In a letter to Chisholm, Wilfred Sellars wrote: Thus, while I agree with you that‘. . .’ means – – – is not constructable in Rylean terms (‘Behaviorese,’ I have…
Sellars and the Philosophy of Physics
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Elegant Desktop ToDo List
People often ask about the Desktop ToDo list that appears in my academic citation tutorial. So, here’s the scoop on this simple and elegant ToDo list system, which can be…
The three-way duel
The late great Martin Gardner once posed this puzzle. Suppose you’re involved in a duel with two other people. You (Person A) shoot first, followed Person B, followed by Person…
CPT: The ‘Intuitive’ Approach
Khriplovich and Lamoreaux (1997, ยง2) suggest a very interesting argument that CPT provides the correct notion of “complete reversal” in physics. The background assumption is that “complete reversal” should have…
Even more philosophy of physics conferences, Summer 2010
If you know about the usual summer conferences and are still looking for more: Hannover: Philosophy of Physics in Germany – Current State and Perspectives (11-12 Jun 2010). If you…