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Structuralism, Empiricism, and Newman's Objection

Principia: An International Journal of Epistemology, 2019
Newman’s objection can be used to argue that structuralism fails to specify a unique structure for the unobservable world, and hence, one can argue, it is ultimately a trivial task to determine the structure that the world ultimately has. Provided there
Otávio Bueno, Thomas Meier
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Carnap Sentences and the Newman Problem [PDF]

, 2015
In this paper I discuss the Newman problem in the context of contemporary epistemic structural realism (ESR). I formulate Newman’s objection in terms that apply to today’s ESR and then evaluate a defence of ESR based on
Gogianu, Larisa Ioana
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Derrida and meaning : the problem of authorial intention : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in English at Massey University [PDF]

, 1985
This thesis examines Jacques Derrida's deconstructive critique of the logocentric concept of meaning and.proposes that Derrida's critique maintains the importance of authorial intention for literary critical practice.
Molloy, Harvey Lees
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Pragmatic visionary : the prescriptions of American independent filmmaker John Sayles : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Media Studies at Massey University, Albany, New Zealand [PDF]

, 2001
This thesis is concerned with the exploration and analysis of the style, themes and issues of American independent filmmaker John Sayles. Up until the time of writing (2001) Sayles has made and released twelve feature length films and from this oeuvre I ...
Stanley, Vivienne Frances
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Exploring the role of structuralist methodology in the neuroscience of consciousness: a defense and analysis. [PDF]

Neurosci Conscious, 2023
Kob L.
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GÊNESE E MEMÓRIA DO ESTRUTURALISMO COMO PARADIGMA DE INTERPRETAÇÃO NO DISCURSO DAS CIÊNCIAS HUMANAS NO SÉCULO XX [PDF]

, 2009
This article analyses the relationships between Russian Formalism and Structuralism, and the historical conditions of the emergence of structuralism, like an interpretation´s paradigm on the Human Sciences, can be comprehended as a social memory of the ...
Halysson Dias Santos
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Neurophenomenal structuralism. A philosophical agenda for a structuralist neuroscience of consciousness. [PDF]

Neurosci Conscious, 2022
Lyre H.
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Il personaggio in guisa d’umano. Un concetto in transizione tra strutturalismo e antropologia

Polythesis
This contribution examines character as an anthropological problem, by comparing the emergence of the ‘human-character’ in Debenedetti with a need, endemic to Structuralism, to define narrative subjectivities by means of less anthropocentric terms. Thus,
Niccolò Monti
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Mathematical Representation: Playing a Role [PDF]

, 2013
The primary justification for mathematical structuralism is its capacity to explain two observations about mathematical objects, typically natural numbers. Non-eliminative structuralism attributes these features to the particular ontology of mathematics.
Hodesdon, Kate
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Transcendental idealism and structuralism

Etnoantropološki Problemi, 2016
The author examines possible analogies between Kant’s transcendental idealism and de Saussure’s and Levi-Strauss’s structuralism, in order to analyse if the former can be understood as a predecessor for the later.
Ivan Vuković
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