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...
Read More
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…
Read More
Empiricism, Semantics, and Ontology – Carnap
In "Empiricism, Semantics, and Ontology," Carnap attempts to show how our languages refer to abstract entities and are compatible with…
Read More
Event-causal Indeterminism & Free Will
The debate around free will and determinism remains a central issue in philosophy. Navigating this complex discourse, Laura W. Ekstrom,…
Read More
Cognitive Focus – Imogen Dickie
Dickie rejects causal and descriptive theories of reference and aboutness and argues for an alternate theory called "cognitive focus."
Read More
A Radical Metaphysical Postulate?
A Speculative Metaphysical Postulate: Existence is like a complex mathematical equation equaling 0. But my opinions are often wrong.
Read More
Suspending the Concept of an Afterlife
Let us suppose that gatekeepers of the transcendental world, our imperfect gods, are interested in inviting new members from Earth,…
Read More