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Constitutivism without Normative Thresholds [PDF]
, 2017 Constitutivist accounts in metaethics explain the normative standards in a domain by appealing to the constitutive features of its members. The success of these accounts turns on whether they can explain the connection between normative standards and the
Lindeman, Kathryn
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Analytic Philosophy and Cognitive Norms
Monist, 1999 Analytic philosophy requires the existence of cognitive norms, both in the sense of epistemic norms of belief formation and in the sense of norms apt to be known. Hence the difference between the analytic philosopher and the continental philosopher is not purely stylistic.
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Assertion: a function first account [PDF]
, 2018 This paper aims to develop a novel account of the normativity of assertion. Its core thesis is that assertion has an etiological epistemic function, viz. to generate knowledge in hearers. In conjunction with a general account of etiological functions and
Kelp, Christoph
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Norms and the meaning of omissive enabling conditions [PDF]
, 2019 People often reason about omissions. One line of research shows that people can distinguish between the semantics of omissive causes and omissive enabling conditions: for instance, not flunking out of college enabled you (but didn’t cause you) to ...
Bello, Paul +3 more
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Constituting Over Constitutions
University of Bologna Law Review, 2021 In philosophy, legal theory and law, the Grundnorm, or basic norm, is often assumed to be the constitution, or that which overrides other norms. That is incorrect. This paper argues that the grundnorm should be the norm which regulates human procreation.
Carter Dillard
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Bio‐based and (semi‐)synthetic zwitterion‐modified novel materials and fully synthetic next‐generation alternatives show the importance of material design for different biomedical applications. The zwitterionic character affects the physiochemical behavior of the material and deepens the understanding of chemical interaction mechanisms within the ...
Theresa M. Lutz +3 more
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Playing with Philosophical Puzzles: What Happens when Legal and Moral Norms face Jørgensen’s Dilemma
Filosofia Unisinos, 2016 This article aims to evaluate the relations between law and logic concerning the particular aspect of the creation of a norm. It is commonly accepted among lawyers that the “new” norm is generated via a practical syllogism, constituted by a general norm
Juliele Maria Sievers
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.This review explores functional and responsive materials for triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) in sustainable smart agriculture. It examines how particulate contamination and dirt affect charge transfer and efficiency. Environmental challenges and strategies to enhance durability and responsiveness are outlined, including active functional layers ...
Rafael R. A. Silva +9 more
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.This study demonstrates a Maya blue‐inspired hybrid solar evaporator using commercial black acrylic paint, achieving 98% solar‐thermal conversion efficiency and 2.39 kg m−2 h−1 water evaporation rate through a durable, hydrophilic organic–inorganic structure that enables scalable, cost‐effective desalination and wastewater purification.
Dao Thi Dung +5 more
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Normativity in the Philosophy of Science [PDF]
Metaphilosophy, 2019 AbstractThis paper analyzes what it means for philosophy of science to be normative. It argues that normativity is a multifaceted phenomenon rather than a general feature that a philosophical theory either has or lacks. It analyzes the normativity of philosophy of science by articulating three ways in which a philosophical theory can be normative ...
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