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Reconstructing The Unity Of Mathematics Circa 1900, David J. Stump
Reconstructing The Unity Of Mathematics Circa 1900, David J. Stump
Philosophy
Standard histories of mathematics and of analytic philosophy contend that work on the foundations of mathematics was motivated by a crisis such as the discovery of paradoxes in set theory or the discovery of non-Euclidean geometries. Recent scholarship, however, casts doubt on the standard histories, opening the way for consideration of an alternative motive for the study of the foundations of mathematics -- unification. Work on foundations has shown that diverse mathematical practices could be integrated into a single framework of axiomatic systems and that much of mathematics could be expressed in a single language. The new framework was the …
Act-Evaluation, Willing, And Double Effect, Thomas A. Cavanaugh
Act-Evaluation, Willing, And Double Effect, Thomas A. Cavanaugh
Philosophy
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Aquinas's Account Of Double Effect, Thomas A. Cavanaugh
Aquinas's Account Of Double Effect, Thomas A. Cavanaugh
Philosophy
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Double-Effect And The Ethical Significance Of Distinct Volitional States, Thomas A. Cavanaugh
Double-Effect And The Ethical Significance Of Distinct Volitional States, Thomas A. Cavanaugh
Philosophy
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The Nazi! Accusation And Current U.S. Proposals, Thomas A. Cavanaugh
The Nazi! Accusation And Current U.S. Proposals, Thomas A. Cavanaugh
Philosophy
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Hegel, Reason, And Idealism, Philip J. Kain
Hegel, Reason, And Idealism, Philip J. Kain
Philosophy
In this article I want to focus on the central role that scientific reason plays, for Hegel, in leading us toward idealism, yet its complete failure to adequately establish idealism, and, oddly enough, the way in which this failure turns into a most interesting success by anchoring idealism and thus preserving us from solipsism. To bring all of this into relief, I must attend to Hegel’s differences with Kant.