Four Tails Problems For Dynamical Collapse Theories,
2015
Chapman University
Four Tails Problems For Dynamical Collapse Theories, Kelvin J. Mcqueen
Philosophy Faculty Articles and Research
The primary quantum mechanical equation of motion entails that measurements typically do not have determinate outcomes, but result in superpositions of all possible outcomes. Dynamical collapse theories (e.g. GRW) supplement this equation with a stochastic Gaussian collapse function, intended to collapse the superposition of outcomes into one outcome. But the Gaussian collapses are imperfect in a way that leaves the superpositions intact. This is the tails problem. There are several ways of making this problem more precise. But many authors dismiss the problem without considering the more severe formulations. Here I distinguish four distinct tails problems. The first (bare tails …
Moral Disagreement And Audi's Account Of Moral Intuitionism,
2015
Western Michigan University
Moral Disagreement And Audi's Account Of Moral Intuitionism, Dustin Michael Sigsbee
The Hilltop Review
In Moral Perception Robert Audi advocates for an intuitionist account of moral perception in which a moral agent of the proper disposition can use emotion and intuition as a means of supporting or justifying knowledge claims concerning certain moral truths or propositions. Since emotion and intuition can vary from agent to agent and neither agent would be better disposed to claim priority for their emotion or intuition over that of the other agent this opens Audi’s account up to possible instances of problematic disagreement. For this reason, I argue that agents in this intuitionist picture ought to remain epistemically agnostic …
Fellow Creatures: The Humean Case For Animal Ethics,
2015
Georgia College and State University
Fellow Creatures: The Humean Case For Animal Ethics, Robert M. Causey
Between the Species
In this article, I follow up on a suggestion made by Josephine Donovan that a Hume-inspired ethic of sympathy would be a better foundation for an animal ethic than more rationalistic approaches of both utilitarianism and deontology. I then expand on Donovan’s suggestion by further suggesting that Hume’s “sentiment of humanity” could easily be expanded to include other animals. Hume’s ethic of sympathy, I argue, answers the need for an ethic that is at once both personal, contextual, and sufficiently universalizable to incorporate the political need for something like justice. I say, “something like justice,” because animals are explicitly ruled …
Quentin Meillassoux: Philosophy In The Making,
2015
American University in Cairo
Quentin Meillassoux: Philosophy In The Making, Graham Harman
Faculty Books
An in-depth study of the emerging French philosopher Quentin Meillassoux Freshly called to a professorship at the Sorbonne, and described as the fastest-rising French philosopher since Derrida, Meillassoux's star has continued to rise. This expanded edition of the only book on Meillassoux remains the best introduction to one of Europe's most promising thinkers. In this expanded edition of his landmark 2011 work on Meillassoux, Graham Harman assesses Meillassoux's publications in English so far, covering new materials not available to the Anglophone reader at the time of the first edition. Along with Meillassoux's startling book on Mallarm's poem 'Un coup de …
Mass Additivity And A Priori Entailment,
2015
Chapman University
Mass Additivity And A Priori Entailment, Kelvin J. Mcqueen
Philosophy Faculty Articles and Research
The principle of mass additivity states that the mass of a composite object is the sum of the masses of its elementary components. Mass additivity is true in Newtonian mechanics but false in special relativity. Physicists have explained why mass additivity is true in Newtonian mechanics by reducing it to Newton’s microphysical laws. This reductive explanation does not fit well with deducibility theories of reductive explanation such as the modern Nagelian theory of reduction, and the a priori entailment theory of reduction that is prominent in the philosophy of mind. Nonetheless, I argue that a reconstruction of the explanation that …
Replies To Brons And Mou On Wang Chong And Pluralism,
2015
Colorado State University, USA
Replies To Brons And Mou On Wang Chong And Pluralism, Alexus Mcleod
Comparative Philosophy
No abstract provided.
Rooted And Rootless Pluralist Approaches To Truth:Two Distinct Interpretations Of Wang Chong’S Account,
2015
San Jose State University, USA
Rooted And Rootless Pluralist Approaches To Truth:Two Distinct Interpretations Of Wang Chong’S Account, Bo Mou
Comparative Philosophy
No abstract provided.
Wang Chong, Truth, And Quasi-Pluralism,
2015
Lakeland College Japan Campus, and Department of Philosophy, Nihon University, Japan
Wang Chong, Truth, And Quasi-Pluralism, Lajos L. Brons
Comparative Philosophy
No abstract provided.
Heidegger And Indian Thinking:
The Hermeneutic Of A “Belonging-Together”
Of Negation And Affirmation
,
2015
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India
Heidegger And Indian Thinking: The Hermeneutic Of A “Belonging-Together” Of Negation And Affirmation , Jaison D. Vallooran
Comparative Philosophy
No abstract provided.
Health As Human Nature And Critique Of Culture
In Nietzsche And Zhuang Zi
,
2015
Binghamton University, USA
Health As Human Nature And Critique Of Culture In Nietzsche And Zhuang Zi , Danesh Singh
Comparative Philosophy
No abstract provided.
Performativity, Social Ontology, And The Uses
Of Narratives In Latin America
,
2015
Texas State University, USA
Performativity, Social Ontology, And The Uses Of Narratives In Latin America , Ivan Marquez
Comparative Philosophy
No abstract provided.
The Bhagavad Gita’S Ethical Syncretism,
2015
Department of Philosophy, Mount Allison University, Canada
The Bhagavad Gita’S Ethical Syncretism, Roopen Majithia
Comparative Philosophy
No abstract provided.
Hazel Barnes And Octavio Paz:Two Existentialist And Pan-American Philosophies Of Education,
2015
Millersville University, USA
Hazel Barnes And Octavio Paz:Two Existentialist And Pan-American Philosophies Of Education, John Kaiser Ortiz
Comparative Philosophy
No abstract provided.
Personal Identity, Moral Agency And Liang-Zhi:
A Comparative Study Of
Korsgaard And Wang Yangming
,
2015
Simian Institute for Advanced Studies in Humanities, East China Normal University
Personal Identity, Moral Agency And Liang-Zhi: A Comparative Study Of Korsgaard And Wang Yangming , Tzu-Li Chang
Comparative Philosophy
No abstract provided.
Wittgenstein And Buddhism?
On Alleged Affinities With Zen And Madhyamaka
,
2015
Militärakademie and der Eidgenössischen Technischen Hochschule Zürich, Switzerland
Wittgenstein And Buddhism? On Alleged Affinities With Zen And Madhyamaka , Florian Demont-Biaggi
Comparative Philosophy
No abstract provided.
Editor's Words,
2015
San Jose State University
Vol 6 No 1 Contents Page,
2015
San Jose State University
Vol 6 No 1 Information Page,
2015
San Jose State University
Vol 6 No 1 Information Page, Comparative Philosophy
Comparative Philosophy
No abstract provided.
Vol 6 No 1 Cover Page,
2015
San Jose State University
Vol 6 No 1 Cover Page, Comparative Philosophy
Comparative Philosophy
No abstract provided.
Needs, Desires, Fears, And Freedom,
2015
Cleveland State University
Needs, Desires, Fears, And Freedom, George Cain
The Downtown Review: An Interdisciplinary Journal Written and Peer-Reviewed by Mandel Honors College Students at Cleveland State University
No abstract provided.
