Philosophy [PDF]
There is a widespread assumption that ordinary language philosophy was killed off sometime in the 1960s or 70s by a combination of Gricean pragmatics and the rapid development of systematic semantic theory. Contrary to that widespread assumption, however,
Nat Hansen
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What can Kantian philosophy do for humanity? From Leonard Nelson to phildialogues [PDF]
In this essay, I argue that broadly Kantian philosophy – by which I mean philosophy inspired by Kant’s work, but neither dogmatically restricted to Kant’s own texts nor in any way committed to Kant’s own philosophical errors or personal prejudices – is ...
Hanna Robert
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On the Scientific Method and Social Sciences [PDF]
Amongst long standing, and sometimes vexing debates around the scientific method, the explication and analysis of the concept of method received scant attention. In this paper, I have tried to suggest a clear account of the method. My proposed account is
S. Ali Seyyedifard
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Conceptions of Critique in Modern and Contemporary Philosophy [PDF]
K. Boer, R. Sonderegger
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A Critical Review of the Theory of the Precedence of Action Over Belief with Emphasis on John Cottingham’s View [PDF]
The relationship between reason and faith is one of the most important topics in the philosophy of religion. This issue has been investigated from several aspects. One of these aspects is the relationship between action and religious belief.
Mahdi Khayatzadeh
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Hegel’s Shadow over Contemporaries: A Critical Review of the Book Understanding Hegelianism [PDF]
This article reviews the book Understanding Hegelianism written by Robert Sinnerbrink and translated by Mehdi Bahrami and edited by Mohammad Mehdi Ardabili.
Muhammad Asghari, Neda Mohajel
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Avicenna’s Arguments against Metempsychosis [PDF]
Metempsychosis is the concept of the transmigration of a human or animal soul into another human, animal, plant, or even an inanimate object. The theory of metempsychosis poses a challenge to the belief in resurrection (Maʿād), making it necessary to ...
Mahdi Khayatzadeh
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Mandatory vaccination mightseem like a straightforward solution for reaching a sufficient vaccine coverage during a pandemic. However, the effectiveness of mandatory vaccination is undermined if the public does not perceive such a compulsory policy as ...
Juha Ylisalo+5 more
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Analysis and Rejection of Infinite Regress Arguments and the Impossibility of Knowledge in the Dialogue of Parmenides Plato [PDF]
In this essay, the first part of Parmenides' dialogue is analyzed. This dialogue presents two challenges to the theory of Forms: "Infinite Regress Arguments" or "Third Man Argument" and "impossibility of knowledge".
Mohamadmehdi Moghadas
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Justifiability of John Rolls's Theory of Justice, Examination of Habermas Critique and Search for Answers based on the Role of General Facts [PDF]
John Rawls's theory of justice is one of the most famous views in the political philosophy of the twentieth century. Contemporary German philosopher Yurgen Habermas believes that Rawls cannot justify this theory. Because the justification for this theory
Marzieh Foroozandeh+2 more
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