Several 20th century philosophers, have repeatedly and overtly made a fundamental distinction between direct sources of knowledge (instantaneous representation) and delayed sources of knowledge (description). I wish to especially emphasize that the presence or absence of time in the process of repre...

The main concern of this paper is to show that understanding mental variation may prove to be relevant to inquiry into thought experiments. First, I examine why Ernst Mach considered the ability to vary the contents of one's thoughts the principal requirement for thought experimentation. Second, I i...

Focuses on modern contractarian thought in relation to morality. Purpose of morality to better enable individuals with disparate aspirations to cohabit peacefully; Preservation of self-interest; Agreement among contractarians that morality is not based on self-interest.; Focuses on modern contractar...

Investigates how the scales of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) combine interactively to predict strategic intentions for handling interpersonal conflict. The MBTI and the Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument (R. H. Kilmann and K. W. Thomas, 1977) were administered to heterogeneous samples ...