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1 day ago · The accuracy-first program attempts to ground epistemology in the norm that one’s beliefs should be as accurate as possible, where accuracy is measured using a scoring rule. We argue that considerations of scientific progress suggest that such a monism about epistemic value is untenable. In particular, we argue that counterexamples to the standard scoring rules are ubiquitous in the history ...
4 days ago · I would like to express my gratitude to Tony Street and Jari Kaukua for their helpful comments at various stages of this research. I am also profoundly grateful to the two anonymous referees from the British Journal of the History of Philosophy for their thoughtful and constructive feedback, which significantly helped improve this paper.
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4 days ago · Abstract. This Handbook offers a comprehensive survey of the story of mathematics and its practices. It is neither her story, nor his story, but story. In order to do so, the 100+ chapters spanning 3200+ pages in four volumes examine our collective mathematical practices over time and ways in which this shaped its history and philosophy.
5 days ago · Professor Emeritus of the History of Philosophy, Keele University. Editor of Locke's Philosophy: Content and Context and others; author of Locke's Enlightenment: Aspects of the Origin, Nature,...
- Who was John Locke?John Locke was an English philosopher and political theorist who was born in 1632 in Wrington, Somerset, England, and died in 1704 in High Laver, E...
- What are John Locke’s most famous works?John Locke’s most famous works are An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1689), in which he developed his theory of ideas and his account of the...
- What contributions did John Locke make to epistemology?In epistemology (the philosophical theory of knowledge), John Locke argued against the existence of innate ideas (ideas present in the mind natural...
- What contributions did John Locke make to political theory?In political theory, or political philosophy, John Locke refuted the theory of the divine right of kings and argued that all persons are endowed wi...
- How did John Locke influence the Enlightenment?John Locke’s philosophy inspired and reflected Enlightenment values in its recognition of the rights and equality of individuals, its criticism of...
- How did John Locke influence the design of U.S. government?John Locke’s political theory directly influenced the U.S. Declaration of Independence in its assertion of natural individual rights and its ground...
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3 days ago · Rene Descartes, French mathematician and philosopher, generally regarded as the founder of modern Western philosophy. He is known for his epistemological foundationalism as expressed in the cogito (‘I think, therefore I am’), his metaphysical dualism, and his rationalism based on innate ideas of mind, matter, and God.
1 day ago · The history of philosophy is primarily concerned with theories based on rational inquiry and argumentation; some historians understand it in a looser sense that includes myths, religious teachings, and proverbial lore. Influential traditions in the history of philosophy include Western, Arabic–Persian, Indian, and Chinese philosophy.
