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Ludwig Wittgenstein
Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein (Vienne, Autriche-Hongrie, 26 avril 1889 — Cambridge, Royaume-Uni, 29 avril 1951) est un philosophe autrichien, puis britannique, qui apporta des contributions décisiv… more →
Hypokeimenon
Working on Arthur Sullivan's Reference and Structure in the Philosophy of Language
wrote 2 weeks ago: So, I was scouring the Internet for different works on the philosophy of language (why? because, tha … more →
Nominal Description Theory
wrote 1 month ago: Do you ever get the feeling you’re incredibly close to coming to a conclusion or realisation, separa … more →
Naming and Necessity
wrote 2 months ago: I’ll be brief here, because I couldn’t possibly do justice to Kripke’s argument, b … more →
The New Theory of Reference
wrote 2 months ago: In English, there is a distinction between proper nouns and common nouns: e.g. ‘George Washing … more →
The Liar Paradox and Presuppositional Apologetics
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wrote 6 months ago: So Pat Mefford has raised an objection (here, here, and here) to Chris Bolt’s presentation of VanTil … more →
‘aquinas amongst the analytics’
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wrote 6 months ago: I can identify with this: My formal education in philosophy was entirely in the analytic mold and I … more →
Selectors And Semantic vs. Syntactic Arguments
wrote 6 months ago: In case anyone wonders (“feel free to come to the point when you finally decide what it is … more →
The Description Theory of Reference: Gottlob Frege v. Saul Kripke
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wrote 6 months ago: Alright philosophers, so I know I’ve been promising something besides my pensive self-loathing … more →
Kant Totally Allows Shameless Plugs
wrote 7 months ago: Some time ago, I wrote a book. No, I’m not kidding. I wrote a book. With pages…. and wor … more →
COULD I HAVE BEEN A TURNIP? by Dan Deasy
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wrote 7 months ago: What’s possible? What’s necessary? This philsoc talk, given by guest speaker Daniel Deasy, a DPhil s … more →
Michael J. Loux on “The Necessary and the Possible” (2006)
wrote 7 months ago: In his book Metaphysics: A Contemporary Introduction (2006) [1], Michael J. Loux tackles the problem … more →
The Weakness of the Kit-Kat Analogy
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wrote 10 months ago: It is ironic that the Kit-Kat Analogy has been used to explain the continuation of the history of Ra … more →
Possibility Is Just Lack of Contradiction
wrote 1 year ago: See here for the Finnish version: Mahdollisuus tarkoittaa vain ristiriidattomuutta Things being poss … more →
Mahdollisuus tarkoittaa vain ristiriidattomuutta
wrote 1 year ago: See here for the English version: Possibility Is Just Lack of Contradiction Se, että jokin on mahdol … more →
Kripke resigns as report alleges he faked results of thought experiments
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wrote 1 year ago: “Did I tamper with the results? It’s possible.” Uttered by anyone else, this would … more →
'A puzzle about beliefs' de Saul Kripke
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wrote 1 year ago: Prin limbaj desemnam anumite locuri, persoane, situatii, etc. O facem folosind termenii singulari, a … more →
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wrote 1 year ago: Ken writes: I’ve just realised that, as well as being the number of our house, and the number … more →
Kripke for beginners
wrote 2 years ago: Here’s a great post in the New York Times (via my chum David Livingstone Smith) on one of the … more →
Ludwig Wittgenstein
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wrote 2 years ago: Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein (Vienne, Autriche-Hongrie, 26 avril 1889 — Cambridge, Royaume-Uni, … more →
