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The Unbearable Weight of Simplicity in Theory Choice

Principia: An International Journal of Epistemology
When philosophers do not have a way out for choosing between the account they defend or a competing one, they usually appeal to theoretical virtues, such as simplicity, unity, fruitfulness, explanatory power, and so on.
Deiver Vinícius de Melo
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Addressing McKenzie’s Challenge Regarding Progress in Naturalized Metaphysics

Culturas Cientificas
In this article, I elaborate a proposal to overcome McKenzie’s argument against the possibility of progress-talk in metaphysics (2020). McKenzie states that said discourse is not possible in metaphysics due to its “all-or-nothing” character: either ...
Javier Silva-Silva
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Metametaphysics and Dialetheism

The Australasian Journal of Logic, 2017
This paper reflects on metametaphysics and as such develops a metametameta-physical view: that quietist metametaphysics requires dialetheism, and in turn a paraconsistent logic. I demonstrate this using Carnap’s metametaphysical position in his 'Empiricism, Semantics and Ontology' (1950) as an example, with regard to how it exhibits self-reference and ...
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George Duke, Dummett on Abstract Objects

Journal for the History of Analytical Philosophy, 2013
Review of G. Duke: Dummett on Abstract Objects   References G. Frege. Über Sinn und Bedeutung. Zeitschrift für Philosophie und philosophische Kritik, 100, 25–50, 1892.
Bob Hale
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Against Metametaphysical Semanticism

McNair Scholars Online Journal, 2013
This paper presents a brief overview of meta-metaphysics and gives an account of why the various philosophers believe such a field exists, or ought to exist. The paper then discusses one particular approach in meta-metaphysical analysis as described by Eli Hirsch called semanticism and how it purports to resolve the problems within traditional ...
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A plea for descriptive social ontology. [PDF]

Synthese, 2023
Koslicki K, Massin O.
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The Role of A Priori Belief in the Design and Analysis of Fault-Tolerant Distributed Systems. [PDF]

Minds Mach (Dordr), 2023
Cignarale G, Schmid U, Tahko T, Kuznets R.   +3 more
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A New Philosophy for the Margin of Appreciation and European Consensus. [PDF]

Oxf J Leg Stud, 2022
Tripkovic B.
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Metametaphysics [PDF]

Disputatio, 2010
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The Metametaphysics of Neo-Fregeanism [PDF]

, 2020
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