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Volume 72 (2017), 7

Discussions - Polemics

(Original title: Ako sa vyvíjajú pojmy (I))
Filozofia, 72 (2017), 7, 567-580.
Abstract

The contribution draws on the polemic on the issue in the journals Filozofia (1990 –1993) and Organon F (1995 – 2002) which seemed to be terminated by three articles published in 2002. The article focuses on several confusions and misunderstandings implied by this polemic. It also offers a stronger argument in support of the claim that abstract concepts do not… Read more

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(Original title: Trápení může být kultivací. Ale přestává tak být trápením?)
Filozofia, 72 (2017), 7, 581-585.
Abstract

This article responds to the criticism of M. Zach, who challenges my view that it makes no sense to try to prove metaphysical realism. I argue that Zach's criticism is based on several confusions and that the conclusion he eventually reaches is not far from what I have been claiming from the beginning.

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