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Critical Math Kinds: A Framework for the Philosophy of Alternative Mathematics
Mathematics, even more than the other sciences, is often presented as essentially unique, as if it could not be any other way. And yet, prima facie...
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Critical Inquiry
This chapter outlines key characteristics of critical perspectives on inquiry in organization and management practice: critical inquiry. It is argued...
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Methodological Individualism in Terms of Rational-Choice and Frame-Selection Theory: A Critical Appraisal
Muench discusses the limitations of methodological individualism in terms of rational-choice and frame-selection theory in studies focused on the...
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Critical Phenomenology
Phenomenology has always extended into a vast array of questions that are the primary concern of other disciplines, including fields such as...
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Stakeholder Theory: Toward a Classical Institutional Economics Perspective
Stakeholder theorists have traditionally objected to the neoclassical conception of the firm as a vehicle for maximizing profit or shareholder...
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On Aspects, Identity Theory, and the Dual Aspect Account
On the powerful qualities view, every fundamental property is both dispositional and qualitative. Identity theory is the standard account of the...
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Informational foundations of quantum theory: critical reconsideration from the point of view of a phenomenologist
Several contemporary interpretations of quantum mechanics use the concept of information as a tool for addressing and explaining the quantum world....
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Ecomodernism and the Libidinal Economy: Towards a Critical Conception of Technology in the Bio-Based Economy
In this paper, we carry out a critical analysis of the concept of technology in the current design of the bio-based economy (BBE). Looking at the...
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Critical Constructivism: An Exposition and Defense
In this paper, I explain in detail Critical Constructivism, which I situate as a political philosophy of technology that draws from the Frankfurt...
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Michael Polanyi and the Post-Critical Approach to Philosophy
This chapter opens with a biographical overview of Michael Polanyi’s life and work before focusing on the post-critical orientation of his...
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Hegelian Legacy of Aesthetics: Theory of Art Versus Philosophy of Art
German philosopher G. W. F. Hegel problematized the term “aesthetics” in his writings on art. This article attempts to capture the tension between...
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Game theory and omniscience
Game theory studies the choices of two or more agents strategically interacting under various conditions. This paper examines two applications of...
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How to make critical rationalism comprehensive and non-paradoxical
In this paper, I try to show how the ambition of William Bartley, the founder of comprehensively critical rationalism, can be realized, i.e. how...
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The Humean theory of motivation: much ado about nothing?
According to the Humean theory of motivation, desire is identified as the primary source of motivation, while cognitive states like beliefs are...
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The implicit decision theory of non-philosophers
This paper empirically investigates whether people’s implicit decision theory is more like causal decision theory or more like a non-causal decision...
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Conspiracy Theory Belief: A Sane Response to an Insane World?
Are conspiracy theory beliefs pathological? That depends on what is meant by "pathological." This paper begins by unpacking that ill-defined and...
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Reflections on Putting AI Ethics into Practice: How Three AI Ethics Approaches Conceptualize Theory and Practice
Critics currently argue that applied ethics approaches to artificial intelligence (AI) are too principles-oriented and entail a theory–practice gap....
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A critical review of plant sentience: moving beyond traditional approaches
Are plants sentient? Several researchers argue that plants might be sentient. They do so on the grounds that plants exhibit cognitive behaviour...
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Civic Action Against Son Preference in Tirupati, India: Critical International Law Put into Practice?
In this paper based on original fieldwork, I seek to contribute to critical scholarship in international law by providing an investigation into the...
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Critical phenomenology and psychiatry
Whereas classical Critical Theory has tended to view phenomenology as inherently uncritical, the recent upsurge of what has become known as critical...