This paper defends the idea that phenomenological approaches to self-consciousness can enrich current analytic philosophy of perception, by showing how discussions minimal enhance our understanding phenomenology conscious perceptual experiences. As a case study, I investigate nature relationship between naïve realism, contemporary Anglophone theory and experiential minimalism (or, ‘minimal self...

Early Days: Kantian Freedom and Extreme Realism Moore entered Cambridge University as an undergraduate in 1892 intending to study classics. There he met another undergraduate, Bertrand Russell, who convinced him to switch to philosophy. His teachers included the Absolute Idealist, J.M.E. McTaggart and the ethicist Henry Sidgwick, both of whom had an influence on him that was reflected in his 18...

Historically, most mathematicians have believed that mathematical truths such as "2+5=7" exist independently of human minds, being universally and eternally true. Mathematicians believe they are discovering properties of, say, prime numbers, rather than merely inventing them. This view of mathematics dates back to Pythagoras (500 BC) and Plato (400 BC). It is often called “Platonism”. In order ...

Abstract Does the ‘Zeitenwende’ herald beginning of a new and as yet undefined open society realism? The present essay argues this question requires critical discussion nature value realist political theory, particularly at time where international is accelerating to somewhere which itself unclear. Adding revisionist research on realism in International Relations (IR) theory I sketch how vision...

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Abstract I argue that Robert Elgie's late political leadership duology makes a remarkable contribution to the debate on science methodology and philosophy of social science. It demonstrates wide range methodologies are consistent with scientific realism can speak same research question. draw out implications for organisation