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Modular vs. diagrammatic reasoning: The pragmatist side of human understanding
Pragmatics and Cognition. 2022. Vol. 29. No. 1. P. 111–134.
Mercier and Sperber (MS) have ventured to undermine an age-old assumption in logic, namely the presence of premise-conclusion structures, in favor of two novel claims: that reasoning is an evolutionary product of a reason-intuiting module in the mind, and that theories of logic teach next to nothing about the mechanisms of how inferences are drawn in that module. The present paper begs to differ: logic is indispensable in formulating conceptions of cognitive elements of reasoning, and MS is no less exempt from taking notice of premise-conclusion structures than the commonplace theories of reasoning are. Our counterclaim is realized in terms of diagrammatic reasoning dating back to Charles Peirce’s pragmaticism. The upshot is that pragmatist logic restores the premise-conclusion structures in argumentation, supplants reason-intuition module with logical content, and validates good reasoning as an indispensable resource evident to all rational minds that claim ownership of reason and understanding.
Моисеев Г. В., Гуманитарные исследования в Восточной Сибири и на Дальнем Востоке 2026 № 2 (76) С. 58–68
The article presents a philosophical analysis of the transformation of labor in the context of the spread of AI technologies. Criticizing the notion of AI as an autonomous and neutral technology leading to the replacement of human labor, the author proposes to analyze the social consequences of AI development within the framework of automation processes ...
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Poddiakov A., / Series Social Science Research Network "Social Science Research Network". 2026. No. 7437658.
Clarity of knowledge and reasoning is necessary in many cases. Yet vagueness in scientific thinking related to surprise, curiosity, "ability to engage with not-knowing" (de Freitas) and abductive reasoning is also a crucially important source of scientific creativity which supplements combinatorial logic when dealing with the already known. Starting from studies by C. S. Peirce ...
Added: September 15, 2026
Ермоленко Г. А., Кожевников С. Б., Вестник Московского городского педагогического университета. Серия: Философские науки 2026 № 1(57) С. 9–18
This article explores the phenomenon of social capital in the context of contemporary media communications and its relationship with the phenomenon of cancellation ethics. The authors examine the mechanisms by which social capital functions in the digital space and how it is transformed by cancellation practices. The research methodology draws
on theoretical approaches to understanding the ...
Added: September 11, 2026
Филатова А. А., Эпистемология и философия науки 2026 Т. 63 № 2 С. 154–171
intelligence (hereafter, AI), particularly in the form of large lan guage models, has prompted a renewed wave of philosophical debates concerning the semantic competences of technical sys tems and the criteria for evaluating the outputs they generate, especially textual outputs. This article examines a set of central problem areas and their treatment in contemporary philosophical ...
Added: September 10, 2026
Faul B., Эпистемология и философия науки 2026 Т. 63 № 2 С. 41–50
In the article “Knowledge in the Digital Age: The Redundancy of Romanticism”, a critical analysis is offered of Konstantin Ocheretyany’s argumentation as presented in his essay “Epistemic Nihilism and Existential Romanticism: Knowledge in the Digital Age”. Two scenarios proposed by the author – techno-pessimistic and techno-optimistic – are examined, and it is shown that the ...
Added: September 9, 2026
Малышкин Е. В., Логос 2024 Т. 34 № 6 (163) С. 217–232
In his main works, René Descartes, in addition to such an impressive metaphysical construction, over and over again gives promises of happiness, which must certainly accompany the study of philosophy according to a new model. What exactly is this happiness and is the Cartesian construction capable of fulfilling this promise? For whom can it come? ...
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Малышкин Е. В., Эпистемология и философия науки 2026 Т. 63 № 2 С. 64–69
The article begins with several critical remarks about Konstantin Ocheretyany's paper. The conclusion of these remarks is that the dangers presented in the article under discussion, in the spirit of epistemic pessimism, are not frightening, and the problems raised are much older than the emergence of language models. The article is conceived in terms of ...
Added: September 8, 2026
Ермоленко Г. А., Гришин С. Е., Дугарова С. Б. et al., М.: Издательство "Перо", 2026.
The monograph outlines the subject and problem fields of media research, highlights the role of media in modern society and the influence of media on social processes, and examines the main theoretical approaches and empirical methods for studying media in a digital society. The monograph is addressed to a wide range of researchers in the ...
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Ермоленко Г. А., Ахмадуллин В. А., Базилико Э. А. et al., М.: Издательско-торговая корпорация «Дашков и Ко», 2026.
The monograph is devoted to reconstructing the uniqueness of Russia’s historical path — its culture, social system, and religious, philosophical, and political thought. Based on a synthesis of various sciences and approaches, the authors summarize and comprehensively demonstrate the distinctiveness of Russian traditions.
The uniqueness of Russia is revealed through a vast body of factual material as a ...
Added: September 8, 2026
Очеретяный К. А., Галактика медиа: журнал медиа исследований 2026 Т. 7 № 2 С. 85–102
We use interfaces to disconnect from the situation around us, from the persistent experience of the outside world, from our neighbors. It is this ability of interfaces to legitimize “absence” that is usually overlooked in their analysis, as the emphasis is on concentration, management, and control. In reality, interfaces are not so much pragmatic and ...
Added: September 7, 2026
Момджян К. Х., Кржевов В. С., Poddiakov A. et al., М.: Новые печатные технологии, 2025.
При всей кажущейся ясности и недвусмысленности понятия «свобода» дать ему исчерпывающую научную дефиницию весьма затруднительно. У каждой отрасли знания свой подход к трактовке этого многоаспектного понятия. В ходе обсуждения, материалы которого вошли в настоящий сборник, свобода рассматривается с позиций философии, социологии, юриспруденции, психологии, нейрофизиологии и т.д.
