Análisis Filosófico
Not a member yet
785 research outputs found
Sort by
Acerca del impacto del naturalismo en la filosofía de la mente contemporánea
No full textIn this paper I examine the impact of the different naturalizing attempts in the philosophy of mind. l distinguish two different sources of these atternpts: the quinean proposal of naturalizing philosophy as a metaphilosophical program, and the project of defense of a substantive metaphysical naturalist thesis -that conflates naturalism with physicalism-, according to which our world is a "causally self-enclosed system" (Armstrong 1978). I argue that the main common denominator is the idea of rethinking the relationship between philosophy, science and common scnse, but that it does not imply that philosophy loses its own distinctive methods nor that philosophical problems are to be replaced by scientific ones
Por la "quineación" de los qualia cartesianos
No full textDennett (1988) provides a much discussed argument against qualia, at least when conceived as philosophers (otherwise holding different views) like Block, Chalmers, Loar and Searle do. My goal in this paper is to vindicate Dennett's argument, construed in a certain way. As 1 will present it, the argument supports the claim that qualia are constitutively representational. More specifically, against Block and Chalmers the argument supports the claim that the radical distinction between phenomenal and information-processing consciousness they draw does not exist; and against Loar and Searle, that qualia are constitutively representational in an externalist understanding of this
Elías José Palti (comp.), Giro lingüístico e historia intelectual, Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, Quilmes, 1998, 337 pp.
No full textDios ante el fin de siglo
No full textNowadays it seems that Religion and Science come a long together again. However, it is a superficial impression. Neither Physics, Logic, Astronomy or Biology allow to deduce the existence of God. The concept "God" is also incoherent and unmanageable. The author defends that it is possible to rescue an idea of natural religion. This kind of religion could help us to introduce us in the moral lite. A natural religion, like humor, allows to question our existence and to smile befare our human condition. The conclusion is that at the end of the millennium the philosophy should make the peace with God
Wittgenstein: significado y representaciones
No full textIn this paper I claim that although second Wittgenstein's conception of meaning has been thought asan attack to thc notion ofrepresentation, i! is compatible with this notion as it is meant in cognitive science. In order to show this, first, 1 reconstruct Wittgenstein's thesis. Second, I detach the representational thesis from the intemalist and epistemological ones. Then I show that the opponents of the wittgensteinian conception of meaning are the last two thesis
Semántica y metodología: descansen impasse
No full textIn this paper I claim that the debate between Putnam and Devitt on the model-theoretic argument has reached the stage of an impasse, since it gives rise to a redundant sequence of questions and answers. Moreover, I suggest that the impasse in question relies on another, deeper one, concerning the debate on the methodology of the philosophical research
La teoría substancialista del espacio y del tiempo y la individuación de particulares
No full textIn this paper l deal with the substantiva! theory of space and time and I examine its consequences with respect to the problem of the differentiation of indiscernible particulars (the so called "problem of individuation").
I distinguish two versions: the "standard" theory and the "substratist" theory.
According to the "standard" theory, space and time ( or spacetime) are substances made of points and instants (or point-instants) which hold a contingent relation with the physical substances which occupy those points and instants.
According to the "substratist" theory, which may be attributed to D.M. Armstrong, space and time ( or spacetime) are also substances made of points and instants (or point-instants), but those points and instants hold a necessary relation with the physical objects which "occupy" them. This is so because those points (or point-instants) are, as substrata, essential constituents of physical objects, which support and hold together their properties.
I argue that in these theories we cannot appeal to the difference in spaciotemporal position in order to ground the numerical diversity of indiscernible particulars and, in this sense, they dont allow us to use space and time as "principies of individuation".En este trabajo me ocupo de la teoría substancialista del espacio y del tiempo y de sus consecuencias respecto del problema de la diferenciación de particulares indiscemibles, llamado a veces "problema de la individuación".Distingo dos variantes, la teoría "substancialista estándar" y la teoría "substratista", y concluyo que ninguna de las dos permite apelar a la diferencia de posición espacial o temporal para fundamentar la diversidad numérica de particulares indiscemibles, y en este sentido, ninguna permite utilizar al espacio y al tiempo como "principios de individuación"
Sobre los distintos alcances del argumento de la teoría de modelos
No full textI criticize what seems to be a common assumption of the precedent papers, namely, that the model-theoretic argument has similar consequences for the different realms of language. In particular, I argue that while the argument does not have serious consequences for natural languages, this is not the case with the language of mathematics
