All Outputs (38)

Additional reflections on Putnam, Wright and Brains in Vats (2016)
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Noonan, H. W. (2016). Additional reflections on Putnam, Wright and Brains in Vats. Metaphysica, 17(2), https://doi.org/10.1515/mp-2016-0016

Putnam’s argument against the sceptical Brain-in-a-Vat hypothesis continues to intrigue. I argue in what follows that the argument refutes a particular kind of sceptic and make a proposal about its more general significance. To appreciate the soundne... Read More about Additional reflections on Putnam, Wright and Brains in Vats.

Plenitude, pluralism and neo-Lockean persons (2015)
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Noonan, H. (2015). Plenitude, pluralism and neo-Lockean persons. Journal of Consciousness Studies, 22(11-12),

Against strong pluralism (2015)
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Noonan, H. W. (in press). Against strong pluralism. Philosophia, 43(4), https://doi.org/10.1007/s11406-015-9640-4

Strong pluralists hold that not even permanent material coincidence is enough for identity. Strong pluralism entails the possibility of purely material objects -- even if not coincident -- alike in all general respects, categorial and dispositional,... Read More about Against strong pluralism.

The Passage of Time (2015)
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Noonan, H. W. (2015). The Passage of Time. Metaphysica, 16(1), https://doi.org/10.1515/mp-2015-0006

Eric Olson argues that the dynamic view of time must be false. It requires that the question ‘How fast does time pass?’ has an answer. But its only possible answer, one second per second, is not an answer. I argue that Olson has failed to identify wh... Read More about The Passage of Time.

Two boxing is not the rational option (2015)
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Noonan, H. (in press). Two boxing is not the rational option. Ratio, 29(2), https://doi.org/10.1111/rati.12093

In the standard Newcomb scenario two-boxing is not the rational act and, in general, in Newcomb-style cases the ‘two-boxing’ choice is not the rational act. Hence any decision theory which recommends two-boxing is unacceptable.

Two-boxing is irrational (2015)
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Noonan, H. (in press). Two-boxing is irrational. Philosophia, 43(2), https://doi.org/10.1007/s11406-015-9589-3

Philosophers debate whether one-boxing or two-boxing is the rational act in a Newcomb situation. I shall argue that one-boxing is the only rational choice. This is so because there is no intelligible aim by reference to which you can justify the choi... Read More about Two-boxing is irrational.

Tollensing van Inwagen (2014)
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Noonan, H. W. (2014). Tollensing van Inwagen. Philosophia, 42(4), https://doi.org/10.1007/s11406-014-9521-2

Moderate monism, sortal concepts and relative identity (2013)
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Noonan, H. (2013). Moderate monism, sortal concepts and relative identity. Monist, 96(1), https://doi.org/10.5840/monist20139616

Presentism and eternalism (2013)
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Noonan, H. (2013). Presentism and eternalism. Erkenntnis, 78(1), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10670-011-9303-1

A flaw in Kripke's modal argument? (2012)
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Noonan, H. (in press). A flaw in Kripke's modal argument?. Philosophia, 41(3), https://doi.org/10.1007/s11406-012-9388-z

The complex and simple views of personal identity (2011)
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Noonan, H. (2011). The complex and simple views of personal identity. Analysis, 71(1), https://doi.org/10.1093/analys/anq114

The thinking animal problem and personal pronoun revisionism (2010)
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Noonan, H. (2010). The thinking animal problem and personal pronoun revisionism. Analysis, 70(1), https://doi.org/10.1093/analys/anp137

Bird against the Humeans (2010)
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Noonan, H. (2010). Bird against the Humeans. Ratio, 23(1), https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9329.2009.00451.x

A flaw in Sider's vagueness argument for unrestricted merelogical composition (2010)
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Noonan, H. (2010). A flaw in Sider's vagueness argument for unrestricted merelogical composition. Analysis, 70(4), https://doi.org/10.1093/analys/anq070

Perdurance, location and classical mereology (2009)
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Noonan, H. (2009). Perdurance, location and classical mereology. Analysis, 69(3), https://doi.org/10.1093/analys/anp073

The adequacy of genuine modal realism
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Noonan, H. The adequacy of genuine modal realism. Mind,

Personal pronoun revisonism - asking the right question
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Noonan, H. Personal pronoun revisonism - asking the right question. Analysis, 72(2), https://doi.org/10.1093/analys/ans037

Moderate monism, persistence and sortal concepts
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Noonan, H. Moderate monism, persistence and sortal concepts

Coincidence (e.g., of a statue and the piece of bronze which constitutes it) comes in two varieties – permanent and temporary. Moderate monism (about coincidence) is the position that permanent coincidence, but not temporary coincidence, entails ide... Read More about Moderate monism, persistence and sortal concepts.