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16Vitalism and teleology in the natural philosophy of Nehemiah GrewBritish Journal for the History of Science 36 (1): 63-81. 2003.This essay examines some aspects of the early history of the vitalism/mechanism controversies by examining the work of Nehemiah Grew in relation to that of Henry More , Francis Glisson and the more mechanistically inclined members of the Royal Society. I compliment and critically comment on John Henry's exploration of active principles in pre-Newtonian mechanist thought. The postulation of ‘active matter’ can be seen as an important support for the new experimental philosophy, but it has theolog…Read more
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15John Foster , A World For Us: The Case for Phenomenalistic Idealism . Reviewed byPhilosophy in Review 30 (6): 397-399. 2010.
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10Anscombe On ‘I’Philosophical Quarterly 47 (189): 507-511. 1997.I examine the main arguments of Elizabeth Anscombe’s difficult but fecund paper ‘The First Person’. Anscombe argues that the first‐person singular is not a device of reference, and, in particular, that it is not a device of indexical reference. Both arguments fail, but in ways that we can learn from.
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10Bermúdez on Self–ConsciousnessPhilosophical Quarterly 53 (210): 96-101. 2003.I argue that José Luis Bermúdez has not shown that there is a paradox in our concept of self–consciousness. The deflationary theory is not a plausible theory of self–consciousness, so its paradoxicality is irrelevant. A more plausible theory, ‘the simple theory’, is not paradoxical. However, I do think there is a puzzle about the connection between self–consciousness and ‘I’–thoughts.
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7Lampert on the Fixity of the PastOrganon F: Medzinárodný Časopis Pre Analytickú Filozofiu 31 (1): 90-93. 2024.
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6Backwards Causation and Max Black's Abominable ConjunctionThink 23 (66): 33-35. 2024.Philosophers dispute whether an effect can be earlier than its cause (i.e. whether backwards causation can occur). For example, could a trainwreck cause a psychic to have earlier knowledge of it? Max Black tried to show backwards causation to be impossible but he failed to do so, or so I will argue. Nonetheless, his famous article can still teach us something important about certain cases of backwards causation.
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3William J. Fitzpatrick, Teleology and the Norms of Nature Reviewed byPhilosophy in Review 21 (6): 419-422. 2001.
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2Gerhard Preyer and Frank Siebelt, eds., Reality and Humean Supervenience: Essays on the Philosophy of David Lewis Reviewed byPhilosophy in Review 22 (5): 356-358. 2002.
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1Peter Carruthers and Peter K. Smith, eds., Theories of Theories of Mind Reviewed byPhilosophy in Review 16 (5): 319-322. 1996.
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Peter Carruthers and Peter K. Smith, eds., Theories of Theories of Mind (review)Philosophy in Review 16 319-322. 1996.
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William J. Fitzpatrick, Teleology and the Norms of Nature (review)Philosophy in Review 21 419-422. 2001.
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Areas of Specialization
Metaphysics |
Philosophy of Mind |
17th/18th Century Philosophy |
Areas of Interest
Metaphysics |
Philosophy of Mind |
20th Century Philosophy |
17th/18th Century Philosophy |