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William James’s Objection to EpiphenomenalismPhilosophy of Science 86 (5). 2019.James developed an evolutionary objection to epiphenomenalism that is still discussed today. Epiphenomenalists have offered responses that do not grasp its full depth. I thus offer a new reading and assessment of James’s objection. Our life-essential, phenomenal pleasures and pains have three features that suggest that they were shaped by selection, according to James: they are natively patterned, those patterns are systematically linked with antecedent brain states, and the patterns are “univer…Read more
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Peirce's Account of Purposefulness: A Kantian PerspectiveRoutledge. 2014.This book presents a systematic interpretation of Charles S. Peirce’s work based on a Kantian understanding of his teleological account of thought and inquiry. Departing from readings that contrast Peirce’s treatment of purpose, end, and teleology with his early studies of Kant, Gabriele Gava instead argues that focusing on Peirce’s purposefulness as a necessary regulative condition for inquiry and semiotic processes allows for a transcendental interpretation of Peirce’s philosophical project. T…Read more
University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
Department for Teaching and Research in Philosophy (UFR10)
PhD, 2007
Areas of Specialization
Epistemology |
Philosophy of Action |
20th Century Philosophy |
General Philosophy of Science |
American Pragmatism |
Areas of Interest
Philosophy of Action |
General Philosophy of Science |
Ignorance |
American Pragmatism |