Irene Binini
Biographic Data
| ID | 9505303 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Irene Binini |
| GIVEN NAMES | Irene |
| FAMILY NAME | Binini |
| SIGNATURE | BININI I |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Parma |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5031-1710 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
A Game of Perspectives
Thought experiments are fictional narratives that widen our cognitive horizons both in the sciences and in philosophy. In the present paper we argue that they can perform this function by bringing one’s perspective into view. Despite being traditionally conceived as devices that transmit true propositions to their readers, thought experiments are also particularly apt to express a specific theoretical perspective through the use of imagination. W…
Introduction to the special issue
This special issue is devoted to the topic of impossibility. It contains ten contributions by fourteen authors. The papers approach the topic from one of three main perspectives – historical, conceptual, or logical – and have been organized into three corresponding sections. Below, we provide a summary of each paper. Before doing so, we offer a brief overview of some of the philosophical and logical reasons why impossibility has historically prov…
Reasoning from the impossible
Impossible antecedents entered the scene of medieval logic around the 1120s and soon started to dominate this scene, becoming one of the most debated issues from the second half of the twelfth century onwards. This article focuses on theories of counterpossibles from this period and aims to offer an overview of the different responses offered by twelfth-century logicians on whether everything, something, or nothing follows from an impossible stat…
The De re–De dicto Distinction
The identification of two possible readings – de re and de dicto – of modal claims is considered one of the greatest achievements of Abelard’s logic. In the Dialectica and the Logica “Ingredientibus ,” Abelard uses this distinction as a basis for his modal semantics and theory of modalities. Rather than focusing on Abelard’s own theory, the aim of this article is to pay attention to a number of sources that – like Abelard’s logical works – are da…
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The De re–De dicto Distinction
The identification of two possible readings – de re and de dicto – of modal claims is considered one of the greatest achievements of Abelard’s logic. In the Dialectica and the Logica “Ingredientibus ,” Abelard uses this distinction as a basis for his modal semantics and theory of modalities. Rather than focusing on Abelard’s own theory, the aim of this article is to pay attention to a number of sources that – like Abelard’s logical works – are da…
Reasoning from the impossible
Impossible antecedents entered the scene of medieval logic around the 1120s and soon started to dominate this scene, becoming one of the most debated issues from the second half of the twelfth century onwards. This article focuses on theories of counterpossibles from this period and aims to offer an overview of the different responses offered by twelfth-century logicians on whether everything, something, or nothing follows from an impossible stat…
A Game of Perspectives
Thought experiments are fictional narratives that widen our cognitive horizons both in the sciences and in philosophy. In the present paper we argue that they can perform this function by bringing one’s perspective into view. Despite being traditionally conceived as devices that transmit true propositions to their readers, thought experiments are also particularly apt to express a specific theoretical perspective through the use of imagination. W…
Introduction to the special issue
This special issue is devoted to the topic of impossibility. It contains ten contributions by fourteen authors. The papers approach the topic from one of three main perspectives – historical, conceptual, or logical – and have been organized into three corresponding sections. Below, we provide a summary of each paper. Before doing so, we offer a brief overview of some of the philosophical and logical reasons why impossibility has historically prov…
Epistemology (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Classical Philosophy and Thought (2 works) · Medieval Philosophy and Theology (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Cognitive science (1 work) · Cognitive Science and Education Research (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Historical Philosophy and Science (1 work) · History (1 work)