René van Woudenberg
VU University Amsterdam
33 Papers
83 Citations
René van Woudenberg is an academic researcher from VU University Amsterdam. The author has contributed to research in topics: Argument & Scientism. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 30 publications.
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Papers
Conceivability and modal knowledge
TL;DR: In this paper, a discussion of Hume's maxim Nothing we imagine is absolutely impossible is presented, and it is shown that Reid, his criticism of the maxim notwithstanding, actually employs it, and furthermore argues that the principle What is inconceivable, is impossible is spurious.
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Collective ignorance: an information theoretic account
TL;DR: An information theoretic explanation of the fact that even in those dimensions where the authors are capable of picking up information, there is information that they don’t pick up.
Responsible Belief and Our Social Institutions
TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that the notion that humans can properly be held responsible for their beliefs underlies two fundamental social institutions: education and the law, and they conclude that if the criticism meant is correct, the price to be paid is gigantic.
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Scientism: Prospects and Problems
Jeroen de Ridder,Rik Peels,René van Woudenberg +2 more
- 01 Jan 2018
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present twelve new essays by both proponents and critics of scientism, focusing on scientism as a serious philosophical position and their mutual interrelations with other philosophical positions.
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