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Who has linked the analysis of modernism or post modernism to Lacan's four discourses?
Who has linked the analysis of modernism or post modernism to Lacan's four discourses?
I mean obviously there's some kinda link between the master's discourse and at least some forms of modernism. I'...
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Does Alvin Plantinga's book Knowledge and Christian Belief offer any substantial updates to Warranted Christian Belief?
The stated primary goal of Plantinga's Knowledge and Christian Belief (2015) was to condense the content of Warranted Christian Belief (2000) into a shorter and more accessible book.
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Philosophy of Action 101
I am looking for a concise introductory work to the philosophy of action, to use as a background text from which to start for a work in the field of social sciences.
After extense review, I haven't ...
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What does it mean to say that two theorems (provable statements) are 'equivalent'?
sometimes one sees/reads assertions such as "[the bounded inverse theorem] is equivalent to both the open mapping theorem and the closed graph theorem", but taken formally and literally this ...
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Problem of Induction in Methodology of History?
Has there been any work done in exploring how the problem of induction applies to the study of history?
It seems to me that many historical inferences might require a sort of uniformity of human/...
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Does Kant anywhere "rationalize" noumena on, say, moral grounds?
I ask in the context of reading various "new realists" or "objective oriented ontologists”. To my reading, many of these thinkers would like to return to Kant's attempt to unify both ...
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Is it even possible to know, from the outside, whether a physical system is conscious?
I take it for granted that other humans, and other higher animals like chimpanzees and dogs and cats, are conscious. But is it even possible to know, from the outside, whether a physical system is ...
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Where can I learn more about Ancient Egyptian philosophy?
So far, I've read the Ancient Egyptian philosophy article on wiki. Are there other sources where I can learn about this arcane and hazy subject?
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Any electronic versions of philosophical texts structured like biblehub?
Biblehub is absolutely awesome. It contains any possible tools a scholar could dream of.
I wonder if anybody did similar work with any philosophical texts? I personally would greatly benefit from a ...
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Did Popper ever mention Rand and vice versa?
I’ve read a lot of Karl Popper’s writings and a fair amount of Ayn Rand’s.
It seems odd that two of the most influential philosophers of the 20th century never talk about each other or address each ...
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Recommendation for references on the philosophy of space and time
I am a mathematician by training but I have absolutely no formal (or even informal) training in philosophy. I am also beginning a project to write short stories with a heavy focus on mathematics, in ...
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Seeking references on the ontological basis of 'cultural appropriation' to cure my confusion
Disclaimer: Cultural appropriation is an emotionally charged topic and is criticized by a number of intellectuals, and my intent is to determine the philosophical grounding of the topic through vetted ...
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Is there an analogue of MathSciNet for philosophy?
MathSciNet is a mathematical database for papers and books on the various branches of math. Is there something analogous for philosophy? That is, is there a philosophical database for papers and books ...
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Cassirer and the Categorical Imperative
I've been reading some of the shorter works of the neo-Kantian and proto-semiologist Ernst Cassirer. While I find him a valuable bridge across the "continental divide," I'm not sure yet that ...
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To what extent is the notion of "common" of philosophical interest?
The 2021 theme for a french competitive philosophical exam is: "the common". I'm not sure the expression really makes sense in English. In French, it is the adjective "commun" ( ...
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