When it comes to food, if someone says that “X is yummy” it can usually be taken to mean that they very much like what they’re eating. But what if they say “X is yummy” in an ironic way rather than in a sincere way? The philosophical implications are pondered by Professor Nick Zangwill, Ferens […]
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The Solubility of Salt : A Divine Action Account (new thesis)
The next time you sprinkle a few grains of salt into your soup, then, if you have the time for it, you could consider the theological implications of doing so. To assist with your considerations, don’t miss the work of Professor Lisanne D’Andrea Winslow of the University of Northwestern, St. Paul, MN, US, who has […]
Six familiar (to many people) paradoxes
Six paradoxes, each presented in one minute, animated by philosophers and their friends at The Open University: (Thanks to investigator Vern Illy for bringing this to our attention.)
Trumping Preemption (and A Closer Look at Trumping)
Back in 2000, Jonathan Schaffer, who is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, US, published the first paper to examine the concept of ‘Trumping Preemption’ in: The Journal of Philosophy, Vol. 97, No. 4, Special Issue: Causation. (Apr., 2000), pp. 165-181. “Imagine that it is a law of magic […]