Abstract: Hinge propositions, or simply 鈥渉inges鈥�, are primitive certainties that we (must) presuppose in our normal inquiries. Recently there has been a lot of interest in hinge epistemology, which is a kind of epistemology that sets the notion of hinge at the center stage. This paper puts forward a dilemma leveled against hinge epistemologists. The…
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Title: Something Must Go Abstract:聽In this talk, we identify a tension between the intensional criterion of property identity and Leibniz鈥檚 Law. In particular, we argue that these two widely accepted criteria, when taken together and examined in light of certain assumptions, offer a circular analysis of the identity of properties and objects.
Abstract: What is the nature of one鈥檚 justification to use a logical principle such as Modus Ponens in reasoning? It is widely agreed amongst epistemologists of logic that such justification cannot be internalist. One key reason offered for this view is that internalist accounts of justification are susceptible to Carroll-style regresses. In this talk, I…
ABSTRACT. 鈥斅燩hilosophers have taken a wide range of approaches to defining health. I offer a pessimistic take on such definitional projects. I will argue, not only that extant accounts are flawed, but that no theory which seeks to give a single, unified conceptual definition of health can succeed. ZOOM INFO Meeting ID:聽892 5895 0975 Password:聽ACEW21…
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