An influential suggestion from David Lewis is that we should think of assertions in terms of how they affect the conversational score. This note outlines a way to model conversational scores in such a way that two assertoric ...

The aim of this paper is to make sense of a characteristic feature of interactive fictions, such as video game fictions, adventure books and role playing games. In particular, I describe one important way consumers of ...

This chapter explores connections between social rights and labour rights within a human rights framework. Social human rights tend to be marginalized both in philosophical debates about human rights and in international ...

One purpose of this article is to shed light upon the concept of voice in writing, related to genres and sources in humanities. Another purpose is to participate in the academic discussion on voice. We want to raise awareness ...

Oppgaven undersøker betydningen av møtet med livet for tenkningens genese og muligheter hos Gilles Deleuze, hovedsakelig med utgangspunkt i Difference et Repetition oglesningene av Henri Bergson.

Is the philosophy of Thomas Hobbes still relevant in the study of international relations, and, if so, why and how? While the classical, often labeled «realist» interpretation of Thomas Hobbes’ state of nature is a state ...

Even though “toleration” and “recognition” designate opposing attitudes (to tolerate something, implies a negative stance towards it, whereas recognition seems to imply a positive one), the concepts do not constitute ...

Purpose: Trust is an essential component in a successful health care relationship. Doctor–patient trust involves the subjects of both sides, including the direction of patients’ trust in physicians (patients’ perception) ...