(Montessori Schools, 2018) TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction: From Mind to Mathematics 2. The Nature of Mathematical Entities: Nothing Works 3. Set Theory: Should One Believe? 4. Metaphysics and Ontology 5. Mathematical Fictionalism 6. Mathematical Realism 7. Hanna’s Neo-Intuitionism as a Way Out of the Impasse? 8. Conclusion: From Mathematics to Mind This essay will … [continue reading]
Congratulations on Doing the Impossible: On the Death of Philosophy, #2.
“The Death of Socrates,” by Jacques-Louis David (1787) The following essay will be published in three installments; this is the second. PREVIOUS INSTALLMENT: INSTALLMENT #1. But you can also download and read or share a .pdf of the complete text of this essay, including the list of REFERENCES, by scrolling down to the bottom of … [continue reading]
Congratulations on Doing the Impossible: On the Death of Philosophy, #1.
“The Death of Socrates” by Jacques-Louis David (1787) The following essay will be published in three installments; this is the first. But you can also download and read or share a .pdf of the complete text of this essay, including the list of REFERENCES, by scrolling down to the bottom of this post and clicking … [continue reading]
Contemporary Studies in Kantian Philosophy 9 (2024): KANT ON DIGNITY, ENLIGHTENMENT, AND PUNISHMENT—A CRITICAL EXAMINATION.
(Cultural Politics, 2024) You can also download and share a .pdf of the complete text of this poster by scrolling down to the bottom of this post and clicking on the Download tab. Contemporary Studies in Kantian Philosophy 9 (2024): KANT ON DIGNITY, ENLIGHTENMENT, AND PUNISHMENT—A CRITICAL EXAMINATION TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Karl Ameriks (Univ. … [continue reading]
How to Prove Realistic Idealism.
(Hanna, 2015) 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. How to Prove Realistic Idealism Elsewhere, I’ve briefly spelled out a version of metaphysical idealism that I call, in general, realistic … [continue reading]
Realistic Idealism: Twelve Theses.
(Hanna, 2015) 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. An earlier version of this essay was published in Spanish (Hanna, 2018). Realistic Idealism: Twelve Theses I strongly believe that some … [continue reading]
The Rise and Fall of Analytic Philosophy.
(Hanna, 2021; cover art created by Otto Paans) 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. The Rise and Fall of Analytic Philosophy I’ve argued in my first book, Kant and … [continue reading]
Personal Identity, Personae, Faces, and Masks.
(Teshigahara, 1966) 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 & clicking on the Download tab. Personal Identity, Personae, Faces, and Masks In my philosophical downtime between sleeps, I explore the byways and highways of Japanese cinema … [continue reading]
The Philosophy of Human Migration.
(M.A.M.O.N., 2016) 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. The Philosophy of Human Migration The core of Donald Trump’s Presidential campaign platform in 2024 is his “militaristic plan to deport … [continue reading]
Is A Priori Knowledge Really Possible? Yes; Here’s Proof.
(Hanna, 2015) 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. Is A Priori Knowledge Really Possible? Yes; Here’s Proof The philosophical debate over the real possibility of a priori knowledge—that is, … [continue reading]