Structuralisme mathématique Le thème du structuralisme mathématique est que ce qui compte pour une théorie mathématique n'est pas la nature interne de ses objets., comme ses chiffres, fonctions, ensembles, ou des points, but how those objects…
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Argument
Argument The word “argument” can be used to designate a dispute or a fight, or it can be used more technically. The focus of this article is on understanding an argument as a collection of…
David Hume (1711-1776)
David Hume (1711-1776) « Hume est notre politique, Hume est notre métier, Hume est notre philosophie, Hume is our Religion.” This statement by nineteenth century philosopher James Hutchison Stirling reflects the unique position in intellectual thought…
Transmission and Transmission Failure in Epistemology
Transmission and Transmission Failure in Epistemology An argument transmits justification to its conclusion just in case, à peu près, the conclusion is justified in virtue of the premises’ being justified. An argument fails to transmit justification just…
Russell-Myhill Paradox
Russell-Myhill Paradox The Russell-Myhill Antinomy, also known as the Principles of Mathematics Appendix B Paradox, is a contradiction that arises in the logical treatment of classes and “propositions”, where “propositions” are understood as mind-independent and…
Art et émotion
Art et émotion Il est largement admis que la capacité des œuvres d’art à susciter des émotions chez le public est un fait parfaitement naturel et ne pose aucun problème.. It just seems obvious that we can feel sadness or pity…
David Lewis (1941–2001)
David Lewis (1941–2001) David Lewis was an American philosopher and one of the last generalists, in the sense that he was one of the last philosophers who contributed to the great majority of sub-fields of…
Autonomie
Autonomy Autonomy is an individual’s capacity for self-determination or self-governance. Au-delà de ça, it is a much-contested concept that comes up in a number of different arenas. Par exemple, there is the folk concept of autonomy,…
Feminism and Race in the United States
Feminism and Race in the United States This article traces the history of U.S. mainstream feminist thought from an essentialist notion of womanhood based on the normative model of middle-class white women’s experiences, to a…
Internalisme et externalisme en épistémologie
Internalisme et externalisme en épistémologie L'internalisme-externalisme (IE) Le débat est au centre du débat contemporain sur l’épistémologie.. The basic idea of internalism is that justification is solely determined by factors that are internal to…