Metaphysics & Epistemology

Before “Two Dogmas”: The Minimum Reading Route into Quine’s Attack on Analyticity

Before Quine’s “Two Dogmas of Empiricism,” distinguish logical truth from analyticity and see why an apparently tidy boundary became controversial.

Where to Start with Philosophy of Mind: A Problem-First Reading Route

This philosophy of mind reading route starts with the mind–body problem and leads through functionalism, intentionality, and consciousness.

Gettier’s Three-Page Shock: Where to Read “Is Justified True Belief Knowledge?”

The Gettier paper first appeared in 1963. Here is where to find the original three-page argument, which reprint to use,…

Reason on Trial: Ten Articles Reopening Kant’s First Critique

Immanuel Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason asks how finite minds can possess necessary knowledge while denying speculative reason access to…

Seven Essential Books on Personal Identity and the Self

Illustration by Bookinlight Art Desk Metaphysics & Epistemology Seven Books on Personal Identity A serious reading path through memory, embodiment,…