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Aineistot 11-20 / 26
Seeing all things in space : Kant and the reality of space in the context of early modern philosophy
(Turun yliopisto, 2020-01-25)
One of the basic concepts of the metaphysics of the pre-critical Kant is the early modern, Leibnizian concept of the world as a synthetic whole of simple substances. Space is the order according to which these simple ...
Metaphilosophical themes : naturalism, rationalism and the conceptions of philosophy
(Turun yliopisto, 2019-05-03)
This study belongs firmly to the genre of metaphilosophy, as it reflects on topics pertaining to the subject matter, method and aim of philosophy itself by using philosophy’s own usual tools and approaches. The contents ...
Political Legitimacy and Ethnocultural Justice. Essays on Public Reason, Democratic Citizenship, and the Rights of Cultural Minorities
(Turun yliopisto, 2016-03-19)
In this thesis, I argue that there are public cultural reasons that can underpin public justifications of minority rights of indigenous and national minorities in a constitutionaldemocracy. I do so by tackling diverse ...
The Virtuous Journalist, an Updated View. A Study in the Ethics of Journalism
(Turun yliopisto, 2012-04-20)
Perception in Kant's Model of Experience
(Turun yliopisto, 2012-11-10)
The Immediate Object of Perception : A Sense-datum
(Turun yliopisto, 2017-05-19)
The question of what we immediately perceive from the first-person point of view has been an issue of philosophizing since the beginning of Western philosophy. However, many philosophers have not considered all theoretical ...
The Concept of Betterness and Sport Competitions
(Turun yliopisto, 2015-03-20)
It is common that people disagree on a question which athlete or team was the best in a particular sport competition. This thesis attempts to clarify these disputes by analysing the concept of betterness in the context of ...
Aspects of objectivity and objective reference in Kant’s transcendental idealism
(Turun yliopisto, 2020-11-27)
This study analyzes and lays out different aspects of Kant’s account of the concept of objectivity and objective reference in the broad view, as well as their conditions, to show the relevance of Kant’s view to contemporary ...
The Inevitability of Skepticism. A Study on the Problem of the Criterion
(Turun yliopisto, 2009-06-13)
Concepts and Reference. Defending a Dual Theory of Natural Kind Concepts
(Turun yliopisto, 2008-11-22)
In this thesis I argue that the psychological study of concepts and categorisation, and the philosophical study of reference are deeply intertwined. I propose that semantic intuitions are a variety of categorisation ...