This paper argues that the system of formal scholarly publication is now in its third phase of evolution. This phase has not yet taken full shape, but will – in contrast to phase II which was the age of increasing commodification – be characterised by a strong de-commodified core with only a few niches for commercial publishers. The main reasons for this development are found to be economic, fu...

Th is paper discusses Quine’s argument against quantifi ed modal logic and de re necessity from the point of view of his epistemological conception of objects as posits. Quine’s argument is based on an illustration of the interference of descriptive specifi cations of an object in purported de re modal judgments. Quine thinks this sort of interference shows that the notion of necessity does not...

From the INSERM, Centre d’Investigation Clinique CIC-P 9501, Nancy, F-54000 France (RE, RF, FZ, PR) ; CHU Nancy, Department of Cardiology, Nancy, F-54000 France (FZ) ; Université de Lorraine, Nancy, F-54000 France (FZ, PR) ; INSERM, U1116, Nancy, F54000 France (FZ, PR) ; Clermont Université, Université d’Auvergne, UMR6284, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand France (RE) ; CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Department ...

The diversity of today’s model transformation languages makes it hard to compare their expressiveness and provide a framework for interoperability. Deconstructing and then re-constructing model transformation languages by means of a unique set of most primitive constructs facilitates both. We thus introduce T-Core, a collection of primitives for model transformation. Combining T-Core with a (pr...

1 Introduction According to inferential role semantics (IRS), for an expression to have a particular meaning or express a certain concept is for subjects to be disposed to make, or to treat as proper, certain inferential transitions involving that expression. 1 Such a theory of meaning is holistic, since according to it the meaning or concept any given expression possesses or expresses depends ...

Cumming (2008) uses a puzzle about belief ascription to argue against a Millian semantics for names, and in favor of a view on which names are assigned denotations relative to a shiftable variable assignment. I want to take the puzzle Cumming raises as an opportunity to showcase the virtues of a rival, broadly Stalnakerian, framework for attitude reports that safeguards Millianism. I begin by d...

1 summarize our results well and the comparison made with the results of De Weerd et al. 2 is interesting, provocative and worthy of experimental testing. They don't mention that, like De Weerd et al., we also find that cortical measures determine the speed of construction of illusory brightness. We showed that our observed flicker fusion frequencies for 'Craik–O'Brien–Cornsweet effect' (COCE) ...

In this article, we reflect on the epistemological frameworks and priorities of intercultural communication research regarding ‘cultural differences’. With current challenge posed by COVID-19 pandemic, along with growing political social polarisation in recent years, argue for a need to (re)focus attention ways acts distinction (i. e., explicit marking accentuating cultural differences) functio...