History of Philosophy and Logical Analysis

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Intellectual Modesty in Socratic Wisdom: Problems of Epistemic Logic and an Intuitionist Solution

Löhrer, Guido

2022 History of Philosophy and Logical Analysis

AbstractAccording to Plato’s Apology of Socrates, a humanly wise person is distinguished by her ability to correctly assess the epistemic status and value of her beliefs. She knows when she has knowledge or has mere belief or is ignorant. She makes no unjustified knowledge claims and considers...

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Cicero’s Aspirationalist Radical Skepticism in the Academica

Ribeiro, Brian

2022 History of Philosophy and Logical Analysis

doi:10.30965/26664275-bja10057

AbstractI defend the view that Cicero writes the Academica from the perspective of an aspirationalist radical skeptic. In section 2 I examine the textual evidence regarding the nature of Cicero’s skeptical stance in the Academica. In section 3 I consider the textual evidence from the Academica...

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David of Dinant and Negative Panentheism

Costa, Emanuele

2022 History of Philosophy and Logical Analysis

doi:10.30965/26664275-bja10060

AbstractDuring the Middle Ages, heterodox applications of crucial tenets of Aristotle’s philosophy led philosophers to explore connections and suggestions that would have not been acceptable for the Stagirite. In this essay, I explore the conflagration of two such Aristotelian (or...

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Das Cogito als Fundament des Wissens

Dierig, Simon

2022 History of Philosophy and Logical Analysis

doi:10.30965/26664275-bja10056

AbstractIn this essay, I discuss three readings of Descartes’ Meditations. According to the first reading, “I exist” is for Descartes the foundation of our knowledge. This reading is dismissed on the grounds that, in his view, as long as God’s existence is not proven there is a good reason to...

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Foundations for a Humanitarian Economy: Re-thinking Boethius’ Consolation of Philosophy, written by William D. Bishop

Corbin, Thomas A.

2022 History of Philosophy and Logical Analysis

doi:10.30965/26664275-bja10061

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Kant’s Transcendental Deduction of the Categories, written by Kenneth R. Westphal

Scaglia, Lara

2022 History of Philosophy and Logical Analysis

doi:10.30965/26664275-bja10062