Michael Anthony Istvan
Biographic Data
| ID | 6699023 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael Anthony Istvan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael Anthony |
| FAMILY NAME | Istvan |
| SIGNATURE | ISTVAN M A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad Nacional de Colombia |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8675-4510 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Sufficiency of Spinozistic Attributes for their Finite Modes
Some passages throughout Spinoza’s body of works suggest that an attribute in its absolute nature provides a sufficient condition for all of its modes, including the finite ones. Other passages suggest that an attribute in its absolute nature fails to provide a sufficient condition for its finite modes. My aim is to dispel this apparent tension. I argue that all finite modes are ultimately entailed by the absolute nature of their attribute. Furth…
A Rationalist Defence of Determinism
Largely due to the popular allegation that contemporary science has uncovered indeterminism in the deepest known levels of physical reality, the debate as to whether humans have moral freedom, the sort of freedom on which moral responsibility depends, has put aside to some extent the traditional worry over whether determinism is true. As I argue in this article, however, there are powerful proofs for both chronological determinism and necessitari…
The Manner of Blackness in Nella Larsen's Passing
Commentators have suggested that Nella Larsen's Passing rejects the view that there is some sort of black essence. This article challenges this reading. Since Irene is the most vocal advocate of an essence in respect to which all blacks are homogenous, much of the evidence for thinking that Passing is skeptical about such an essence amounts to evidence for not trusting Irene's judgment in general, and for not trusting her judgment on this matter …
Is Aristotle’s Response to the Argument for Fatalism in De Interpretatione 9 Successful
El objetivo de este trabajo es esclarecer si la respuesta de Aristoteles al argumento a favor del fatalismo en De Interpretatione9 resulta exitosa Por respuesta se entienden no solo las razones que da Aristoteles para destacar porque el fatalismo no concuerda con la manera en que llevamos nuestras vidas sino tambien la solucion que ofrece para bloquear el argumento a favor del fatalismo El articulo plantea a que el argumento de Aristoteles respec…
Gould talking past Dawkins on the unit of selection issue
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Gould talking past Dawkins on the unit of selection issue
Is Aristotle’s Response to the Argument for Fatalism in De Interpretatione 9 Successful
El objetivo de este trabajo es esclarecer si la respuesta de Aristoteles al argumento a favor del fatalismo en De Interpretatione9 resulta exitosa Por respuesta se entienden no solo las razones que da Aristoteles para destacar porque el fatalismo no concuerda con la manera en que llevamos nuestras vidas sino tambien la solucion que ofrece para bloquear el argumento a favor del fatalismo El articulo plantea a que el argumento de Aristoteles respec…
The Manner of Blackness in Nella Larsen's Passing
Commentators have suggested that Nella Larsen's Passing rejects the view that there is some sort of black essence. This article challenges this reading. Since Irene is the most vocal advocate of an essence in respect to which all blacks are homogenous, much of the evidence for thinking that Passing is skeptical about such an essence amounts to evidence for not trusting Irene's judgment in general, and for not trusting her judgment on this matter …
The Sufficiency of Spinozistic Attributes for their Finite Modes
Some passages throughout Spinoza’s body of works suggest that an attribute in its absolute nature provides a sufficient condition for all of its modes, including the finite ones. Other passages suggest that an attribute in its absolute nature fails to provide a sufficient condition for its finite modes. My aim is to dispel this apparent tension. I argue that all finite modes are ultimately entailed by the absolute nature of their attribute. Furth…
A Rationalist Defence of Determinism
Largely due to the popular allegation that contemporary science has uncovered indeterminism in the deepest known levels of physical reality, the debate as to whether humans have moral freedom, the sort of freedom on which moral responsibility depends, has put aside to some extent the traditional worry over whether determinism is true. As I argue in this article, however, there are powerful proofs for both chronological determinism and necessitari…
Epistemology (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Adjudication (1 work) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Argument (complex analysis) (1 work) · Artificial Intelligence (1 work) · Aside (1 work)