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124Realism in energy transition processes: An example from Bohmian quantum mechanicsSynthese 154 (3): 349-370. 2007.In this paper we study in details a system of two weakly coupled harmonic oscillators from the point of view of Bohm’s interpretation of quantum mechanics. This system may be viewed as a simple model for the interaction between a photon and a photodetector. We obtain exact solutions for the general case. We then compute approximate solutions for the case where one oscillator is initially in its first excited state (a single photon) reaching the other oscillator in its ground state (the photodete…Read more
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6Análise das objeções ao significado dos nomes próprios na teoria matalinguísticaPrincipia: An International Journal of Epistemology 19 (3). 2015.In this paper I examine the three known objections to metalinguistic semantic theory of proper names: the objection of generalization, the objection of circularity, and the objection arising from Kripke’s modal argument. I’m trying to demonstrate that these objections are not conclusive as refutation or rejection of metalinguistic theory. I argue that this is a not a theory of reference but rather of the meaning or semantic value of proper names. Thus, the semantic value of a proper name “N” is …Read more
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5Da natureza metafísica dos mundos possíveisDissertatio 42 261-278. 2015.Neste artigo examino três distintas teses concernentes ao conceito de mundo possível, a saber, o realismo extremo, o qual se atribui a David Lewis, o realismo moderado, à luz das concepções de Robert Stalnalker e, finalmente, detenho-me em analisar o conceito em Saul Kripke, apoiado em duas de suas obras fundamentais: Semantical Modal Logic e em Naming and Necessity. A seguinte questão orienta o artigo: considerações em torno de situações contrafatuais engendram o compromisso com a existência de…Read more
Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
Areas of Interest
Philosophy of Language |
Logic and Philosophy of Logic |
General Philosophy of Science |