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James Tartaglia's Outputs (64)

The Sound of Philosophy (2017)
Journal Article
Tartaglia. (2017). The Sound of Philosophy. Philosophy Now,

This article explores our natural reservations about the prospect of somebody singing, rather than speaking or writing about, philosophy. It argues that these reservations have less substance than might be thought, and goes on to explain some of the... Read More about The Sound of Philosophy.

Why save the world? (2016)
Digital Artefact
Tartaglia, J. (2016). Why save the world?. [Online Newspaper]

What is at Stake in Illusionism? (2016)
Journal Article
Tartaglia. (2016). What is at Stake in Illusionism?. Journal of Consciousness Studies, 236-255

I endorse the central message of Keith Frankish’s ‘Illusionism as a Theory of Consciousness’: if physicalism is true, phenomenal consciousness must be an illusion. Attempts to find an intermediate position between physicalist illusionism and the reje... Read More about What is at Stake in Illusionism?.

What is at Stake in Illusionism? (2016)
Journal Article
Tartaglia. (2016). What is at Stake in Illusionism?. Journal of Consciousness Studies, 236-255

I endorse the central message of Keith Frankish’s ‘Illusionism as a Theory of Consciousness’: if physicalism is true, phenomenal consciousness must be an illusion. Attempts to find an intermediate position between physicalist illusionism and the reje... Read More about What is at Stake in Illusionism?.

Rorty and the Problem of Consciousness (2016)
Book Chapter
Tartaglia, J. (2016). Rorty and the Problem of Consciousness. In Consciousness and the Great Philosophers: What would they have said about our Mind-Body Problem?

Rorty's Ambivalent Relationship with Kant (2016)
Journal Article
Tartaglia. (2016). Rorty's Ambivalent Relationship with Kant. Contemporary Pragmatism, 298-318. https://doi.org/10.1163/18758185-01303004

I argue that Kant is a key figure in understanding Rorty’s work, by drawing attention to the fact that although he is ostensibly the principal villain of Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature, at the end of that book Kant provides the basis of Rorty's... Read More about Rorty's Ambivalent Relationship with Kant.

Response to Darragh Byrne's "Do Phenomenal Concepts Misrepresent?” (2016)
Journal Article
Tartaglia. (2016). Response to Darragh Byrne's "Do Phenomenal Concepts Misrepresent?”. Philosophical Psychology, 679-681. https://doi.org/10.1080/09515089.2016.1142072

I begin by summarizing my view of the progression that occurred from the 1950s to the 1990s on the topic of physicalism and, in terms of this, present an overview of the reconciliation I was attempting in “Conceptualizing Physical Consciousness.” I t... Read More about Response to Darragh Byrne's "Do Phenomenal Concepts Misrepresent?”.

Is philosophy all about the meaning of life? (2016)
Journal Article
Tartaglia. (2016). Is philosophy all about the meaning of life?. Metaphilosophy, 283-303. https://doi.org/10.1111/meta.12176

This article defends a conception of philosophy popular outside the discipline but unpopular within it: that philosophy is unified by a concern with the meaning of life. First, it argues against exceptionalist theses according to which philosophy is... Read More about Is philosophy all about the meaning of life?.

Metz's Quest for the Holy Grail (2015)
Journal Article
Tartaglia, J. (2015). Metz's Quest for the Holy Grail

This paper is a critique of the new paradigm in analytic philosophy for investigating the meaning of life, focusing on Meaning in Life as the definitive example. Metz relies upon intuition, and reflection upon recent analytic literature, to guide him... Read More about Metz's Quest for the Holy Grail.