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207Une classe de conceptsSemiotica 139 (139): 211-226. 2002.Je m'attache dans le présent article à élaborer la construction d'une classe générale de concepts, qui intègre notamment un certain nombre de contraires polarisés d'usage courant. Le point de départ de cette construction ne réside pas dans des concepts usuels, lexicalisés, c'est-à-dire pour lesquels il existe un mot correspondant dans le langage courant propre à une langue donnée. A l'inverse, la démarche qui préside à la construction de la présente classe de concepts consiste dans une définitio…Read more
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480The Problem of the Relationships between Love-Hate-IndifferenceSemiotica 2004 (152-1-4): 251-260. 2004.In Franceschi (2002), I presented a theory based on the matrices of concepts aiming at providing an alternative to the classification proposed by Greimas, in the field of paradigmatic analysis. The problem of specifying the relationships of the concepts of love, hate and indifference, arises in this construction. I attach myself to describe the problem of the love-hate-indifference relationships in detail, and several solutions that have been proposed to solve it. Finally I expose a solution to …Read more
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453Une application des n-univers a l'argument de l'apocalypse et au paradoxe de GoodmanDissertation, University of Corsica. 2002.Several philosophical problems are based on an analogy between a real situation and a probabilistic model. Such problems are based on urn analogies. The present dissertation aims to describe and implement a methodology oriented towards the resolution of philosophical problems based on an urn analogy. This methodology is based on the use of the n-universes. To this end, I describe first the n-universes in a detailed way. I also discuss the difficulties of the theory of n-universes related to the …Read more
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456The Doomsday Argument and Hempel's Problem[Journal (on-Line/Unpaginated)] 29 (1): 139-156. 1999.English translation of a paper originally published in French in the Canadian Journal of Philosophy under the title 'Comment l'urne de Carter et Leslie se déverse dans celle de Hempel'. In this paper, I present firstly a solution to Hempel's Problem. I recall secondly the solution to the Doomsday Argument described in my previous Une Solution pour l'Argument de l'Apocalypse (Canadian Journal of Philosophy, 1998) and remark that both solutions are based on a similar line of reasoning. I show thir…Read more
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130Le plan dialectique: Pour une alternative au paradigmeSemiotica 2003 (146): 351-365. 2003.Dans Franceschi (2002), j’ai présenté une théorie qui se propose de constituer une alternative à la classification proposée par Greimas dans le domaine de l’analyse paradigmatique. Dans le présent article, je m’attache à tirer les conséquences de cette théorie en l’appliquant à la technique de conception de plan. En matière de plan dialectique, le paradigme actuel est en effet le plan du type thèse-antithèse-synthèse. Cette forme de plan est largement répandue et son usage se révèle consensuel. …Read more
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708John Leslie, Infinite Minds, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2001, 234 pages. (review)Philosophiques 30 (2): 453-455. 2003.Review of John Leslie, Infinite Minds, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2001, 234 p
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167This paper presents a novel objection to ontological arguments. This objection aims at showing that ontological arguments in general, given the intrinsic nature of their conclusion, are of an impossible nature. The argument rests on the fact that conclusive ontological arguments would contradict the very nature of God.
