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Philosophy

1996

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What Assertion Is Not, Robert J. Stainton Oct 1996

What Assertion Is Not, Robert J. Stainton

Robert J. Stainton

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Book Review Of, Nietzsche: Ethics Of An Immoralist, R. Kevin Hill Apr 1996

Book Review Of, Nietzsche: Ethics Of An Immoralist, R. Kevin Hill

Philosophy Faculty Publications and Presentations

Reviews the book "Ethics of an Immoralist" by Peter Berkowitz

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The Semblance Of Ideologies And Scientific Theories And The Constitution Of Facts, Rory J. Conces Jan 1996

The Semblance Of Ideologies And Scientific Theories And The Constitution Of Facts, Rory J. Conces

Philosophy Faculty Publications

Responding to those who want to consign ideologies to the dustbin of history, I make what is perhaps an unexpected connection between ideologies and scientific theories to ward off what may amount to be an assault on the former's cognitive value. Although there are significant differences between ideologies and scientific theories, particularly in terms of objectivity and openness to innovation, I find that they are similar insofar as each is a cognitive fund which allows us to make sense of the world that we live in. Part of the sense-making quality of scientific theories is that they allow us to …

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Logos-Sophia, Pittsburg State University Philosophical Society Jan 1996

Logos-Sophia, Pittsburg State University Philosophical Society

LOGOS-SOPHIA: The Journal of the PSU Philosophical Society

Logos-Sophia, Volume 8, Spring 1996. The Journal of the Pittsburg State University Philosophical Society has largely been a student publication with occasional faculty contributions.

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Completeness And Indeterministic Causation, Scott Devito Dec 1995

Completeness And Indeterministic Causation, Scott Devito

Scott DeVito

In The Chances of Explanation, Paul Humphreys presents a metaphysical analysis of causation. In this paper, I argue that this analysis is flawed. Humphrey’s model of causality incorporates three completeness requirements. I show that these completeness requirements, when applied in the world, force us to take causally irrelevant factors to be causally relevant. On this basis, I argue that Humphreys’ analysis should be rejected.

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