Clifford Williams
Biographic Data
| ID | 3873939 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Clifford Williams |
| GIVEN NAMES | Clifford |
| FAMILY NAME | Williams |
| SIGNATURE | WILLIAMS C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Trinity College |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5795-177X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
A complete turnaround
Topic neutrality and the mind–body problem
In a previous paper I argued that there is conceptual parity between Christian materialism and Christian dualism because nonmatter is neutral with respect to thinking and feeling – it might do these but it also might not. This undermines the explanatory power of immaterial souls. J. P. Moreland responded by saying that dualists reject this neutral conception of souls: souls are not generic immaterial substances, but consist of a special kind of n…
The Metaphysics of A- and B-Time
the analogies I have been discussing if we are to accept 'having a certain sort of learning-history' as a new, extra, necessary condition for being a mind. In the absence of the needed further argument, I shall stick with the view that a replica could and would think contentful thoughts, that it could behave, like all the rest of us embodied brains, in genuinely mind-governed ways no matter how short a time had elapsed since its inception
Kierkegaardian Suspicion and Properly Basic Beliefs
It is a commonplace that Kierkegaard believed Christians should adopt a stance of suspicion toward their beliefs. What appear to be genuine Christian beliefs may, he thought, really be spurious, not by virtue of being false, but by virtue of arising in illegitimate ways. Kierkegaard's works are replete with descriptions of these illegitimate ways – the psychological and sociological conditions that produce what people mistakenly take to be genuin…
Asante
Nineteenth-century accounts of Asante society are replete with reference to human sacrifice, and numerous authors present the image of the Asante as being a barbarous and bloodthirsty people. Some accounts, such as that by Frederick Boyle in Through Fanteeland to Coomnassie (1874) are particularly sensationalist and exaggerated.1 T. B. Freeman (1844) appears to have had an almost obsessive interest in the violent and bloody, while T. E. Bowdich (…
Indeterminism and the Theory of Agency
One of the arguments that has been used to support the theory of agency is that without agency, uncaused actions are capricious, and with agency, this capriciousness is removed. In what follows, I shall argue that agency does not remove the capriciousness that uncaused actions are said to have. I am not going to argue that agent-produced actions actually are capricious, but only that if uncaused actions are capricious, then so are agentproduced a…
The Metaphysics of A- and B-Time
the analogies I have been discussing if we are to accept 'having a certain sort of learning-history' as a new, extra, necessary condition for being a mind. In the absence of the needed further argument, I shall stick with the view that a replica could and would think contentful thoughts, that it could behave, like all the rest of us embodied brains, in genuinely mind-governed ways no matter how short a time had elapsed since its inception
Asante
Nineteenth-century accounts of Asante society are replete with reference to human sacrifice, and numerous authors present the image of the Asante as being a barbarous and bloodthirsty people. Some accounts, such as that by Frederick Boyle in Through Fanteeland to Coomnassie (1874) are particularly sensationalist and exaggerated.1 T. B. Freeman (1844) appears to have had an almost obsessive interest in the violent and bloody, while T. E. Bowdich (…
Indeterminism and the Theory of Agency
One of the arguments that has been used to support the theory of agency is that without agency, uncaused actions are capricious, and with agency, this capriciousness is removed. In what follows, I shall argue that agency does not remove the capriciousness that uncaused actions are said to have. I am not going to argue that agent-produced actions actually are capricious, but only that if uncaused actions are capricious, then so are agentproduced a…
Indeterminism and the Theory of Agency
One of the arguments that has been used to support the theory of agency is that without agency, uncaused actions are capricious, and with agency, this capriciousness is removed. In what follows, I shall argue that agency does not remove the capriciousness that uncaused actions are said to have. I am not going to argue that agent-produced actions actually are capricious, but only that if uncaused actions are capricious, then so are agentproduced a…
Asante
Nineteenth-century accounts of Asante society are replete with reference to human sacrifice, and numerous authors present the image of the Asante as being a barbarous and bloodthirsty people. Some accounts, such as that by Frederick Boyle in Through Fanteeland to Coomnassie (1874) are particularly sensationalist and exaggerated.1 T. B. Freeman (1844) appears to have had an almost obsessive interest in the violent and bloody, while T. E. Bowdich (…
Kierkegaardian Suspicion and Properly Basic Beliefs
It is a commonplace that Kierkegaard believed Christians should adopt a stance of suspicion toward their beliefs. What appear to be genuine Christian beliefs may, he thought, really be spurious, not by virtue of being false, but by virtue of arising in illegitimate ways. Kierkegaard's works are replete with descriptions of these illegitimate ways – the psychological and sociological conditions that produce what people mistakenly take to be genuin…
The Metaphysics of A- and B-Time
the analogies I have been discussing if we are to accept 'having a certain sort of learning-history' as a new, extra, necessary condition for being a mind. In the absence of the needed further argument, I shall stick with the view that a replica could and would think contentful thoughts, that it could behave, like all the rest of us embodied brains, in genuinely mind-governed ways no matter how short a time had elapsed since its inception
Topic neutrality and the mind–body problem
In a previous paper I argued that there is conceptual parity between Christian materialism and Christian dualism because nonmatter is neutral with respect to thinking and feeling – it might do these but it also might not. This undermines the explanatory power of immaterial souls. J. P. Moreland responded by saying that dualists reject this neutral conception of souls: souls are not generic immaterial substances, but consist of a special kind of n…
A complete turnaround
Philosophy (5 works) · Epistemology (4 works) · Criminology (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Theology and Philosophy of Evil (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 works) · African studies and sociopolitical issues (1 works) · Agency (philosophy (1 works)