In the light of recent EU developments, here are two videos that analyze Brexit from a philosophical perspective. In this video, Philosophers' Mag asked several philosophers from leading universities their take on the EU referendum arguments. Drawing on the work of Michael Dummett and his views on governments as the moral representatives of citizens, Dr. Alexander Continue Reading …
In Memoriam: Michael Dummett
Last week, on December 27th, Michael Dummett passed away. Dummett was an important and influential British philosophy of the 20th century, probably most famous for his interpretations of Frege. Indeed it was his early work which helped to revitalize an interest in Frege's work in the second half of the 20th century. (The PEL episode on Frege can be found here. An interview of Continue Reading …
Michael Dummett on Frege: Is “the True” an entity?
I made heavy mention on the Frege episode of this book by Michael Dummett. I want to try to give a couple of textual references over a few posts here to elaborate points from Dummett I was trying to make during the discussion. For instance, one of the pieces we picked on Frege about was his designation of "the True" and "the False" as objects in his ontology, which was done Continue Reading …