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‘Limiting Skepticism’ (with Vincent Hendricks) LOGOS & EPISTEME II, 2 (2011): 211–224
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Read MoreLogic and Formal Semantics For Epistemology.
Logic and Formal Semantics For Epistemology in The Routledge Companion to Epistemology (Routledge Philosophy Companions)Duncan Pritchard and Sven Bernecker (eds) New York: Routledge. 571-586, 2011
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Winter School in Complexity 2010
“Ontology and Methodology in Analytic Philosophy” in Theories and Applications of Ontology Vol. 1 J. Seibt and R. Poli (eds.) New York: Springer. 349-394, 2010.
This is a highly incomplete sketch of the methodology and history of ontology in the analytic tradition from Frege to Lewis. It appeared as Chapter 16 of Theories and Applications of Ontology Vol. 1 J. Seibt and R. Poli (eds.) New York: Springer. 349-394, 2010. You can read a penultimate version here: Ontology and Methodology…
Read MorePhilosophy of Physics: 5+1 Questions
“The Individuality of Organisms and Artifacts” History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences Vol. 32, no. 2-3, 233-47, 2010
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Read MoreOtto Neurath and the Unity of Science
Neuphi presentation
An informal talk on pain and embodiment from Friday, April 18th, 2008 to the neuphi group. http://www.neuphi.com/mp3s/Symons1.mp3 http://www.neuphi.com/mp3s/Symons2.mp3 There are many great talks in their archive at: http://www.neuphi.com/history.html
Read More“Intuition and Philosophical Methodology” Axiomathes (2008) 18:67–89
Intuition serves a variety of roles in contemporary philosophy. This paper provides a historical discussion of the revival of intuition in the 1970s, untangling some of the ways that intuition has been used and offering some suggestions concerning its proper place in philosophical investigation. Contrary to some interpretations of the results of experimental philosophy, I…
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