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Do Political Attitudes Matter for Epistemic Decisions of Scientists?
(Springer, Dordrecht, 2021)
The epistemic attitudes of scientists, such as epistemic tolerance and authoritarianism, play important roles in the discourse about rivaling theories. Epistemic tolerance stands for the mental attitude of an epistemic ...
Utemeljenje "nove ontologije" u filozofiji Nicolaia Hartmanna kao kritika necjelovitih filozofskih sustava / Laying the groundwork for a "New Ontology" in the philosophy of Nicolai Hartmann as a criticism of non-integral philosophical systems
(Institute of Philosophy and Theology of Society of Jesus, 2016)
The aim of this paper is to study the significance of Nicolai Hartmann's contribution to ontology and, furthermore, to point out the consequences of his laying the groundwork for a "new ontology" which fact may be interpreted ...
Alternative explanations of the cosmic microwave background: A historical and an epistemological perspective
(Elsevier Sci Ltd, Oxford, 2018)
We historically trace various non-conventional explanations for the origin of the cosmic microwave background and discuss their merit, while analyzing the dynamics of their rejection, as well as the relevant physical and ...
Godel on Deduction
(Springer, Dordrecht, 2019)
This is an examination, a commentary, of links between some philosophical views ascribed to Godel and general proof theory. In these views deduction is of central concern not only in predicate logic, but in set theory too, ...
Gasking's Parody Re-examined
(Soc Advancement Philosophy-Zagreb, Zagreb, 2018)
Gasking's parody of Anselm's ontological argument is primarily based on the idea that the greater disability of the creator makes the achievement more impressive, and that, therefore, the non-existent God would be a greater ...
Why are myths true: Plato on the veracity of myths
(St Petersburg Univ Press, St Petersburg, 2020)
Distinguishing myths in terms of their veracity had almost been neglected in Plato's studies. In this article, the author focuses on Plato's controversial claims about the truth-status of myths. An attempt is made to ...
The Number Ten Reconsidered: Did the Pythagoreans Have an Account of the Dekad?
(Walter de Gruyter Gmbh, Berlin, 2020)
We critically reconsider an old hypothesis of the role of the dekad in Pythagorean philosophy. Unlike Zhmud, we claim that: 1) the dekad did play a role in Philolaus' astronomical system, and 2) Aristotle did not project ...
Godel's Natural Deduction
(Springer, Dordrecht, 2018)
This is a companion to a paper by the authors entitled "Godel on deduction", which examined the links between some philosophical views ascribed to Godel and general proof theory. When writing that other paper, the authors ...
Moorean Assertions and Their Normative Function
(Springer, Dordrecht, 2020)
G. E. Moore famously pointed out that all sincere assertions of the form 'p, but I don't believe that p' are inherently absurd. John Turri strongly disagrees with the consensus evaluation of such assertions as inherently ...
From humanism to meta-, post- and transhumanism?
(Peter Lang Ag, 2015)
The relationship between humanism, metahumanism, posthumanism and transhumanism is one of the most pressing topics concerning many current cultural, social, political, ethical and individual challenges. There have been a ...