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Free will and believing in determinism (2023)
Journal Article
Tartaglia, J. (2023). Free will and believing in determinism. Laboratorium Mentis, 1(1), 61-68

The article addresses the issue of free will and determinism through a discussion of Newcomb’s paradox, presented as a dialogue between the spirits of Lady Luck and Fate. I argue that commitment to determinism, which is suggested by materialist metap... Read More about Free will and believing in determinism.

Wolna wola a wiara w determinizm [polskie tłumaczenie] (2023)
Journal Article
Tartaglia, J. (2023). Wolna wola a wiara w determinizm [polskie tłumaczenie]. Laboratorium Mentis, 1(1), https://doi.org/10.52097/lm.8152

The article addresses the issue of free will and determinism through a discussion of Newcomb’s paradox, presented as a dialogue between the spirits of Lady Luck and Fate. I argue that commitment to determinism, which is suggested by materialist metap... Read More about Wolna wola a wiara w determinizm [polskie tłumaczenie].

Gyekye and Contemporary Idealism (2023)
Book Chapter
Tartaglia, J. (2023). Gyekye and Contemporary Idealism. In Conversations on African Philosophy of Mind, Consciousness and AI. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-36163-0_2

I begin with a defence of both Gyekye’s universalist and African metaphilosophies. In light of these metaphilosophies, I discuss the contemporary Western hegemony of materialist philosophy of mind and its origins in Gilbert Ryle’s The Concept of Mind... Read More about Gyekye and Contemporary Idealism.

Technology and Rorty’s Cultural Politics (2023)
Book Chapter
Tartaglia, J. (2023). Technology and Rorty’s Cultural Politics. In Handbuch Richard Rorty (831–845). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-16253-5_39

In Sect. 1, I point out the tension in Rorty’s commitment to both pragmatism and materialism. In Sect. 2, I explain how Rorty sought to justify this combination, and argue that his account is not only implausible but incomplete. In Sect. 3, I explain... Read More about Technology and Rorty’s Cultural Politics.