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174Αἴσθησις, Ἐμπειρία, and the Advent of Universals in Posterior Analytics II 19Apeiron 43 (2-3): 155-186. 2010.This makes three main interpretative points about the progression from perception to universals described in 'Posterior Analytics' II.19: (1) The noun "'aisthesis'" as used in the chapter may refer not to the act of perceiving but to perceptual contents retained in memory. (2) An 'empeiria' (experience) should be understood as a capacity to generate expectations about new members of an unconceptualized kind based on memories of other members of the kind. (3) The famous rout analogy is a metaphor…Read more
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94Aristotle on Selfishness? Understanding the Iconoclasm of Nicomachean Ethics ix 8Ancient Philosophy 34 (1): 101-120. 2014.
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195Against the standard interpretation of Aristotle as a moderate realist about universals, I argue that he knew of and rejected this position and that he held that universals do not exist independently of the mind, but have a mind-independent basis in relations of commensurability and causality between particulars and their attributes.
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170Episteme, demonstration, and explanation: A fresh look at Aristotle’s Posterior AnalyticsMetascience 23 (1): 1-35. 2014.
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10A Companion to Ayn Rand (edited book)Wiley-Blackwell. 2016.The first volume to offer a comprehensive scholarly treatment of Rand's entire corpus (including her novels, her philosophical essays, and her analysis of the events of her times), this Companion provides vital orientation and context for scholars and educated readers grappling with a controversial and understudied thinker whose enduring influence on American (and world) culture is increasingly recognized. The first publication to provide an in-depth scholarly treatment ranging over the whole of…Read more
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32Form Without Matter: Empedocles and Aristotle on Color Perception by Mark Eli Kalderon (review)Journal of the History of Philosophy 55 (2): 343-344. 2017.Kalderon describes his book as "an essay in the philosophy of perception written in the medium of historiography". It is an example of what has sometimes been called 'philosophical scholarship' or 'philosophical exegesis'—that is, scholarship on a historical thinker that is intended to bring to light a view of enduring philosophical significance and to commend it to the attention of contemporary philosophers working on the relevant issues. This is an especially challenging genre, and I do not th…Read more
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APA Eastern Division
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Areas of Specialization
Epistemology |
Meta-Ethics |
Normative Ethics |
Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy |
Areas of Interest
Epistemology |
Meta-Ethics |
Normative Ethics |
Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy |