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A note about modal collapse

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:6. January 2010
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Removed due to lack of quality.

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“Do you still beat your wife?” formalized

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:2. January 2010
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Using the formalization system I wrote of earlier, let's take a look at this famous question. First we should note that this is a yes/no question which is different from…

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Some ideas about formalizing questions and answers

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:31. December 2009
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Formalization of questions and answers is not a much discussed nor studied topic. Though there is a branch of logic dealing with it, erotetic logics. I admit not to have…

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Worth reading: Mark Twain, “The Awful German Language”

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:5. December 2009
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This essay on the german language is definitely worth reading. Especially if one has ever taken a german class as I recently have. I found the text here. I made…

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Infallible knowledge, the modal fallacy and modal collapse

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:28. November 2009
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The much mentioned the modal fallacy is not a fallacy (that is, is a valid inference rule) if one accepts an exotic view about modalities and necessities that is logically…

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“Stop raping language!”

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:17. November 2009
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I love when people use the phrase "Stop raping language!". It's a bloody inconsistent performative.

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Work in progress…

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:16. November 2009
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As it can be seen, the blog has been divided into an english and a danish section. This is the english section. I'm in the progress of removing danish language…

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Frege and anti-semitism

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:18. October 2009
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I was recently made aware of an odd fact. Modern logic's inventor, Frege, was not as adorable as many people perhaps think he was. Quoting IEP: Although he was a…

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New page: Constructing truth tables – Filling in the wff's

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:1. October 2009
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I wrote a small guide about how to use truth tables to evaluate wff's. I explained two methods to do this. Page: Constructing truth tables - Filling in the wff's…

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Download: Philosophical books en masse!

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:14. September 2009
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Rapidshare link (updated as of 21. September 2009) Follow the link and download these books I will update this post if I can figure out a way to avoid having…

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