Kim Frost
Biographic Data
| ID | 5968058 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kim Frost |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kim |
| FAMILY NAME | Frost |
| SIGNATURE | FROST K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Syracuse University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7585-3399 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Aristotle On Two-Way Powers
This paper offers a reading of Aristotle’s view of two-way powers and points out where related views about Aristotle and two-way powers can go wrong. It argues that Aristotelian two-way powers consist in, and are based in, systematic knowledge; that they are all, without exception, principles of change in another, or in oneself as other; and that the topic of voluntary action in Aristotle is a quite different topic. It follows from this that the …
Action, Knowledge, and Will
Comprehensive action theories must juggle difficult issues in metaphysics, ethics, philosophy of mind, and epistemology, all at once. John Hyman's Action, Knowledge, and Will is an example of how to do this well. It is rich, clear, persuasive, imaginative, entertaining, and closely engaged with relevant literature both old and new. It challenges orthodoxy, repays repeated study, and should be required reading for any action theorist.Hyman's centr…
On the Very Idea of Direction of Fit
Direction of fit theories usually claim that beliefs are such that they “aim at truth” or “ought to fit” the world and desires (or intentions) are such that they “aim at realization” or the world “ought to fit” them. This essay argues that no theory of direction of fit is correct. The two directions of fit are supposed to be determinations of one and the same determinable two-place relation, differing only in the ordering of favored terms. But th…
On the Very Idea of Direction of Fit
Direction of fit theories usually claim that beliefs are such that they “aim at truth” or “ought to fit” the world and desires (or intentions) are such that they “aim at realization” or the world “ought to fit” them. This essay argues that no theory of direction of fit is correct. The two directions of fit are supposed to be determinations of one and the same determinable two-place relation, differing only in the ordering of favored terms. But th…
On the Very Idea of Direction of Fit
Direction of fit theories usually claim that beliefs are such that they “aim at truth” or “ought to fit” the world and desires (or intentions) are such that they “aim at realization” or the world “ought to fit” them. This essay argues that no theory of direction of fit is correct. The two directions of fit are supposed to be determinations of one and the same determinable two-place relation, differing only in the ordering of favored terms. But th…
Action, Knowledge, and Will
Comprehensive action theories must juggle difficult issues in metaphysics, ethics, philosophy of mind, and epistemology, all at once. John Hyman's Action, Knowledge, and Will is an example of how to do this well. It is rich, clear, persuasive, imaginative, entertaining, and closely engaged with relevant literature both old and new. It challenges orthodoxy, repays repeated study, and should be required reading for any action theorist.Hyman's centr…
Aristotle On Two-Way Powers
This paper offers a reading of Aristotle’s view of two-way powers and points out where related views about Aristotle and two-way powers can go wrong. It argues that Aristotelian two-way powers consist in, and are based in, systematic knowledge; that they are all, without exception, principles of change in another, or in oneself as other; and that the topic of voluntary action in Aristotle is a quite different topic. It follows from this that the …
Action (physics) (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Free Will and Agency (2 works) · Philosophical Ethics and Theory (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Algorithm (1 work) · Analytic philosophy (1 work) · Appeal (1 work) · Classical Philosophy and Thought (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work)