Friedman, Price, Quine & Carnap
Shawn C.This blog post analyzes the complex interrelations and debates between key philosophical figures Rudolf Carnap, W.V. Quine, Michael Friedman...
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Two Dogmas of Empiricism – W.V.O Quine
Introduction: Paper and the Author: Willard Van Orman Quine (1908–2000) was an influential American philosopher and logician known for his…
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Motivation – Epistemic Work
I favor internal epistemic justification over external ones. These are my brief thoughts, not a rigorous argument, on why we…
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Cognitive Focus – Imogen Dickie
Dickie rejects causal and descriptive theories of reference and aboutness and argues for an alternate theory called "cognitive focus."
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Radical Externalism – Srinivasan
This article challenges internalist epistemic justification by presenting social situations that favor externalist epistemic justification...
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