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Resilience and Sorites in the Normative Domain and Beyond

Theoria, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The sorites paradox is central to theories on vagueness, which aim to explain apparent contradictions. Some theories, however, imply sharp cut‐offs where we would, intuitively, not expect them. This paper invokes the notion of normative resilience to address this issue.
Henrik Andersson, Jakob Werkmäster
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Inference and Imagination

Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Our ability to imagine alternatives to reality is central to everyday cognition. Our competence in reasoning depends not only on our capacity to envisage the relevant facts, but also on our proficiency in simulating alternatives to them. I discuss how our skill in making deductive inferences depends on imagining possibilities. To illustrate, I
Ruth M. J. Byrne
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Mitigating acceptance and resistance in the fatwas on the ruling of learning English

Psychology of Language and Communication
The current study investigated fatwa discourse to reveal the attitudes and rulings of scholars towards English. In doing so, English and Arabic fatwas were analyzed employing modality.
Alharbi Ahlam, Bahammam Lubna, Almansour Tahani   +2 more
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Georg Henrik von Wright. Deontic Logic and Logic of (legal) norms

, 2017
No doubt that von Wright's deontic logic has been a radical innovative contribution to philosophical logics in the variety of their developments in the second half of last century.
Mazzarese T.
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Modal verbs in South Asian online Englishes: must, (have) got to, have to and need to

World Englishes, EarlyView.
Abstract This research article presents an analysis of four (semi‐)modals of necessity/obligation (must, (have) got to, have to and need to) in four CMC registers (comments, tweets, web forums and websites) originating from four South Asian countries (Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) along with the United Kingdom and United States.
Muhammad Shakir
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Deontic Paradoxes in Library Lending Regulations: A Case Study in Flint

, 2022
Flint is a frame-based and action-centered language developed by Van Doesburg et al. to capture and compare different interpretations of sources of norms (e.g. laws or regulations).
Lutz, Sterre
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Alternation of must, have to, and need to in English as a lingua franca

World Englishes, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explores the grammatical variability of modal auxiliary verbs in English as a lingua franca. Focusing on the ongoing change must, have to, and need to, this research utilizes two spoken corpora: the Vienna–Oxford International Corpus of English (VOICE) and the Asian Corpus of English (ACE).
Chunyuan Nie, Lea Meriläinen, Mikko Laitinen   +2 more
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Is Deontic Logic Possible?

, 1989
This thesis is an inquiry into the philosophical foundations of deontic logic. Since its inception modern deontic logic has been a very controversial subject matter for two reasons: (i) it has been plagued by a spectrum of paradoxes, and more importantly,
Innala, Heikki-Pekka
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Deontic Logic, Ideal Worlds, and Perfect Worlds

, 2013
Las interpretaciones semánticas más fructíferas que se han ofrecido de los diversos sistemas axiomáticos de lógica deóntica se valen de la semántica de mundos posibles. Sin embargo, existen serios cuestionamientos contra dicha reconstrucción semántica en
Rodríguez, Jorge Luis
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Beyond Literacy: Embracing Illiteracies as Strategic Resistance in Citizenship Education

European Journal of Education, Volume 61, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT This article reconsiders the role of citizenship illiteracies in citizenship education, particularly in challenging contexts where direct confrontation is untenable. Traditionally, citizenship education often equates citizenship literacies with positive civic engagement, overlooking the potential value of illiteracies as forms of resistance ...
Jason Cong Lin
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