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Metaphor, skepticism, understanding Metaphor, skepticism, understanding
Ilha do Desterro, 2010 <p align="left">This paper examines the idea that metaphor is a basic cognitive tool from a Wittgensteinian point of view. One specific aspect of Wittgenstein’s legacy is explored, namely his account of verbal understanding.
Helena Martins
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Moderate Modal Skepticism [PDF]
, 2018 This paper examines "moderate modal skepticism", a form of skepticism about metaphysical modality defended by Peter van Inwagen in order to blunt the force of certain modal arguments in the philosophy of religion.
Juhani Yli-Vakkuri +3 more
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Davison on Skepticism: How not to Respond to the Skeptic
Principia: An International Journal of Epistemology, 2005 In his defense of a coherence theory of truth and knowledge, Donald Davidson insists that (i) we must take the objects of a belief to be the causes of that belief, and (ii) given the nature of beliefs, most of our be-liefs are veridical.
Otávio Bueno
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CoRR, 2012 Appears in Proceedings of the 29th International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML 2012)
Han Liu 0001 +4 more
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Projection, indeterminacy and moral skepticism [PDF]
, 2017 According to moral error theory, morality is something invented, constructed or made; but mistakenly presents itself to us as if it were an independent object of discovery. According to moral constructivism, morality is something invented, constructed or
Lillehammer, Hallvard
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DoisPontos, 2007 In 1802 Hegel publishes in Jena “On the Relationship of Skepticism to Philosophy”. This article has the objective of criticizing the skepticism of Gottlob Ernst Schulze.
Luiz Fernando Barrére Martin
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Modern Literature as a Form of Discourse and Knowledge of Society
SociologiasSince the 1960’s, epistemological skepticism and constructionism have had a firm position in literary studies. Structuralism’s late phase, post-structuralism, certain sub-branches of current narratology, and certain representatives of recent sociology of
Erkki Sevänen
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Studia Gilsoniana, 2020 Modern mathematical physics often claims to make philosophy obsolete. This presentation aims to show that the modern concept of wisdom fundamentally diverges with the thinking of Descartes, that, strictly speaking, at least in his metaphysical first ...
Jason Nehez
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Revue LISA, 2023 Joel and Ethan Coen’s take on No Country for Old Men can be seen as even darker and more pessimistic than the text it stems from. Addressing more directly two of their favorite themes, namely existential misplacement and the end of heroism, they bring a ...
Martin Berny
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Skepticism in ancient Greece [PDF]
, 2020 This bachelor's thesis deals with the topic of skepticism in ancient Greece. By the skepticism is not only meant one of the schools in the Hellenistic period, but also thought attitude based on skeptical relation to the world.
Dědič, Ondřej
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