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Proclus on the order of philosophy of nature
In this paper I show that Proclus is an adherent of the Classical Model of Science as set out elsewhere in this issue (de Jong and Betti 2008), and that he adjusts certain conditio...
Marije Martijn
SYNTHESE
2010
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Bolzano a priori knowledge, and the Classical Model of Science
This paper is aimed at understanding one central aspect of Bolzano’s views on deductive knowledge: what it means for a proposition and for a term to be known a priori. I argue t...
Sandra Lapointe
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2010
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Informational versus functional theories of scientific representation
Recent work in the philosophy of science has generated an apparent conflict between theories attempting to explicate the nature of scientific representation. On one side, there are...
Anjan Chakravartty
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2010
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The epistemic goal of a concept: accounting for the rationality of semantic change and variation
: The discussion presents a framework of concepts that is intended to account for the rationality of semantic change and variation, suggesting that each scientific concept consists...
Ingo Brigandt
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2010
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Belief and contextual acceptance
I develop a strategy for representing epistemic states and epistemic changes that seeks to be sensitive to the difference between voluntary and involuntary aspects of our epistemi...
Eleonora Cresto