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174Comment l'Urne de Carter et Leslie se Déverse dans celle de HempelCanadian Journal of Philosophy 29 (1): 139-156. 1999.Le philosophe mit le pied sur la première marche du futurotron. C'était la première fois qu'il utilisait cet appareil pour ses recherches. Bien qu'il vienne seulement d'être mis au point et qu'il ne soit encore qu'à l'état de prototype, ce futurotron pouvait décidément rendre de grands services. De nombreux chercheurs de différentes disciplines l'avaient d'ailleurs déjà utilisé de manière très fructueuse. Le philosophe prit place aux côtés du pilote sur le siège avant de la machine. - Quel est l…Read more
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790L’argument de la Simulation et le problème de la classe de référence : le point de vue du contextualisme dialectiquePhilosophiques 43 (2): 371-389. 2014.Paul Franceschi | : Je présente dans cet article une analyse de l’argument de la Simulation selon le point de vue du contextualisme dialectique, fondée sur le problème de la classe de référence. Je décris tout d’abord l’argument de la Simulation de manière détaillée. J’identifie ensuite la classe de référence et j’applique successivement l’argument à trois classes de référence distinctes : les simulations conscientes de leur propre nature de simulation, les simulations imparfaites et les simulat…Read more
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3Paradigmatic analysis of a corpus of proverbs with the help of concept matricesSemiotica 167 (1-4): 271-282. 2007.In Franceschi (2002), I described a theory based on matrices of concepts that aims at constituting an alternative to the classification proposed by Greimas, in the field of paradigmatic analysis. I proceed here to apply the matrices of concepts to the study of a corpus of Corsican proverbs. I recall briefly first the framework of matrices of concepts. I further describe the structure of proverbial theses, and I expose then the results of the corresponding analysis. English translation of a paper…Read more
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865Complements to a Theory of Cognitive DistortionsJournal de Thérapie Comportementale Et Cognitive 17 (2): 1-6. 2007.The purpose of this study is to describe a conceptual framework for cognitive distortions, which notably allows to specify more accurately their intrinsic relationships. This conceptual framework aims at inserting itself within the apparatus of cognitive therapy and of critical thinking. The present analysis is based on the following fundamental concepts: the reference class, the duality and the system of taxa. With the help of these three notions, each cognitive distortion can be defined. A dis…Read more
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89Le problème des relations amour-haine-indifférenceSemiotica 2004 (152 - 1/4): 251-260. 2004.Dans Franceschi (2002), j'ai présenté une théorie basée sur les matrices de concepts qui se propose de constituer une alternative à la classification proposée par Greimas, dans le domaine de l'analyse paradigmatique. Le problème de la détermination des relations existant entre les concepts d'amour, de haine et d'indifférence, se pose dans cette construction. Je m'attache ainsi à décrire le problème des relations amour-haine-indifférence de manière détaillée, ainsi que plusieurs solutions qui ont…Read more
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390Joseph Vidal-Rosset, Qu'est-ce qu'un paradoxe?, Paris, Vrin, coll. «Chemins philosophiques», 2004, 120 pages.Philosophiques 32 (2): 474-476. 2005.
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126Causalité et lots de la nature Max Kistler Collection «Mathésis» Paris, Librairie Philosophique J. Vrin, 1999, 311 pDialogue 43 (1): 192-. 2004.L’ouvrage de Max Kistler Causalité et lois de la nature fait suite à la thèse de doctorat de l’auteur et à une série d’articles. Il est à noter qu’une traduction anglaise de Causalité et lois de la nature, à paraître chez Routledge dans la collection «Routledge Studies in Twentieth-Century Philosophy», est également en préparation. Kistler développe dans cet ouvrage une théorie originale de la causalité, qu’il défend de manière élaborée en répondant à un certain nombre d’objections et en montran…Read more
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704I describe in this paper an ontological solution to the Sleeping Beauty problem. I begin with describing the hyper-entanglement urn experiment. I restate first the Sleeping Beauty problem from a wider perspective than the usual opposition between halfers and thirders. I also argue that the Sleeping Beauty experiment is best modelled with the hyper-entanglement urn. I draw then the consequences of considering that some balls in the hyper-entanglement urn have ontologically different properties fr…Read more
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837A solution to Goodman's paradoxDialogue 40 (1): 99-123. 2001.English translation of a paper intially publisdhed in French in Dialogue under the title 'Une solution pour le paradoxe de Goodman'. In the classical version of Goodman's paradox, the universe where the problem takes place is ambiguous. The conditions of induction being accurately described, I define then a framework of n-universes, allowing the distinction, among the criteria of a given n-universe, between constants and variables. Within this framework, I distinguish between two versions of the…Read more
