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Linguistics and moral theoryIn John M. Doris (ed.), Moral Psychology Handbook, Oxford University Press. 2010.
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127Moral reasoningIn John M. Doris (ed.), Moral Psychology Handbook, Oxford University Press. 2010.What is moral reasoning? For that matter, what is any sort of reasoning? Let me begin by making a few distinctions. First, there is a distinction between reasoning as something that that people do and the abstract structures of proof or “argument” that are the subject matter of formal logic. I will be mainly concerned with reasoning in the first sense, reasoning that people do. Second, there is a distinction between moral reasoning with other people and moral reasoning by and for yourself . Mora…Read more
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8The relation between Quine and DavidsonIn Glock, Hans Johann (2014). The relation between Quine and Davidson. In: Harman, Gilbert; Lepore, Ernest. A Companion to W. V. O. Quine. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 526-551, . pp. 526-551. 2014.
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63Love isn't all you need (review)Times Literary Supplement 26 (5104): 26. 2001.Virtue ethics is a type of ethical theory in which the notion of virtue or good character plays a central role. This splendid new book describes a “program” for the development of a particular (“Aristotelian”) form of virtue ethics. The book is intended to be used as a textbook, but should be read by anyone interested in moral philosophy. Hursthouse has been a major contributor to the development of virtue ethics and the program she describes, while making use of the many contributions of others…Read more
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3Realism/Antirealism and Epistemology (edited book)Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. 1997.This landmark collection of essays by six renowned philosophers explores the implications of the contentious realism/antirealism debate for epistemology. The essays examine issues such as whether epistemology needs to be realist, the bearing of a realist conception of truth on epistemology, and realism and antirealism in terms of a pragmatist conception of epistemic justification. Richard Rorty's essay provides a critical commentary on the other five.
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81Logical formFoundations of Language 9 (1): 38-65. 1972.Theories of adverbial modification can be roughly distinguished into two sorts. One kind of theory takes logical form to follow surface grammatical form. Adverbs are treated as unanalyzable logical operators that turn a predicate or sentence into a different predicate or sentence respectively. And new rules of logic are stated for these operators. A different kind of theory does not suppose that logical form must parallel surface grammatical form. It allows that logical form may have more to do …Read more
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220Enumerative induction as inference to the best explanationJournal of Philosophy 65 (18): 529-533. 1968.
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28A Companion to W. V. O. Quine (edited book)Wiley-Blackwell. 2013.This Companion brings together a team of leading figures in contemporary philosophy to provide an in-depth exposition and analysis of Quine’s extensive influence across philosophy’s many sub-fields, highlighting the breadth of his work, and revealing his continued significance today.
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4Indeterminacy, Relativity, and BehaviorismIn Gilbert Harman & Ernie Lepore (eds.), A Companion to W. V. O. Quine, Wiley. 2013.Gilbert Harman, Indeterminacy, Relativity, and Behaviorism: The indeterminacy of radical translation is comparable to the various ways of representing number theory in set theory. Transcendent notions of reference and meaning, which are subject to indeterminacy, can be distinguished from immanent notions that are trivially not subject to indeterminacy. Although Quine's discussions of these issues emphasize behavioral dispositions, he appeals to dispositions as place‐holders for currently unknown…Read more
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197Moral Explanation and Moral ObjectivityMoral Relativism and Moral ObjectivityPhilosophy and Phenomenological Research 58 (1): 175. 1998.What is the real issue at stake in discussions of "moral explanation"? There isn't one; there are many. The standing of purported moral properties and problems about our epistemic or semantic access to them are of concern both from within and without moral practice. An account of their potential contribution to explaining our values, beliefs, conduct, practices, etc. can help in these respects. By examining some claims made about moral explanation in Judith Thompson's and Gilbert Harman's Moral …Read more
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15William P. Alston. The quest for meanings. Mind, n.s. vol. 72 , pp. 79–87. - William P. Alston. Meaning and use. The philosophical quarterly , vol. 13 , pp. 107–124 (review)Journal of Symbolic Logic 35 (3): 456-457. 1970.
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55Stringency of Rights and "Ought"The Realm of Rights.Fundamental Legal ConceptionsPhilosophy and Phenomenological Research 53 (1): 181. 1993.
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6Responses to CriticsMoral Relativism and Moral ObjectivityPhilosophy and Phenomenological Research 58 (1): 207. 1998.
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376Precis of Moral Relativism and Moral Objectivity: Precis of Part OneMoral Relativism and Moral ObjectivityPhilosophy and Phenomenological Research 58 (1): 161. 1998.
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16Blose B. L.. Synonymy. The philosophical quarterly , vol. 15 , pp. 302–316Journal of Symbolic Logic 35 (3): 457-458. 1970.
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9Review of Michael E. Levin: Metaphysics and the Mind-Body Problem (review)Ethics 92 (1): 174-176. 1981.
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21Review of W. V. Quine. Philosophy of logic. Englewood cliffs (review)Metaphilosophy 2 (2). 1971.
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210Using intuitions about knowledge to study reasoning: A reply to WilliamsJournal of Philosophy 75 (8): 433-438. 1978.
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49On Noam Chomsky: Critical Essays.Noam Chomsky, Linguistics and PhilosophyPhilosophical Quarterly 26 (103): 187-189. 1976.
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94Is modal logic logic?Philosophia 2 (1-2): 75-84. 1972.(1) modal logic is not needed, Since there are alternative accounts of modality. (2) modal logic does not function as logic even in the thinking of its advocates, As is revealed, E.G., When the semantics of modal logic is presented in an extensional metalanguage. Furthermore, (3) when a wider view is taken, One sees that modal logic treats as logical constants expressions that belong to a large and open syntactic class, Unlike other logical constants. Finally, (4) modal logic treats as sententia…Read more
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46An introduction to 'translation and meaning' chapter two ofword and objectSynthese 19 (1-2): 14-26. 1968.
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