Scott Berman
Biographic Data
| ID | 6298600 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Scott Berman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Scott |
| FAMILY NAME | Berman |
| SIGNATURE | BERMAN S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Saint Louis University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Platonism and the Objects of Science
What are the objects of science? Are they just the spatiotemporal things? Or does science also require non-spatiotemporal things? Are the objects of science discovered or created? And what are the implications for ethics and aesthetics? These are just some of the questions that Scott Berman explores in Platonism and the Objects of Science, in which he argues that a Platonic explanation of these objects is the most convincing one. Arguing that oth…
The Influence of Temperature on Chytridiomycosis In Vivo
Prudence and morality
Socrates thinks that morality is identical to prudence. Many contemporary moral philosophers would give roughly three reasons for postulating the existence of a morality that is distinct from prudence. These are the Happiness of Tyrants Objection, the Intentions Matter Objection and the Kantian Objection. I explain how Socrates can argue against these three objections. First, he argues that tyrants cannot in fact be happy, that is, there could be…
A Platonic Theory of Truthmaking
Socrates and Callicles on Pleasure
Que dans le « Gorgias » de Platon Callicles croit du plaisir qu'il est non rationnel et Socrate croit de lui qu'il est rationnel
Socrates and Callicles on Pleasure
Que dans le « Gorgias » de Platon Callicles croit du plaisir qu'il est non rationnel et Socrate croit de lui qu'il est rationnel
Socrates and Callicles on Pleasure
Que dans le « Gorgias » de Platon Callicles croit du plaisir qu'il est non rationnel et Socrate croit de lui qu'il est rationnel
A Platonic Theory of Truthmaking
Prudence and morality
Socrates thinks that morality is identical to prudence. Many contemporary moral philosophers would give roughly three reasons for postulating the existence of a morality that is distinct from prudence. These are the Happiness of Tyrants Objection, the Intentions Matter Objection and the Kantian Objection. I explain how Socrates can argue against these three objections. First, he argues that tyrants cannot in fact be happy, that is, there could be…
The Influence of Temperature on Chytridiomycosis In Vivo
Platonism and the Objects of Science
What are the objects of science? Are they just the spatiotemporal things? Or does science also require non-spatiotemporal things? Are the objects of science discovered or created? And what are the implications for ethics and aesthetics? These are just some of the questions that Scott Berman explores in Platonism and the Objects of Science, in which he argues that a Platonic explanation of these objects is the most convincing one. Arguing that oth…
Epistemology (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Classical Philosophy and Thought (3 works) · SOCRATES (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Amphibian (1 work) · Amphibian and Reptile Biology (1 work) · Ancient philosophy (1 work) · Animal ecology (1 work) · Ascomycota (1 work)