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Against Trinitarianism (opens the original)
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Catholics are committed to the doctrine of the Trinity, but it appears that it is incoherent. First, I will look at an official statement of the doctrine; then I will explain and criticize Aquinas’ account, and a similar account by Robert Koons; finally, I will briefly consider a few other responses one might give.The doctrineAccording to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, an official statement of Catholic doctrine, ‘The Father is that which the Son is, the Son that which the Father is, the F
Motivating Reasons and Normative Reasons (opens the original)
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Philosophers distinguish between motivating reasons and normative reasons; I want to argue that if one accepts motivating reasons (which one should because they explain human behavior), then one must accept that talk of normative reasons and obligations is intelligible. This is important because some moral anti-realists, such as Lance Bush, reject moral realism (or more specifically, moral non-naturalism) due (at least in part) to concerns about the intelligibility of such concepts.Consider a ca
Deduction is Based on Intuition (opens the original)
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Philosophical intuition is controversial, but it is important for much of our cognition; among other things, it is the true foundation for deduction. I will first show how the standard account of deduction is flawed, then give a brief account of what intuition is, and finally show how we can use this account to validate deductive arguments.Against an analytic account of deductionIn modern logic, an argument is said to be valid just in case it is impossible that the premises are true and the conc
Aristotle’s Modal Logic (opens the original)
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I previously discussed Aristotle’s logic, but in addition to what was discussed there, Aristotle attempts to extend his logic using statements of necessary and possible belonging. However, unlike his non-modal logic, which I think is largely defensible, his modal logic is unfortunately seriously flawed. I will go through Aristotle’s account, showing that it is flawed and comparing some of his results to various possible interpretations; in an appendix, I will give the account that I think Aristo
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