three different readings of al-farabi’s political philosophy

Three Readings of Most

In this paper we show that most DPs in subject position can receive three kinds of truth-conditions, yielding a proportional reading, a ‘regular’ superlative reading and a ‘partition-based’ superlative reading. We propose an analysis of the three readings that views them as resulting from the interaction of several components, including (a generalized version of) the superlative operator -est, ...

Cognitivism in Political Philosophy

A constraint on political cognitivism is that it give some basis for responding to certain worries. These worries prompt political liberals such as Rawls to deny that the search for truth can provide a shared basis for a conception of justice in a pluralistic democratic society.2 On this view, a pluralistic democratic state that avoids the authoritarian use of state power should be neutral abou...

Cluster randomization and political philosophy.

In this paper, I will argue that, while the ethical issues raised by cluster randomization can be challenging, they are not new. My thesis divides neatly into two parts. In the first, easier part I argue that many of the ethical challenges posed by cluster randomized human subjects research are clearly present in other types of human subjects research, and so are not novel. In the second, more ...

Recent Moral and Political Philosophy

ontemporary ethical theory begins with G. E. Moore (1873–1958). Moore opened up new issues for consideration and altered the focus of ethical discussion. Much of twentieth-century analytic ethics, at least until recently, treated issues that were raised by Moore or by philosophers responding either to him or to other respondents. Although analytic ethical philosophers discussed many questions t...

Quantum Mechanics and Political Philosophy

Quantum mechanics has been utterly successful as a physical description of the sub-astronomic. It has led to unprecedented technological accomplishments, such as microprocessors, modern pharmaceuticals, and advanced materials. It has revealed compelling theoretical insights into nature, such as the reality of the atom and the understanding of its properties both isolated and as a part of compou...

Groningen African Political Philosophy , 1860 - 1995