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Reliability Trumps Truth (2024)
Journal Article
Cartwright, N. (in press). Reliability Trumps Truth. Filozofia,

This paper argues that reliability is a better desideratum for scientific claims than is truth as soon as we focus on ‘helping to change the world (for the better)’ as a central aim of science.

The Entanglement Problem for Psychological Hylomorphism (2024)
Journal Article
Simpson, W., & Koons, R. (in press). The Entanglement Problem for Psychological Hylomorphism. Res Philosophica,

The theory of psychological hylomorphism has recently been advanced by David Charles as a viable alternative to physicalist and dualist theories of the mind. According to Charles, a human or animal is a psycho-physical whole whose mental and physical... Read More about The Entanglement Problem for Psychological Hylomorphism.

How to Misspell 'Paris' (2024)
Journal Article
Miller, J. (in press). How to Misspell 'Paris'. Philosophy,

One feature of language is that we are able to make mistakes in our use of language. Amongst other sorts of mistakes, we can misspeak, misspell, missign, or misunderstand. Given this, it seems that our metaphysics of words should be flexible enough t... Read More about How to Misspell 'Paris'.