Paul Austin MurphyinPaul Austin Murphy’s Essays on PhilosophySpeaking of Something: On a Causal Theory of ReferenceThis essay is mainly about Keith Donnellan’s paper ‘Speaking of Nothing’, and its defence of a causal theory of reference.·6 min read·5 days ago----
Paul Austin MurphyinPaul Austin Murphy’s Best PhotosPaul Austin Murphy’s Best Photos (1)My photography blog.2 min read·May 2, 2024----
Paul Austin MurphyinPaul Austin Murphy’s Essays on PhilosophyWhy Do People See Three Columns, Rather Than Four Rows?The conceptual nature of experience (as derived from sensations) is supposedly shown by an example from the philosopher Christopher…·5 min read·May 1, 2024--1--1
Paul Austin MurphyIs the Philosopher Bernardo Kastrup Stalking Me?“We’re not ever letting this go. You will be held accountable.”·10 min read·Apr 29, 2024--4--4
Paul Austin MurphyinPhilosophy: My Posts (or Tweets) on X and TwitterPhilosophy: My Posts (or Tweets) on X (10)(i) Daniel Dennett (ii) Doubt: Laypersons, Science, and Wittgenstein’s Doubts About Doubt (iii) Albert Einstein’s Determinism or Fatalism…·6 min read·Apr 25, 2024--1--1
Paul Austin MurphyinPaul Austin Murphy’s Essays on PhilosophyDo People Really Write (or Read) and Listen to Music at the Same Time?“Another benefit of listening to music while reading is that music can help you retain information. This is because listening to music can…·6 min read·Apr 18, 2024--3--3
Paul Austin MurphyinPaul Austin Murphy’s Essays on PhilosophyWhen It Comes to Science, Non-Scientists Rely on Testimony(i) Introduction (ii) Scientific Testimony (iii) Wikipedia on the Philosophy of Testimony (iv) Wittgenstein on Doubting All Testimony (v)…·10 min read·Apr 15, 2024--2--2
Paul Austin MurphyinPaul Austin Murphy’s Essays on PhilosophySexy Popular Science: The Multiverse, Many Worlds, and Quantum Stuff“Unsurprisingly, pop culture gets the multiverse wrong.”·9 min read·Apr 12, 2024--3--3
Paul Austin MurphyinPaul Austin Murphy’s Photographic HikesMy Photographic Hikes: (23) Blackpool, in LancashireI’m not sure if you can call a walk around a seaside resort a “hike”. Anyway, I certainly walked.·5 min read·Apr 9, 2024----
Paul Austin MurphyinPaul Austin Murphy’s Essays on PhilosophyPhysicist Peter Woit on the Sociology of String TheoryThe following piece is on Peter Woit’s strong stance against string theory. It focusses on Woit’s sociological analysis of string theory…·10 min read·Apr 8, 2024--5--5