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The modes of presentation we've been talking about so far (mental files) are psychological modes of presentation, corresponding to the way the subject represents the objects he or she is thinking about. They are to be distinguished from linguistic modes …

A factive norm is a norm that mentions factive states, in a special sense. Factive norms for judgement are capable of explaining a range of epistemological phenomena. They are in certain respects more fundamental than other norms. They exist for a much …

Lecture in Japanese with simultaneous translation into French The Collège de France welcomes the Opéra national de Paris Hiroshi Sugimoto is the fourth personality to be invited to the Collège de France, as part of the celebration of the Opéra national de …

According to critics of the Strawsonian standard, linking folders allows information to circulate between them, rather than remaining confined within each folder. It therefore produces the same result as merging, but has the advantage of being a …

Abstract In order for something to be true or false it must take a stand on how things are, which involves a commitment to things being a certain way. These concepts of "taking a stand" and "commitment" are given to us by the concepts of assertion and …

Abstract In previous work I have suggested two distinct notions of assertoric force. The first concept is cognitive, and divides into two sub-concepts: being assertoric (or having assertoric force) for the speaker and being assertoric for the hearer. The …

Abstract According to Peter Geach, "a proposition may occur in discourse now asserted, now unasserted". Geach calls this "the Frege Point". It conflicts with the view (held by Aristotle) that to predicate a property of an object is to ascribe the property …

Complexity and radical uncertainty: spin glasses, ecosystems and business networks Optimization and marginal stability Multi-constraint models, complexity transitions Documents and media Download support Download …

The idea of a composite infogenerative relationship (and of a " inclusive " mental file) allows us to mediate another conflict. As mentioned in lecture 5, the Strawsonian model seems incompatible with the Freghean perspective, according to which it is …

Agency plays a much larger role in the phenomenology of music than has been previously appreciated. Once we characterize this role correctly, it allows us to introduce the notion of the expressed world that is perceived in a piece of music. This notion …

Program June 11, 2021 * Timetable is provided in Central European Time (CET) 5:00pm - 6:30pm Growth Meets Development Ufuk Akcigit, Harun Alp, Michael Peters and Fabrizio Zilibotti as paper writers. Abhijit Banerjee, Robin Burgess, Esther Duflo, Patrick …

Program June 10, 2021 * Timetable is provided in Central European Time (CET) 5:00pm - 6:30pm Growth Measurement and Growth Decline Sina Ates, Timo Boppart, and Huiyu Li as paper writers. Gilbert Cette, John Fernald, Robert Gordon, Atif Mian and Chad …

Corporate networks, crises and the out-of-balance economy Failure of the "invisible hand Feedback, synchronization, panics Documents and media Download support Download …