Grounding Pluralism: Why and How
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DOI: 10.1007/s10670-018-0083-8
Abstract: Grounding pluralism is the view that there are multiple kinds of grounding. In this essay, I motivate and defend an explanation-theoretic view of grounding pluralism. Specifically, I argue that there are two kinds of grounding:… read more here.
Keywords: pluralism; grounding pluralism;
Ontological Pluralism and the Generic Conception of Being
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DOI: 10.1007/s10670-020-00248-x
Abstract: Ontological pluralism is the view that there are different fundamental ways of being. Trenton Merricks has recently raised three objections to combining pluralism with a generic way of being enjoyed by absolutely everything there is:… read more here.
Keywords: pluralism; ontological pluralism; generic conception; pluralism generic ... See more keywords
Logical Pluralism via Mathematical Convergence
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DOI: 10.1007/s10670-025-00954-4
Abstract: We propose a novel approach to logical pluralism based on algebra-valued models of set theory, systematically demonstrating how both classical and non-classical set theories can be constructed within a unified mathematical framework. Our approach extends… read more here.
Keywords: set theory; pluralism via; algebra; convergence ... See more keywords
Does logical pluralism imply, or suggest, truth pluralism, or vice versa?
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DOI: 10.1007/s11229-019-02175-z
Abstract: The answers to the questions in the title depend on the kind of pluralism one is talking about. We will focus here on our own views. The purpose of this article is to trace out… read more here.
Keywords: imply suggest; truth pluralism; pluralism; logical pluralism ... See more keywords
Whales, fish and Alaskan bears: interest-relative taxonomy and kind pluralism in biology
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DOI: 10.1007/s11229-019-02284-9
Abstract: This paper uses two case studies to explore an interest-relative view of taxonomy and how it complements kind pluralism in biology. First, I consider the ABC island bear, which can be correctly classified into more… read more here.
Keywords: taxonomy; interest relative; view; pluralism ... See more keywords
Plain alethic pluralism: the human face of truth
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DOI: 10.1007/s11229-024-04700-1
Abstract: Within the secular and still ongoing discussion about truth, what is by now known as alethic pluralism has proved to be one of the most interesting proposals advanced in the field. Indeed, from the last… read more here.
Keywords: human face; truth; alethic pluralism; pluralism ... See more keywords
Beyond Logical Pluralism and Logical Monism
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DOI: 10.1007/s11787-020-00253-2
Abstract: Logical pluralism as a thesis that more than one logic is correct seems very plausible for two basic reasons. First, there are so many logical systems on the market today. And it is unclear how… read more here.
Keywords: beyond logical; pluralism logical; pluralism; logical monism ... See more keywords
Pluralism and the Design of Autonomous Vehicles
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DOI: 10.1007/s13347-024-00802-3
Abstract: This paper advocates for an ethical analysis of autonomous vehicle systems (AVSs) based on a moral epistemic pluralism. This paper contends that approaching the design of intricate social technologies, such as AVSs, is most effective… read more here.
Keywords: autonomous vehicles; autonomous vehicle; design autonomous; paper ... See more keywords
The Fact of Unreasonable Pluralism
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DOI: 10.1017/apa.2019.17
Abstract: Abstract Proponents of political liberalism standardly assume that the citizens of an ideal liberal society would be overwhelmingly reasonable. I argue that this assumption violates political liberalism's own constraints of realism—constraints that are necessary to… read more here.
Keywords: pluralism; unreasonable pluralism; political liberalism; fact unreasonable ... See more keywords
Catholic Intellectuals and the Invention of Pluralism in France
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DOI: 10.1017/s1479244319000283
Abstract: Abstract This article traces the invention of pluralist political language in France to a very specific ideological source: Jacques Maritain, Emmanuel Mounier, and the progressive Catholic circles that gathered around the journal Esprit in the… read more here.
Keywords: intellectuals invention; invention pluralism; pluralism; france ... See more keywords
Why Does Pluralism Matter When We Study Politics? A View from Contemporary International Relations
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DOI: 10.1017/s1537592717002201
Abstract: Pluralism has become a buzzword in International Relations. It has emerged in a number of linked literatures and has drawn the support of an unusual coalition of scholars: advocates of greater methodological diversity; those who… read more here.
Keywords: matter study; study politics; pluralism matter; pluralism ... See more keywords