Against Naturalized Cognitive Propositions

Erkenntnis 82 (4):929-946 (2017)
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In this paper, I argue that Scott Soames’ theory of naturalized cognitive propositions faces a serious objection: there are true propositions for which NCP cannot account. More carefully, NCP cannot account for certain truths of mathematics unless it is possible for there to be an infinite intellect. For those who reject the possibility of an infinite intellect, this constitutes a reductio of NCP.

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10.1007/s10670-016-9851-5

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Lorraine Juliano Keller
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