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David Sosa

University of Texas at Austin
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Princeton University
Department of Philosophy
PhD, 1996
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Areas of Specialization
Metaphysics and Epistemology
Areas of Interest
Epistemology
Metaphilosophy
Metaphysics
Philosophy of Language
Philosophy of Mind
M&E, Misc
Meta-Ethics
Value Theory, Miscellaneous
Metaphysics and Epistemology
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  • Blackwell Companion to Analytic Philosophy (edited book)
    with A. P. Martinich
    Blackwell. 2001.
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    The conditional fallacy
    with Daniel Bonevac and Josh Dever
    Philosophical Review 115 (3): 273-316. 2006.
    To say that this lump of sugar is soluble is to say that it would dissolve, if submerged anywhere, at any time and in any parcel of water. To say that this sleeper knows French, is to say that if, for example, he is ever addressed in French, or shown any French newspaper, he responds pertinently in French, acts appropriately or translates correctly into his own tongue.
    Dispositional and Categorical PropertiesConditional AnalysesInformal Logic
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    Two Forms of Dualism
    Dialogue 50 (2): 307-313. 2011.
    ABSTRACT: I distinguish two sorts of motivation for dualism. One motivation is driven by the distinctive character of conscious phenomenology. The other is driven by the special character of normativity: Is rationality an even problem than consciousness? There is no dramatic climax in which I show that these two dualist currents have a common source; in fact, I think they are relatively independent
    Metaphysics of MindPhilosophy of ConsciousnessDualismTheories of Consciousness, Misc
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    Profligate or abstemious Millianism
    Analysis 73 (1): 51-56. 2013.
    Any developed Millianism is forced to make an arbitrary choice. Some Millian theories are profligate: it suffices for believing that Clark flies that you assent to some way of taking that proposition. But Lois no more believes that Clark flies than she fails to believe that Superman flies. An abstemious Millianism requires for believing that Superman flies that you not refrain from assenting to any way of taking that proposition. Profligate Millianism gives subjects beliefs they do not seem to h…Read more
    Russellian and Direct Reference Theories of Meaning