Preference is a key area where analytic philosophy meets philosophical logic. I start with two related issues: reasons for preference, and changes in preference, first mentioned in von Wright’s book The Logic of Preference but not thoroughly explored there. I show how these two issues can be handled together in one dynamic logical framework, working with structured two-level models, and we inve...

Molla Sadra, pek çok eserinde sıkça Antik Yunan filozoflarına atıfta bulunur ve Nefis bahsi bunların önde gelenlerindendir. Bu makalede, Sadra’nın en önemli eseri Esfâr’dan bir bölüm üzerinde durulacaktır. Esfâr’ın 4.sefer 5. bab 6 faslında Antiklerin nefse dair görüşlerini, İbn Sina’nın Şifa Kitabındaki özeti esas alarak aktarır. Sonrasında ise bu teorileri tekrar yorumlar anlamlandırır eleşti...

 Undoubtedly, the twentieth century can be regarded as one of the richest periods of the history of philosophy and thought which globalized this tradition, generally, because of the spread of mass media and even the published books, and joined all vast and narrow streams, here and there, together and at their Juncture a big sea is formed which is the most important gain of the century. One of t...

We present a brief history of decoherence, from its roots in the foundations of classical statistical mechanics, to the current spin bath models in condensed matter physics. We then analyse the philosophical importance of decoherence in three different foundational problems, and find that its role in their solutions is less than that commonly believed. What makes decoherence more philosophicall...

Given the role philosophical mentality can fulfill in bringing individuals the essential skills of wisdom and well thinking, the present paper, by applying Smith’s (2007) theoretical framework, strived to explore the extent philosophic-mindedness exists among the participants. Considering the fact that, a philosophic mind begets philosophical answers, the participants’ philosophical thi...