Recanati takes for granted the conveyance conception of linguistic communication, although it is not very clear exactly where he lies on the spectrum of possible variations. Even if we disavow all such conceptions of linguistic communication, there will be a place for semantic theory in articulating normative concepts such as logical consistency and logical validity. An approach to semantics fo...

A variety of theories in the social science, as profound as they may seem, cannot break away from “either-or” dualism. In which, many of them assume dualistic substantialisms in terms of the dichotomies like: methodological individualism vs. methodological collectivism; positivistic sociology vs. intepretivist sociology; agency vs. structure, and so on. In addition to that, there is also anothe...

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In spite of recent advances in supportive management and prevention of stroke, it is not uncommon to hear nonneurologists as well as neurologists express the opinion that "nothing can be done for a patient with a stroke." These individuals are expressing an attitude of therapeutic nihilism. The word nihilism is derived from the Latin nihil, meaning "nothing." A therapeutic nihilist is one who s...

Management of stroke has been revolutionised over the past decade, and therapeutic nihilism is no longer justified. The advent of acute treatments, especially thrombolysis, where the window of opportunity for intervention is very short and the treatment carries risk, emphasises the paramount importance of correct clinical diagnosis. Neurologists will need to adopt a front line role that is unfa...

This paper starts with an initial gesture accepting the validity of many of the criticisms of modernity by some leading postmodern thinkers.From this initial position, it then evalutess the postmodernist positions themselves with regards to democracy and justice by paying careful attention to the arguments of these leading postmodernists Following this procedure, Lyotard's characterization of t...