Ulf Zackariasson
Biographic Data
| ID | 9165968 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ulf Zackariasson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ulf |
| FAMILY NAME | Zackariasson |
| SIGNATURE | ZACKARIASSON U |
| AFFILIATIONS | Agder Research |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Stances and Skills to in-Habit the World
This paper explores two routes along which a pragmatic philosophical approach can contribute to reflections on agnosticism. The first of these approaches is developed in dialogue with William James, and it is oriented towards the needs and obligations of individuals and the extent to which agnosticism affects our abilities to lead strenuous lives. The second is developed in dialogue with Richard Rorty. It is oriented towards how agnosticisms can …
Relativism and Post-Truth in Contemporary Society
The Customization of Science
This collection explores whether and how religious and secular worldviews and political ideologies held by scientists, citizens, decision-makers and politicians influence science as practiced and unde
A problem with Alston's indirect analogy-argument from religious experience
In this paper, William Alston's argument from religious experience in Perceiving God is characterized and assessed as an indirect analogy-argument. Such arguments, I propose, should establish two similarities between sense perception (SP) and religious experience (CMP): a structural and a functional. I argue that Alston neglects functional similarity, and that SP and CMP actually perform different functions within the practices they belong to. Al…
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A problem with Alston's indirect analogy-argument from religious experience
In this paper, William Alston's argument from religious experience in Perceiving God is characterized and assessed as an indirect analogy-argument. Such arguments, I propose, should establish two similarities between sense perception (SP) and religious experience (CMP): a structural and a functional. I argue that Alston neglects functional similarity, and that SP and CMP actually perform different functions within the practices they belong to. Al…
The Customization of Science
This collection explores whether and how religious and secular worldviews and political ideologies held by scientists, citizens, decision-makers and politicians influence science as practiced and unde
Relativism and Post-Truth in Contemporary Society
Stances and Skills to in-Habit the World
This paper explores two routes along which a pragmatic philosophical approach can contribute to reflections on agnosticism. The first of these approaches is developed in dialogue with William James, and it is oriented towards the needs and obligations of individuals and the extent to which agnosticism affects our abilities to lead strenuous lives. The second is developed in dialogue with Richard Rorty. It is oriented towards how agnosticisms can …
Epistemology (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Environmental ethics (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Analogy (1 work) · Argument (complex analysis) (1 work) · Chemistry (1 work)