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Markie (1979) Clear and distinct perception and metaphysical certainty

Markie, Peter (1979). Clear and distinct perception and metaphysical certainty. Mind 88 (349):97-104.1Recent commentators on Descartes have been concerned with clarifying the relationship between two important Cartesian concepts: clear and distinct perception and metaphysical certainty.It is generally agreed that to perceive a proposition clearly and distinctly is to apprehend it in a particular..

Nawar (2022) Clear and Distinct Perception in the Stoics, Augustine, and William of Ockham.

Nawar, Tamer (2022). Clear and Distinct Perception in the Stoics, Augustine, and William of Ockham. Aristotelian Society Supplementary Volume 96 (1):185-207. There is a long history of philosophers attributing a privileged epistemic status to cognitive states seemingly caused by di rectly present objects.In this paper, I examine three such epistemic accounts prior to the better-known discussion..

Zhang (2019) Descartes and Husserl on “Clear and Distinct”

Zhang, Haojun (2019). Descartes and Husserl on “Clear and Distinct”. Husserl Studies 35 (1):51-72. The expression “clear and distinct” is used by Descartes and Husserl when they talk, respectively, about the truth of an idea and the evidence of judgment. Although for both authors the words “clear” and “distinct” are juxtaposed with the conjunction “and,” their status is not actually equal.For De..

Higgs, McIntosh, Connelly & Mumford (2020) Self-Focused Emotions and Ethical Decision-Making: Comparing the Effects of Regulated and Unregulated Guilt, Shame, and Embarrassment

Higgs, Cory; McIntosh, Tristan ; Connelly, Shane & Mumford, Michael (2020). Self-Focused Emotions and Ethical Decision-Making: Comparing the Effects of Regulated and Unregulated Guilt, Shame, and Embarrassment. Science and Engineering Ethics 26 (1):27-63. Guilt, Shame, and EmbarrassmentWhen considering which emotions may be relevant in the context of ethical deci sion-making, Haidt’s (2003) mora..

Huebner, Bruno, & Sarkissian (2010) What Does the Nation of China Think About Phenomenal States?

Huebner, Bryce ; Bruno, Michael & Sarkissian, Hagop (2010). What Does the Nation of China Think About Phenomenal States? Review of Philosophy and Psychology 1 (2):225-243. 1 IntroductionFor example, the question, “What is it like to be Microsoft?” seems to stand in stark contrast to the well-worn philosophical question, “What is it like to be a bat?” To put the contrast bluntly, faced with the q..

Stichter (2020) Learning from Failure: Shame and Emotion Regulation in Virtue as Skill

Stichter, Matt (2020). Learning from Failure: Shame and Emotion Regulation in Virtue as Skill. Ethical Theory and Moral Practice 23 (2):341-354. becoming more skillful requires learning from one’s failures, but that turns out to be especially challenging when dealing with moral failures. The distress prompted by the prospect of having acted wrongly can often cause defensiveness in response, rath..