Brian E. O’Neil, Epistemological Direct Realism in Descartes’ Philosophy

Philosophy and memory traces: Descartes to connectionism

his limitations. Yet, the malaria problem would prove to be a task worthy of Ross's relentless search for approval. Quite apart from being a stubborn obstacle to British colonialism in India and elsewhere, the plasmodia had become an international phenomenon. It offered Ross a stage for recognition. It also brought Ross and Manson together. While on furlough in the spring of 1894, Ross solicite...

Realism and Anti-realism in the Philosophy of Psychiatry1

This paper invalidates the anti-realist point of view on the existence of mental illness by reviewing the anti-psychiatry challenge to official psychiatry. We present the anti-realist ideas of Thomas Szasz as the most radical anti-psychiatric author followed by the more moderate thoughts of Cooper and Laing. We then present the criticism of all these authors, most notably by the Canadian philos...

Projection and Realism in Hume's Philosophy (review)

نقد کتاب Descartes Embodied: Reading Cartesian Philosophy through Cartesian Science

مقالة پیش‌رو به نقد و بررسی کتاب Descartes Embodied: Reading Cartesian Philosophy through Cartesian Science نوشتة دَنیِل گَربِر اختصاص دارد. گربر از برجسته‌ترین پژوهش‌گران فلسفة دوران مدرن و دکارت‌شناس معاصر، کتاب را به‌سال 1980 نوشته و دانشگاه کمبریج آن را منتشر کرده است. این اثر به زبان فرانسوی نیز به چاپ رسیده اما ترجمة فارسی از آن در دست نیست. اثر مجموعه‌ مقالاتی است که نویسنده پیش از این جدا‌ج...

Epistemological Metaphors and the Nature of Philosophy

This article examines some of the most important metaphors and analogies that epistemologists have used to discuss the structure and validity of knowledge. After reviewing foundational, coherentist, and other metaphors for knowledge, we discuss the metaphilosophical significance of the prevalence of such metaphors. We argue that they support a view of philosophy as akin to science rather than p...