Keith’s Conundrums: The Metaphysics of Counting
the metaphysics of counting
Category: philosophy
Keith’s Conundrums: Childlike Conundrums
Keith Douglas Last month, I wrote a second column on explanations vs. excuses. Alex riffed on this theme by apologizing for not commenting on the first of these, saying he had no excuses or explanations. I’ll ignore the question about mansplaining, which I must say I don’t understand. This allows me to point out something…
Keith’s Conundrums: More on Explanations and Excuses
Keith Douglas Happy new year everyone! I hope everyone can find a time to be happy this year, at some point. Last time, I began the topic of explanation vs. excuse. I do not have an explanation for why I received no comments, but that’s what happened. More on Explanations and Excuses This time I…
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Keith’s Conundrums: Explanations vs. Excuses
Keith Douglas Last time, I illustrated the difference between realism and instrumentalism, one species of anti-realism in the philosophy of science. I received no responses. Moving on, then. Explanations vs. Excuses These days we hear a lot of wondering about: “Should X have done Y? Was Z justified? Why W?” It is thus not surprising…
Keith’s Conundrums: More on Measurements
Insight about last month’s puzzle, from three distinct perspectives