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Generic and action-dependent abilities in Spanish ‘Be capable’
This paper is concerned with the semantics of Spanish ser capaz ‘be capable’ (henceforth SC). Specifically, it aims to account for the distribution SC displays and the range of meanings it expresses in the realm of abilities, viewed as kinds of ...
Elena Castroviejo, Isabel Oltra-Massuet
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From simple predicators to clausal functors : The english modals through time and the primitives of modality [PDF]
The ultimate goal of this paper is to find a representation of modality compatible with some basic conditions on the syntax-semantic interface. Such conditions are anchored, for instance, in Chomsky's (1995) principle of full interpretation (FI ...
Gergel, Remus
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The epistemology of modality and the problem of modal epistemic friction
There are three theories in the epistemology of modality that have received sustained attention over the past 20 years (1998–2018): conceivability-theory, counterfactual-theory, and deduction-theory.
A. Vaidya, M. Wallner
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ABSTRACT Given the importance of belonging as a goal in higher education, this article explores the experiences of 16 Black men engaged in institutionalized Black Men's Initiatives (BMIs) at three historically white institutions (HWIs). Drawing upon Johnson's (2022) socio‐ecological model of belonging and employing an interpretive phenomenological ...
Jarrod E. Druery, Jonathan A. McElderry
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Topic-Sensitive Epistemic 2D Truthmaker ZFC and Absolute Decidability [PDF]
This paper aims to contribute to the analysis of the nature of mathematical modality, and to the applications of the latter to unrestricted quantification and absolute decidability.
Khudairi, Hasen
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Abstract This chapter develops an inferential expressivist account of epistemic modality. The chapter begins by showing that while a traditional expressivist approach accounts for certain well-known puzzles about the semantics of epistemic modality, it falls prey to a version of the Frege-Geach Problem.
Luca Incurvati, Julian J. Schlöder
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ABSTRACT This article investigates the application of Sanford Meisner's pedagogical methodology for actors in the professional training of psychotherapists and counselors, with a specific focus on the role of repetition exercises within Meisner's system and their potential to enhance the competencies of gestalt therapists, psychotherapists, and ...
Tomáš Andrášik +1 more
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The Noetic Account of Scientific Progress and the Factivity of Understanding [PDF]
There are three main accounts of scientific progress: 1) the epistemic account, according to which an episode in science constitutes progress when there is an increase in knowledge; 2) the semantic account, according to which progress is made when the ...
Sterpetti, Fabio
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The Orthologic of Epistemic Modals
Minor edits for final version forthcoming in Journal of Philosophical ...
Wesley H. Holliday, Matthew Mandelkern
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ABSTRACT Digitalization and emerging technologies are increasing the demand for wireless sensing and the Internet of Things (IoT), which provide opportunities for autonomous sources of electricity in the form of energy harvesting systems. This paper focuses on the challenges in hybrid piezoelectric‐electromagnetic kinetic energy harvesting systems that
Petr Sosna, Damian Gaska, Zdeněk Hadaš
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