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The Strange Case of Dr. Magelssen and Mr. Hofmann

Norsk Filosofisk Tidsskrift
I argued, in the article “Is prostitution harmful?”, that if one holds that casual sex is not per se harmful, one should hold that neither is prostitution.
Ole Martin Moen
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The hallmark problem for conceptual engineering

Metaphilosophy, Volume 56, Issue 3-4, Page 294-311, July 2025.
Abstract ‘Conceptual engineering’ is the new buzzword in the world of philosophical methods. Yet, on some accounts, it is hard to see what is distinctively new about it—if anything. This article tackles this hallmark problem for conceptual engineering.
Manuel Gustavo Isaac
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On the Special Epistemic Obligations of the Educator

Educational Theory, Volume 75, Issue 2, Page 208-226, April 2025.
Abstract This paper examines the relationship between educators' epistemic character and their professional responsibilities, arguing that the role of educator carries unique epistemic obligations. Drawing on virtue epistemology and the ethics of belief, Jeff Standley contends that these obligations stem from education's core epistemic aims ...
Jeff Standley
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Simple empirical concepts, complex demanding concepts, and topical equilibrium in philosophy [PDF]

Belgrade Philosophical Annual
Philosophy traditionally deals with such lexicalized concepts as WISDOM, VIRTUE, REASON, WORLD VIEW, INFINITE UNIVERSE, and PHILOSOPHY. They trigger interest in philosophy particularly because they are hard to understand and explain.
Lewin Michael
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Teaching Open‐Mindedness for Challenging Classrooms

Educational Theory, Volume 75, Issue 2, Page 292-314, April 2025.
Abstract Whether open‐mindedness (OM) counts as an admirable epistemic aim of education has been a surprisingly contentious matter. Skeptics point out that OM is only contingently truth‐conducive and that open‐minded students may be maladaptive to the hostile epistemic environment outside school. Here, Seunghyun Lee contends that, while these critiques
Seunghyun Lee
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Philosophy and Disagreement

Crítica, 2018
Disagreement as we find it in both the history and the contemporary practice of philosophy is an inadequately understood phenomenon. In this paper I outline and motivate the problem of disagreement, arguing that “hard cases” of disagreement confront us ...
Brian Ribeiro
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Educating Open‐Mindedness through Philosophy in Schools

Educational Theory, Volume 75, Issue 2, Page 315-326, April 2025.
Abstract Closed‐mindedness is a characteristic trait of irresponsible believers. For this reason and others, educators should actively discourage closed‐mindedness in their students. One way to do this is to cultivate its opposing virtue: open‐mindedness.
Danielle Diver
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Analytic Philosophy in Vernacular Language

Crítica, 2018
It is argued that Rodriguez-Pereyra’s proposal that Iberoamerican philosophers should publish all their papers in English is non viable and undesirable.
Guillermo Hurtado
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Intuition‐denial and methods teaching: Prediction, reform, and complication

Metaphilosophy, Volume 56, Issue 2, Page 225-238, April 2025.
Abstract According to a popular theory in philosophical methodology, there is a widespread misconception among philosophers as to their own methods. This misconception is that philosophers use intuitions as evidence. This is a fascinating theory, for various reasons.
James Andow
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Przyszłość nauk humanistycznych w perspektywie metafilozoficznej

Człowiek i Społeczeństwo, 2020
The purpose of this paper is to ponder upon the future of the humanities from a metaphilosophical perspective inspired by G.W.F. Hegel’s philosophy of the history of philosophy.
Cyprian Gawlik Cyprian Gawlik
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