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7What is LK? Vol.2. Structural Inference-Figures (Textbook Series in Symbolic Logic)Amazon Kindle. 2024.LK is much more difficult than NK, and to make matters worse, Gentzen's intention is still unclear when it comes to that system (LK). The second and third volumes of the series titled What is LK? conduct the detailed survey of each inference-figure in a toe-to-toe way, as it were, which most mathematicians looked through. The present volume, Vol.2, looks deeper into structural inference-figures, which is never an easy task.
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20What is LK? Vol.1. Sequent (Textbook Series in Symbolic Logic)Amazon Kindle. 2023.LK is much more difficult than NK, and to make matters worse, Gentzen's intention is still unclear when it comes to that system (LK). This book, Vol.1 of the series titled What is LK?, tackles this issue, focusing on the sequent, the most enigmatic notion we find in LK. The dependence-relation we find in NK shall play a crucial role in that investigation. The style is typically textbook-like, so readers can learn the system of LK, using this series as a guidance, too.
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118Existential Import : an Extensional ApproachThe Basis : The Annual Bulletin of Research Center for Liberal Education, Musashino University 13 (1): 85-102. 2023.The original interest of this article lies in existential import. It provides a broader view on the problem by reference to modern, symbolic logic (ch.1). Gradually, however, our interest will change into the amalgamated expressions often used in logic; that is, why are such expressions as “x is a round triangle” applied in logic? We critically discuss this question from an extensional viewpoint, namely model theoretic semantics (ch.2). We also touch on Church’s λ-calculus in the appendix (app.…Read more
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311What is the Statistical Inference? : An Invitation to Carnap's inductive LogicThe Basis : The Annual Bulletin of Research Center for Liberal Education 12 91-117. 2022.Although written in Japanese, what the statistical inference is philosophically investigated.
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307Gödel's Incomplete Theorem: a sequel to Logic and Analytic PhilosophyThe Basis : The Annual Bulletin of Research Center for Liberal Education 11 81-107. 2021.Although written in Japanese, this article handles historical and technical survey of Gödel's incompleteness theorem thoroughly.
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Symbolic Logic for the Humanities: from Propositional Logic to Gödel's Incompletenss Theorem(文系のための記号論理入門:命題論理から不完全性定理まで)Asakura Publishing Co., Ltd.. 2021.
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Logic of my mind, 2nd ed. (新版 心の論理 Shin-pan Kokoro No Ronri)Koyo-shobo, Inc.. 2017.The second, final edition of Logic of my mind.
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352What is the reason for the action for?: a comment on Suzuki’s two papers and his review of Logic of my mind, 2nd edJournal of the Philosophy of Science Society, Japan 47 (1): 19-36. 2021.This article handles a series of articles written by Suzuki (2016a; 2016b; 2018), in which he put forward the anti-psychologism, a new standpoint of action theory. This standpoint, however, has lost the path Anscombe originally opened up, seemingly. Anscombe’s point (called “Anscombe’s motif” in this article) was: the agent him/herself responds, by revealing his/her original motive, to the question “Why did/do you do…?” Leaving this ground, in modern theories, one sees an unfamiliar idea like a …Read more
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301Legal Mind - from an ethical point of viewJournal of Applied Ethics and Philosophy 1 41-55. 2009.Although written in Japanese, 法的思考(Legal Mind)pursues a good explanation of how we can apply the so-called practical syllogism to the legal manner of thought.
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911On Practical SyllogismsPhilosophical Studies 26 149-162. 2008.Although written in Japanese, 実践的三段論法について(On Practical Syllogisms)pursues a logical form of the practical syllogism.
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122Explication of WillTetsugaku 59 131-148. 2008.Although written in Japanese, 意志の解明(Explication of Will) pursues a Davidson-style logical formula of will-stating sentences.
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379Belief as ProbabilityPhilosophical Studies 25 107-120. 2007.Although written in Japanese, 確率としての信念(Belief as Probability) pursues a good explanation of Ramsey's subjective theory of probability.
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235Ethically good action and its NormPhilosophical Studies 24 151-164. 2006.Although written in Japanese, 倫理的に正しい行為と規範(Ethically good action and its Norm)pursues a Kripkean-Humean style explanation of morally good action.
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159The General Form of Empirical Synthetic JudgementsPhilosophical Studies 23 223-236. 2005.Although written in Japanese, 経験的綜合判断の一般的形式(The General Form of Empirical Synthetic Judgement)pursues the general logical form of the Kantian empirical synthetic judgements.
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417Will, Maxim and the Moral LawTetsugaku-Zasshi 123 (795): 227-246. 2008.Although written in Japanese, 意志・格率・道徳法則(Will, Maxim and the Moral Law)pursues the logical connection of these Kantian tools in ethics. Note: the structure of the uploaded document is not the same as the published one.
