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2024-1 Wittgenstein #2) Nonsense (Unsinn) (OR sometimes translate “Unsinn” as “senseless”) As mentioned above, nonsense can be defined as the result of failing to comply with the rules of logical syntax (3.325). Unlike a proposition with a sense, nonsense cannot depict (abbilden) any reality, nor can it represent (darstellen) the possibility of reality (2.06, 2.17, 2.201). Since “a proposition i..

2024-1 Wittgenstein #1) Senseless (sinnlos) ‘Senseless,’ or in the original German, ‘sinnlos,’ is one of the three main categories used in the Tractatus to classify propositions (Sätze). The Tractarian concept of ‘sinnlos’ is particularly crucial for understanding the nature of logical propositions (die logischen Sätze). According to Tractarian accounts of language, every proposition belongs to ..

2024-1 Seminar Epistemology Srinivasan’s Radical Externalism 1. What’s going on here? The Overall Picture of Radical Externalism In her paper, Srinivasan presents three epistemologically distinctive cases – ‘Racist Dinner Table,’ ‘Classist College,’ and ‘Domestic Violence’ – in which social hierarchies, discrimination, and power effects are subtly intertwined. She then argues that “externalism h..

2024-1 Seminar Metaphysics 1. IntroductionIn his pioneering paper, “Sensations and Brain Processes,” J. J. C. Smart developed and relied on the so-called Mind-Brain Type Identity Theory, which was once considered the most dominant and promising candidate for shedding light on the nature of our minds. In the present paper, I aim to figure out the reasons why Smart’s type identity theory appealed ..