Paul Saka
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 139813 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Paul Saka |
| NOMBRES | Paul |
| APELLIDO | Saka |
| FIRMA | SAKA P |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Houston |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 5 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 3 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 5 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1991 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Monkeying around with fact and fiction
In this essay I analyse a metaphysical fable by R.A. Lafferty, one of the giants of science fiction and fantasy in the latter twentieth-century. In the story, an angel oversees a team of immortal monkeys as they try, and fail, to randomly type the complete works of Shakespeare. Using plot, author’s oeuvre, and the history of ideas, I argue that the story means to refute and ridicule evolutionary theory, if not modern science altogether. This inte…
Quotation
Understanding quotation is fundamental to understanding the nature of truth and meaning. Quotation, however, is a remarkably complicated phenomenon, and a vigorous literature on the topic has been growing at an increasing rate.§1 To give you a sense of this work, §1 enlarges upon the significance of studying quotation; §2 presents a rudimentary taxonomy of quotation; and §3 critically surveys theories of how quotation works
Pascal's Wager and the Many Gods Objection
Pascal's Wager is finding ever more defenders who aim to undermine the old Many Gods Objection. It is my thesis that they are mistaken. After describing the Wager and the objection, I report on Jeff Jordan's repeated attempt to limit legitimate religious hypotheses to those that are traditional. In separate sections I criticize Jordan, first coming from epistemology and second from anthropology. Then I describe George Schlesinger's repeated appea…
Thought and Language
Concepts, Kinds, and Cognitive Development
Quotation
Understanding quotation is fundamental to understanding the nature of truth and meaning. Quotation, however, is a remarkably complicated phenomenon, and a vigorous literature on the topic has been growing at an increasing rate.§1 To give you a sense of this work, §1 enlarges upon the significance of studying quotation; §2 presents a rudimentary taxonomy of quotation; and §3 critically surveys theories of how quotation works
Concepts, Kinds, and Cognitive Development
Thought and Language
Pascal's Wager and the Many Gods Objection
Pascal's Wager is finding ever more defenders who aim to undermine the old Many Gods Objection. It is my thesis that they are mistaken. After describing the Wager and the objection, I report on Jeff Jordan's repeated attempt to limit legitimate religious hypotheses to those that are traditional. In separate sections I criticize Jordan, first coming from epistemology and second from anthropology. Then I describe George Schlesinger's repeated appea…
Quotation
Understanding quotation is fundamental to understanding the nature of truth and meaning. Quotation, however, is a remarkably complicated phenomenon, and a vigorous literature on the topic has been growing at an increasing rate.§1 To give you a sense of this work, §1 enlarges upon the significance of studying quotation; §2 presents a rudimentary taxonomy of quotation; and §3 critically surveys theories of how quotation works
Monkeying around with fact and fiction
In this essay I analyse a metaphysical fable by R.A. Lafferty, one of the giants of science fiction and fantasy in the latter twentieth-century. In the story, an angel oversees a team of immortal monkeys as they try, and fail, to randomly type the complete works of Shakespeare. Using plot, author’s oeuvre, and the history of ideas, I argue that the story means to refute and ridicule evolutionary theory, if not modern science altogether. This inte…
Philosophy (4 obras) · Epistemology (3 obras) · Law (2 obras) · Linguistics (2 obras) · Political science (2 obras) · Psychology (2 obras) · Aesthetics (1 obras) · Appeal (1 obras) · Art (1 obras) · Art history (1 obras)