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344Phases of the ethical judgement seen from a viewpoint of motivismDissertation, University of Tokyo. 2009.Although written in Japanese, 動機説の観点から見た倫理的判断の諸相(Phases of the ethical judgement)has formed my original ideas on action theory, ethics, and so on.
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396On AnalyticityPhilosohical Studies, The University of Tokyo 22 285-302. 2004.Although written in Japanese, 分析性について(On Analyticity) pursues the problem of analyticity discussed in philosophy of language from a Kantian perspective.
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1142Modern Philosophy and GenderPhilosophical Studies (University of Tokyo) 27 151-164. 2008.Written in Japanese, the overall picture of the thoughts of modern philosophers, namely Hume, Kant, and Mill, is put forward.
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220On the Net: Baran, Dreyfus, Merleau-Ponty, and AustinThe Basis : The Annual Bulletin of Research Center for Liberal Education, Musashino University 10 183-201. 2020.The Internet was born in 1960’s, then Internet ethics appeared as a branch of information ethics. It seems, however, our status on the Net is not yet scrutinized. We investigate this problem with the help of philosophers like Dreyfus, Merleau-Ponty, and Austin.
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417Man as Woman : Beauvoir’s Gender Theory in terms of a Sartrian PhilosophyJournal of Humanities Chiba University 48 1-30. 2019.Although written in Japanese, this article deals with what the gender theory is all about by reference to Beauvoir's Le Deuxième Sexe. Sartre's works are also heavily cited to clarify the background of Beauvoir's philosophy.
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454Cloning Centering at EgoismThe Basis : The Annual Bulletin of Research Center for Liberal Education 9 245-260. 2019.Cloning research caught a great deal of attention when Dolly the sheep was born (§4). While some fear surrounded the attainment (§§14-15), Wilmutʼs research itself has grown well, providing a less vicious manner to gain ES cells (§12). In this article, we review the progress of cloning research along with the concern of medical circles about its application to reproductive cloning, that is to say, making replicas of human beings (§§16-21). Note that all the content is ascribed to the author alon…Read more
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380Le sens du travail et la philosophie d'Alexandre KojèveProblemata 9 (2): 63-79. 2018.One can work for another person, probably for all the others in an ethical way, and not for money. This is the main idea pursued in this article. When it comes to labour, we are inclined to deal with Marx. But even Marx apparently did not notice this ethical side of labour, because his focus was mainly on the creation of value, which was common among thinkers at that time, such as Locke and Smith. In contrast, Hegel consistently tackled the same issue from another angle: ethics. In terms of this…Read more
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873Special Theory of Relativity Seen from a Perspective of the HumanitiesThe Basis: The Annual Bulletin of ResearchCenter for Liberal Education (Musashino University) 8 (2018): 141-162. 2018.Although written in Japanese, an overall picture of special theory of relativity is drawn, which would surely be useful for beginners as well as researchers of the humanities.
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1354Quantum Physics Seen from a Perspective of the HumanitiesThe Basis: The Annual Bulletin of ResearchCenter for Liberal Education (Musashino University) 7 171-193. 2017.Although written in Japanese, an overall picture of quantum physics is drawn, which would surely be useful for beginners as well as researchers of the humanities.
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706Die Geschlechtstheorie Freuds: Ihre Neuartigkeit und Anwendung auf den FeminismusHACETTEPE UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF FACULTY OF LETTERS 33 (2): 150-167. 2017.Not a few feminist writers, such as Kristeva, Irigaray, and Chodorow, have dealt with Freud’s psychoanalysis so far, but it is not clear to what degree the Freudian theory grounds their arguments, because Freud himself developed his psychoanalysis mainly for the male mental world (Seelenleben). In this paper, we shall follow Freud’s train of thought exclusively from this angle. After the geneses of Pcpt.-Cs., id, ego, and super-ego (W-Bw, Es, Ich, and Über-Ich, respectively) are treated (§§7-10)…Read more
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531THE MAXIM OF SUICIDE: ONE ANGLE ON BIOMEDICAL ETHICSASIAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES and HUMANITIES 1 (3). 2012.Addressing the question in the form of Kant’s maxim, this paper moves on to a more controversial topic in biomedical ethics, physician-assisted suicide. However, my conclusion is tentative, and what is worse, negative: I partially approve suicide. It does not imply a moral hazard. The situation is opposite: in the present times, terminal patients seriously wish it. I, as an author, put an emphasis on this very respect. Now suicide is, for certain circles, nothing but justice. The arguments of th…Read more
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420Carnap’s Thought on Inductive LogicPhilosophy Study 2 (11). 2012.Although we often see references to Carnap’s inductive logic even in modern literatures, seemingly its confusing style has long obstructed its correct understanding. So instead of Carnap, in this paper, I devote myself to its necessary and sufficient commentary. In the beginning part (Sections 2-5), I explain why Carnap began the study of inductive logic and how he related it with our thought on probability (Sections 2-4). Therein, I trace Carnap’s thought back to Wittgenstein’s Tractatus as wel…Read more
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