Abstract: Meinong’s object theory is thought by many to be inconsistent聽(or even trivial). Indeed, its most straightforward formalisation in聽second-order logic is. However, contemporary logicians have developed聽more subtle formalisations of Meinong’s…
Abstract. 鈥� Conceptual engineering (CE) is the area of philosophy dedicated to assessing and improving our representational devices. Experimental philosophy (XPhi) focuses on using techniques from experimental psychology and cognitive…
Title: ‘Blame and the Suberogatory’ Abstract: In this paper the claim that some actions are blameworthy even if they are not wrong is defended. Suberogatory actions, which generally involve people…
Title: On Numbers as Kinds Abstract: I discuss the neo-aristotelian ontology presented in Lowe (2006), drawing particular attention at Lowe鈥檚 notions of objects and pluralities, and his conception of natural…
Title: Quotative 鈥楤e Like鈥� (joint work with Andreas Stokke (Uppsala)) Abstract:聽 There are a variety of familiar ways of talking about our mental states and speech acts, such as direct…
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