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277The present article proposes a logical account of delusions, which are regarded as conclusions resulting from fallacious arguments. This leads to distinguish between primary, secondary, ..., n-ary types of delusional arguments. Examples of delusional arguments leading to delusion of reference, delusion of influence, thought-broadcasting delusion and delusion of grandeur are described and then analyzed. This suggests finally a way susceptible of improving the efficiency of cognitive therapy for d…Read more
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823A Logical Defence of Maher’s Model of Polythematic DelusionsJournal of Philosophical Research 35 (2): 451-475. 2010.We proceed to describe a model for the formation and maintenance of polythematic delusions encountered in schizophrenia, which is in adequacy with Brendan Maher's account of delusions. Polythematic delusions are considered here as the conclusions of arguments triggered by apophenia that include some very common errors of reasoning such as post hoc fallacy and confirmation bias. We describe first the structure of reasoning which leads to delusions of reference, of telepathy and of influence, by d…Read more
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390A Third Route to the Doomsday ArgumentJournal of Philosophical Research 34 263-278. 2002.In this paper, I present a solution to the Doomsday argument based on a third type of solution, by contrast to, on the one hand, the Carter-Leslie view and, on the other hand, the Eckhardt et al. analysis. I begin by strengthening both competing models by highlighting some variations of their original models, which renders them less vulnerable to several objections. I then describe a third line of solution, which incorporates insights from both Leslie and Eckhardt’s models and fits more adequate…Read more
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542I describe in this paper the basic elements of the n-universes, a methodological tool originally introduced in Franceschi (2001) in the context of the study of Goodman's paradox. As the n-universes can be used in wide-ranging applications, such as thought experiments, I describe them from an essentially pragmatic standpoint, i.e. by describing accurately the step-by-step process which leads to a given modelisation.
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175In this paper, I present a polar concept argument for the existence of abstract objects. After recalling the fundamentals concerning the debate about the existence of abstracta, I present in a detailed way the argument for the existence of abstracta. I offer two different variations of the argument: one, deductive and the other, inductive. The argument rests primarily on the fact that our universe is well-balanced. This well-balanced property results from the fact that all instantiable polar dua…Read more
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627A Third Route to the Doomsday ArgumentJournal of Philosophical Research 34 263-278. 2009.In this paper, I present a solution to the Doomsday argument based on a third type of solution, by contrast to, on the one hand, the Carter-Leslie view and, on the other hand, the Eckhardt et al. analysis. I begin by strengthening both competing models by highlighting some variations of their original models, which renders them less vulnerable to several objections. I then describe a third line of solution, which incorporates insights from both Leslie and Eckhardt’s models and fits more adequate…Read more
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939A Dichotomic Analysis of the Surprise Examination ParadoxPhilosophiques 32 (2): 399-421. 2005.This paper proposes a new framework to solve the surprise examination paradox. I survey preliminary the main contributions to the literature related to the paradox. I introduce then a distinction between a monist and a dichotomic analysis of the paradox. With the help of a matrix notation, I also present a dichotomy that leads to distinguish two basically and structurally different notions of surprise, which are respectively based on a conjoint and a disjoint structure. I describe then how Quine…Read more
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98Analyse paradigmatique d'un corpus de proverbes à l'aide des matrices de conceptsSemiotica 2007 (167): 271-282. 2007.Dans Franceschi (2002), j'ai présenté une théorie basée sur les matrices de concepts qui se propose de constituer une alternative à la classification proposée par Greimas, dans le domaine de l'analyse paradigmatique. Je m'attache ici à appliquer les matrices de concepts à l'analyse d'un corpus constitué de proverbes corses. Je rappelle tout d'abord brièvement le modèle des matrices de concepts. Je décris également la structure des thèses proverbiales, avant de présenter les résultats de l'analys…Read more
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