Succinct non-Interactive arguments by Chiesa, Alessandro

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Policy arguments for proprietary restitution by Swadling, W

A naturalist cosmological argument by Leftow, B

“…I rebut a “naturalist” counter to Swinburne’s Bayesian cosmological argument, based on the supposedly superior simplicity of naturalism.…”

In defense of the argument for emotional assent by Dunkley Smith, M

“…This paper defends the argument that the irrationality of recalcitrant emotions can only be explained by understanding emotions as yielding a distinctly nonjudgmental assent. …”

Are spectrum arguments defused by vagueness? by Thomas, J

“…I consider paradoxical spectrum arguments involving transitive relations like ‘better than’. …”

Policy Arguments for Proprietary Restitution by Swadling, W

Evolutionary debunking arguments in ethics by Mogensen, A

“…By considering the most prominent arguments in the literature today, I offer reasons to think that debunking arguments of this kind fail. …”

Intrapersonal arguments for the Repugnant Conclusion by Francis, T

“…In “An Intrapersonal Addition Paradox”, Jacob Nebel provides a novel “intrapersonal” argument for the Repugnant Conclusion. The most controversial premise of Nebel’s argument is the “Probable Addition Principle”, on which it is better for individuals to receive additional chances of existence with a life worth living. …”

Gwiazda on the bayesian argument for god by Swinburne, R

“… <p style="text-align:justify;">Jeremy Gwiazda made two criticisms of my formulation in terms of Bayes’s theorem of my probabilistic argument for the existence of God. The first criticism depends on his assumption that I claim that the intrinsic probabilities of all propositions depend almost entirely on their simplicity; however, my claim is that that holds only insofar as those propositions are explanatory hypotheses. …”

Testing the national identity argument by Miller, D, Ali, S

“…The national identity argument holds that a shared national identity is necessary to motivate citizens in democratic societies to pursue a number of goals, especially social justice. …”

The Conversation Argument for Actual Intentionalism by Huddleston, A

Dominic Scott: Levels of argument by Nielsen, K

“…Dominic Scott’s Levels of Argument examines Plato’s Republic and Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics from a comparative methodological perspective. …”

On the mathematics and metaphysics of the hole argument by Pooley, O, Read, J

“…We make some remarks on the mathematics and metaphysics of the hole argument, in response to a recent article in this journal by Weatherall ([2018]). …”

Fitch's Argument and Typing Knowledge. by Paseau, A

“…Fitch's argument purports to show that if all truths are knowable then all truths are known. …”

A patch for the Simulation Argument by Bostrom, N, Kulczycki, M

The Simulation Argument: some explanations by Bostrom, N

The argument from almost indiscernibles by Rodriguez-Pereyra, G

“…What I call the argument from almost indiscernibles is an argument, put forward by Robert Adams in 1979, for the possibility of indiscernibles based on the possibility of almost indiscernibles. …”

The simulation argument: Reply to Weatherson by Bostrom, N

“…I reply to some recent comments by Brian Weatherson on my 'simulation argument'. I clarify some interpretational matters, and address issues relating to epistemological externalism, the difference from traditional brain-in-a-vat arguments, and a challenge based on 'grue'-like predicates. © The Editors of The Philosophical Quarterly, 2005.…”

Making the evidence (and arguments) count by Dunn, M

Plato’s recollection argument in the "Philebus" by Iwata, N

“…Many scholars have denied that Plato’s argument about desire at Philebus 34c10–35d7 is related to his recollection arguments in the Meno and Phaedo, because it is concerned only with postnatal experiences of pleasure. …”