Участники дискуссии рассуждают о границах свободы воли и субъектности человека, о соотношении свободы и ...
Added: September 6, 2026
Vervoort L., Springer, 2026.
This open access book provides a method for philosophical problem solving, offering philosophers the tools to stay ahead of machine intelligence. Louis Vervoort argues that, with ultra-intelligent AI knocking at the door, philosophy can no longer rely solely on its ancient methodological toolkit. The proposed method is essentially the same as used in natural science, ...
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Потехина И. П., Вестник Санкт-Петербургского университета. Серия 2. История 2026 Т. 71 № 2 С. 525–533
The review is dedicated to the fourth volume of the “History of the Roman Popes” (2024), which represents a continuation of the long-term scholarly project lead by the philosopher and historian Vitaly L. Zadvorny. The volume itself is dedicated to the popes of the 11th - early 13th centuries and generally continues the traditions laid down in ...
Added: September 3, 2026
Ермоленко Г. А., Кожевников С. Б., М.: Эксмо, 2026.
Socio‑humanitarian knowledge helps to master the social norms and values of Russian civilization. Each module of social studies is linked to a specific sphere of human social life, to activities aimed at fulfilling a person’s spiritual needs and social interests. Recognizing the social nature of one’s own needs is an important step towards understanding oneself, ...
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Gromov V., Переслегин С. Б., Переслегина Е. Б. et al., СПб.: Полакс, 2026.
Механизм происходящих в мире изменений носит эволюционный, а не экологический характер. Иначе говоря, Человечество столкнулось с кризисом развития, который имеет три независимые составляющие: кризис индустриального общества (фазовый кризис), кризис научного мышления (эпистемный кризис) и кризис формата существования разума (социосистемный кризис). Доклад посвящён аспектам этого триединого кризиса и возможным путям его преодоления, не сводящимся к первичному ...
Added: August 31, 2026
Очеретяный К. А., Вопросы философии 2026 № 3 С. 48–59
The spheres of the miraculous and monstrous are older than science, and perhaps even older than conceptual language. They belong to the reality of metaphors, or even deep emotions, therefore, in relation to science, their use, at first glance, seems evaluative and superfluous, because they do not refer to specific objects, labels and categories, but ...
Added: August 30, 2026
Очеретяный К. А., Эпистемология и философия науки 2026 Т. 63 № 2 С. 70–73
AI literally comes to us from the future, not because it exists in some distant temporal reality, but because we, by attempting to construct an expected future through the experiences and affections evoked in us by the idea of AI, are unwittingly creating the conditions for the future's sudden arrival. No matter how much we ...
Added: August 30, 2026
Bobrova A., Волынская К. А., Праксема. Проблемы визуальной семиотики 2026 № 2(48) С. 212–235
Musical notation has enjoyed universal recognition for centuries, whereas dance notation has remained comparatively underdeveloped and conceptually challenging. As a kinetic and embodied art form, dance requires a system of notation capable of reflecting its visual, affective, and technical dimensions while at the same time meeting the normative demands of stage practice. The first serious ...
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Skrynnikova I.V., Вестник Волгоградского государственного университета. Серия 2: Языкознание 2025 Vol. 23 No. 5 P. 99–107
In recent years, numerous studies have pointed to the ability of artificial intelligence (AI) to generate and analyze expressions of natural language. However, the question of whether AI is capable of actually interpreting human language, rather than imitating its understanding, remains open. Metaphors, being an integral part of human language, as both a common figure ...
Added: August 1, 2025
Прасолова О. Д., Павлина С. Ю., Слово.ру: балтийский акцент 2025 Т. 16 № 2 С. 208–233
This article explores film synopses that are treated as advertising texts characterized by semantic density and succinctness. They contain purposeful omission aimed to intrigue recipients and stimulate them to watch the film. The research is set in the framework of linguapragmatics and its goal is to reveal the ways intentional omissions work in film synopses. ...
Added: May 18, 2025
Bobrova A., Праксема. Проблемы визуальной семиотики 2024 № 2(40) С. 32–56
Проводится параллель между логической теорией Ч. Пирса – теорией экзистенциальных графов, и психологической теорией Ф. Джонсона-Лэрда – теорией ментальных моделей. В свое время теория экзистенциальных графов оказала заметное влияние на становление теории ментальных моделей, однако возможности их сотрудничества исчерпаны не были. В работе дается краткая характеристика обеих теорий, а также разбираются аспекты, в которых они ...
Added: August 27, 2024
S. M. Dudakov, Karlov B. N., S. L. Kuznetsov et al., Algebra and Logic 2021 Vol. 60 No. 5 P. 308–326
The Lambek calculus with the unit can be defined as the atomic theory (algebraic logic) of the class of residuated monoids. This calculus, being a theory of a broader class of algebras than Heyting ones, is weaker than intuitionistic logic. Namely, it lacks structural rules: permutation, contraction, and weakening. We consider two extensions of the ...
Added: November 12, 2023
Baimuratov I., Lisanyuk E., Prokudin D., CEUR Workshop Proceedings 2023 No. 3515
Dispute resolution is an essential part of argumentation. Although there have been particular advances in computational argumentation with machine learning, we assume that explicit and deterministic techniques for dispute resolution still have significant potential. There are semantic approaches to argument representation, such as the Argument Interchange Format that supports a certain level of interoperability, but ...
Added: November 11, 2023
Pietarinen A., Cognitive Semiotics 2021 Vol. 14 No. 1 P. 29–46
Pragmaticism states that general rules of action, or habits, are generalizing tendencies that lead us to action in conceivable situations describable in general terms. As a method of ‘putting questions to our minds,’ it assigns meanings to signs in terms of conceivable practical consequences for rational conduct. Questions are experiments on various ways of finding ...
Added: August 26, 2023