The central problem in the philosophy of mathematics concerns access. The access problem arises from the common supposition that the referents of mathematical terms inhabit a realm separate from us. Quine’s approach in the philosophy of mathematics, his indispensability argument, dissolves the access problem, though his solution sometimes goes unrecognized, even by those who are sympathetic to ...

Jaspers' thinking is motivated by transcending reason, radical time-consciousness, and the phenomenon of spiritual creativity and value-directedness. The fundamental question of truth for time-bound man is at the core of Jaspers' thinking, which he takes up with respect to mankind's age-old experience with the tradition of philosophical, religious, and literary thought. His works attain signifi...

In this paper, I attempt to chart a via media between transformationalist and sceptical positions on the long-term transformative significance of the 9/11 terror attacks and the ensuing war on terror for the Westphalian state system. I argue that in the absence of comparisons with prior episodes of transformative change in the history of the state system, debates on the transformative significa...