International Journal of Philosophy

Volume 8, Issue 3, September 2020

  • Is Science Rational: Critical Analysis on Thomas Kuhn’s Objectivity, Value Judgment and Theory Choice and Harvey Siegel’s Inquiry Concerning the Rationality of Science

    Abdeta Mamo Hiko

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 3, September 2020
    Pages: 61-67
    Received: May 27, 2020
    Accepted: Jun. 22, 2020
    Published: Jul. 30, 2020
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    Abstract: Is science rational is the central concern of this paper. The paper mainly examines the wisdom of science based on Thomas Kuhn objectivity, value judgment and theory choice and Harvey Siegel’s examination about the rationality of science. In doing so for Kuhn, the central argument of scientific rationality is reasonableness and logicality in justif... Show More
  • Ho Chi Minh’s Thought on Community Development Through the Literary Work “Mass Mobilization”

    Ngoc Loi Pham

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 3, September 2020
    Pages: 68-74
    Received: Jul. 07, 2020
    Accepted: Jul. 23, 2020
    Published: Aug. 10, 2020
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    Abstract: Community development is an interesting topic that attracts the concerns of many researchers. It is a collection of activities taking place to change the political, economic, cultural, social, and environmental values of a community in a better way. This paper aims to analyze Ho Chi Minh’s ideas on community development in Vietnam through the artic... Show More
  • Referencing Proper Names: Complementing the Analytic with the Phenomenological Approach

    Arturo Leyva

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 3, September 2020
    Pages: 75-81
    Received: Jul. 19, 2020
    Accepted: Aug. 06, 2020
    Published: Aug. 10, 2020
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    Abstract: This essay relates to proper names and how they can refer to individual persons, animals, or objects. An initial response to this question was the classical descriptivist theory. This theory was introduced by Frege and Russell, and presented the idea that we can think about specific things only indirectly via descriptive thoughts. Kripke developed ... Show More