This paper summarizes Rand’s theory of concepts as presented in the first five chapters of Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology. Rand’s approach to universals, essentials, and definitions is discussed, and key Randian usages such as “unit,” “measurement,” “distinguishing characteristic” and “Conceptual Common Denominator” are explained. An appendix summarizes Rand’s treatment of several con...

! Philosophical discussions of phenomenal consciousness are often cast in the idiom of realism/anti-realism debates. See, for example the “phenomenal realism” discussed by Chalmers (2003), Block (2002), and McLaughlin (2003) as well as the “qualia realism” discussed by Kind (2001), Graham and Horgan (2008), and Hatfield (2007). Often, the realists label themselves as such in the interest of mak...

In this response to the article by Matt Carlson and Chris Peters, we consider challenge that authors deem key for journalism studies their answer challenge: “realist studies.” We explore what mean decentring studies, “realism,” reason wanting keep studies. conclude exploring main studies: untangle does in society how it can serve people communities better, methodologies theories would need do s...

Debates between realists and idealists in contemporary political theory have been confused by a tendency to conflate several distinct methodological theses. This article distinguishes four dimensions of realism shows how novel reading Hume’s politics can help us make sense the importance these theses relationships them. More specifically, we argue that call normative conventionalism be distille...

Abstract The discussion of the nature consciousness seems to have stalled, with “hard problem consciousness” in its center, well-defined camps realists and eliminativists at two opposing poles, little none room for agreement between. Recent attempts move this debate forward by shifting them a meta-level heavily relied on notion “intuition”, understood rather liberal way. Against backdrop, goal ...

Recent political theory has seen a wave of interest in the topic compromise. Its conceptualizations tend to be unstable, however, resulting varying and shifting appreciations compromise, not least debates between realists liberal moralists. This article presents new integrated theoretical framework compromise facilitate empirical enquiry. In this framework, every two underlying dimensions (inte...

I argue against group agent realism, or the view that groups have irreducible mental states. If agents states, as realists assume, then best realist explanation of corporate features only basic states with at most one motivational function each. But does not feature So lack How so? defend conditional an argument from disagreement. On cognitivist approaches to desire, desires both motivate and r...

This article examines the impact that experience of 1905 Revolution had on political attitudes professional artists various creative persuasions and younger generation who were still attending art schools. It inevitably focuses a few representatives argues Realists as well more innovative like Valentin Serov World Art group became critical regime began to produce works satirizing Tsar his gover...

Although often cast by realists as an exemplar of moralist or rationalist thinking, Jürgen Habermas and certain commentators on his work reject this characterisation, highlighting elements thought that conflict with it. This article will examine dimensions Habermas’s relate to many realist concerns in political theory. I argue while he escapes the commonplace caricature abstract thinker who is ...

Many agree that the pilot-wave theory is to be understood as a first-order theory, in which law constrains velocity of particles. However, while Dürr, Goldstein and Zanghì maintain Galilei invariant, Valentini argues such symmetry mathematical but it has no physical significance. Moreover, some wavefunction realists insist not invariant any sense. It been maintained by this disagreement origina...