Knowledge and Linguistic Appropriateness

In this post, I want to illustrate a methodological assumption that is sometimes made in epistemology.The idea is that facts about the linguistic appropriateness/inappropriateness of an assertion can count as evidence for or against an epistemic theory Here’s an example as to how someone might make use of this assumption.

Philosophy Journal Survey Update

Thanks for all the great feedback. I’m going to move forward with cloning the survey, and I should be able to have things operational soon. Last call for input.

On the Road Again

We’re taking our second vacation. This time we’re headed to Florida. I should have decent access to the internet, so I may get a chance to post a little philosophy while lounging next to the Gulf of Mexico. (Posted from my android phone)

Best Journal Survey Method So Far

A few days ago, I mentioned that I really like the philosophy journal wiki, but it would be nice to have more automated system that presents the data in an easier to digest format. I have since been experimenting with various ways to do this, and I think I’ve settled on a method. The following [...]

Spreadsheet Plugin for Journal Surveys?

I may have found a slightly better way to run journal surveys. It’s inspired by the discussions of the journal wiki here and here. I found a spreadsheet plugin for Wordpress that may resolve some of the issues discussed in those posts, but I want to post a spreadsheet in this post and see what [...]