International Journal of Philosophy

Volume 10, Issue 4, December 2022

  • Trivium & Quadrivium: A Systematic Exercise for Setting Structural Elements in Scientific Reports

    David Alfaro Siqueiros Beltrones

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 4, December 2022
    Pages: 126-129
    Received: 19 September 2022
    Accepted: 12 October 2022
    Published: 27 October 2022
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    Abstract: Experience in thesis and peer reviewing revealed that most authors have much difficulty in presenting the structural supports of their study. This becomes evident in both their oral and written scientific reports in which little congruency or lack of it is frequently observed between title of the study, general objective (aim), and the hypothesis. ... Show More
  • An Essential Definition of Engineering to Support Engineering Research in the Twenty-First Century

    Orlando Lopez-Cruz

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 4, December 2022
    Pages: 130-137
    Received: 30 October 2022
    Accepted: 14 November 2022
    Published: 29 November 2022
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    Abstract: The concept of engineering is problematic. Despite of the ancient practices of engineering, may be as old as humanity, engineering recently appeared as an academic discipline: engineering studies in universities can be traced back to the nineteenth century. Engineering has been defined as a practice, a process, a profession, and the application of ... Show More
  • Revealing the Hidden Treasures of Reason and the Brain: An Analysis Based on the Thinking of Philosophers and Scientists

    Azhari Aziz Samudra, Setia Budi, Tri Kurnia Dewi

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 4, December 2022
    Pages: 138-146
    Received: 7 November 2022
    Accepted: 22 November 2022
    Published: 15 December 2022
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    Abstract: This study aims to determine the paradigm shift of scientists who use inner reason to external reason (mind), a concept initiated by Aristotle. The change allegedly occurred because of the strict laws of science. Philosophers basically talk about a topic broadly and deeply about inner reason, while scientists are more focused and narrower (outer re... Show More
  • We Live Under the Permanent Conviviality of Norms and Chance--Understanding It Is Key to Building More Resilient Complex Systems

    Petre Roman

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 4, December 2022
    Pages: 147-152
    Received: 10 November 2022
    Accepted: 30 November 2022
    Published: 15 December 2022
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    Abstract: People have always tried to make predictions; they are necessary and useful, but very often they commit obvious errors, which have negative consequences on decision-making. Prediction errors are in some cases, not few, unavoidable, because the world itself is unpredictable, subject to chance (or randomness in mathematics). Chance is a property of n... Show More
  • Philosophical Bases of Scientific Ethics in Adherence to Scientific Method

    David Alfaro Siqueiros Beltrones

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 4, December 2022
    Pages: 153-158
    Received: 23 November 2022
    Accepted: 10 December 2022
    Published: 23 December 2022
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    Abstract: Considerations on scientific ethics for science student are exposed which are required in order to achieve an adequate formation consistent with the intelectual nature of the pursued scientific investiture. This situation is analyzed from the philosophy of science perspective which in this case is strongly supported on the empirical basis of scient... Show More
  • A New Syllogism Closer to the Reality of Human Thinking -- On Lei Ma’s Substitution Logic

    Xiangqun Chen

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 4, December 2022
    Pages: 159-162
    Received: 24 November 2022
    Accepted: 12 December 2022
    Published: 23 December 2022
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    Abstract: The follow-up research of Aristotle’s syllogism has different approaches. The traditional syllogism follows Aristotle’s conceptual system and hopes to make improvements within Aristotle’s theory. Mathematical logic proposes a new conceptual system to accurately interpret Aristotle’s syllogism. Lei Ma puts forward an extended syllogism whose concept... Show More