(Philosophy Talk, 2016) TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. Example 1: Analytic Philosophy 3. Example 2: Materialism or Physicalism and Naturalism 4. Example 3: Skepticism and the Limits of Philosophy 5. Conclusion: Where To Now, Philosophy? The essay that follows will be published in five installments, one per section; this is the first installment. But … [continue reading]
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The Limits of Reason: Cognitive Psychology, The Epistemological Crisis, and Epistemic Humility, #6.
(Palazzi, 2023) TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. Background: The Cognitive Limits of Rationality 3. Cognitive Blindspots 4. The Myth of the All-Seeing Eye: The Limits of Perception 5. The Epistemological Crises 6. Conclusion The essay that follows is being published in six installments, one per section; this is the sixth and final installment. But … [continue reading]
The Limits of Reason: Cognitive Psychology, The Epistemological Crisis, and Epistemic Humility, #5.
(Palazzi, 2023) TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. Background: The Cognitive Limits of Rationality 3. Cognitive Blindspots 4. The Myth of the All-Seeing Eye: The Limits of Perception 5. The Epistemological Crises 6. Conclusion The essay that follows is being published in six installments, one per section; this is the fifth installment. But you can … [continue reading]
The Limits of Reason: Cognitive Psychology, The Epistemological Crisis, and Epistemic Humility, #4.
(Palazzi, 2023) TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. Background: The Cognitive Limits of Rationality 3. Cognitive Blindspots 4. The Myth of the All-Seeing Eye: The Limits of Perception 5. The Epistemological Crises 6. Conclusion The essay that follows is being published in six installments, one per section; this is the fourth installment. But you can … [continue reading]
The Limits of Reason: Cognitive Psychology, The Epistemological Crisis, and Epistemic Humility, #3.
(Palazzi, 2023) TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. Background: The Cognitive Limits of Rationality 3. Cognitive Blindspots 4. The Myth of the All-Seeing Eye: The Limits of Perception 5. The Epistemological Crises 6. Conclusion The essay that follows is being published in six installments, one per section; this is the third installment. But you can … [continue reading]
The Limits of Reason: Cognitive Psychology, The Epistemological Crisis, and Epistemic Humility, #2.
(Palazzi, 2023) TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. Background: The Cognitive Limits of Rationality 3. Cognitive Blindspots 4. The Myth of the All-Seeing Eye: The Limits of Perception 5. The Epistemological Crises 6. Conclusion The essay that follows is being published in six installments, one per section; this is the second installment. But you can … [continue reading]
The Limits of Reason: Cognitive Psychology, The Epistemological Crisis, and Epistemic Humility, #1.
(Palazzi, 2023) TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. Background: The Cognitive Limits of Rationality 3. Cognitive Blindspots 4. The Myth of the All-Seeing Eye: The Limits of Perception 5. The Epistemological Crises 6. Conclusion The essay that follows will be published in six installments, one per section; this is the first installment. But you can … [continue reading]
Appearance and Reality.
“Ascending and Descending,” by M.C. Escher, 1960 (Totally History, 2020) You can also download and read or share a .pdf of the complete text of this essay by scrolling down to the bottom of this post and clicking on the Download tab. APP Editor’s Note It’s not uncommon for professional academic philosophy journals, psychology journals, … [continue reading]
Gettier v. Justified True Belief: A Brief Legal Refutation of The Gettier Problem.
Edmund L. Gettier III (1927-2021) About the Author: Joseph Wayne Smith is a dissenting and/or heretical philosopher, or post-philosopher, who soon after completing his first PhD in philosophy in 1987, was unemployed, and then re-trained in other disciplines, including environmentalism, medicine, and law, eventually obtaining PhD degrees in all three fields. At the end of … [continue reading]