Sunday, 18 May 2014
Wittgenstein: ‘+’ and Rule-following
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We assume that if we use the symbol ‘+’ then that symbol must have a meaning. Not only that, but also that meaning must be in the min...
Non-Deductive & Deductive Arguments
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Deductive reasoning forms - if they're correctly formulated - can't be defeated. In that sense, they're like larger-scale ver...
Inference & Sense-data: Davidson against Russell
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Bertrand Russell (in his Problems of Philosophy) took a similar view to C.S. Peirce which smacks of the latter’s idea that ‘opinions...
Derrida on the Metaphysics of Presence
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I interpret (or “read” ) the term “metaphysics of presence” as referring to the (philosophical) belief that there...
The Infinities of Cantor & Dedekind
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One way if which you can defend (or explain) the reality of infinite numbers is the way Richard Dedekind did. It's claimed that ...
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