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Carnap

Need to find a free image ofRudolf Carnap.Where isthis onefrom?Cake(talk)17:52, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

Ifhereis to be believed, it is under copyright:(Shapeyness(talk)12:53, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

Hey, at least it's only until 2026 for some of them...Psychastes(talk)20:57, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

@Psychastes:how did you figure out 2026?Shapeyness(talk)09:08, 22 April 2024 (UTC)

Not necessarily that specific picture (though I suspect it's one of the earlier ones), but the pictures in that archive are dated "1932,1930,1935" so some of them (and yes, I suppose we'd have to do additional research to figure out which ones...) will enter the public domain in the US in 2026, or 95 years after creation.Psychastes(talk)17:11, 22 April 2024 (UTC)

Well shoot. Nice try and nice find though.Cake(talk)11:49, 24 April 2024 (UTC)

@MisterCake,Psychastes:I happened to be looking in the same place again and there isthis one.I believe the back of the photo isshown heredated 1922, not sure how to fully verify that though.Shapeyness(talk)20:16, 9 June 2024 (UTC)

It does appear that way. He looks a bit likeRandall Rauserthere. If you are at all seasoned with Austrian sources I'd love to know one other than Dummett's for Austria andAnalytic philosophy.SeeingRamseythere too is nice.Cake(talk)02:46, 10 June 2024 (UTC)

Sorry, not at all seasoned with Austrian realism sadly.Shapeyness(talk)17:18, 14 June 2024 (UTC)

Requested move atTalk:Absolute Infinite#Requested move 1 May 2024

There is a requested move discussion atTalk:Absolute Infinite#Requested move 1 May 2024that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject.ASUKITE14:58, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

Request for input on political philosophy topic: Splitting 'separation of powers'

Dear friends—

Your input would be much appreciated atTalk:Separation of powers#Splitting off 'branches of government': The solution to finally advancing past 'start class'?,particularly if you think of yourself as a member of thesocial and political philosophy task force.

Separation of powersis a central concept in normative and descriptive political theory, and a widely-known concept among the general public, generally through participation in high schoolcivics.As such, its perennial status as astart classarticle is a real shame.
I put its disorganization, lack of concision, and many POV problems mostly down to editors' confusion about what the article should focus on. This confusion is, of course, common to manybroad-conceptand academically challenging articles.
In my opinion, separation of powers is best described as a (multi-faceted) normative proposal about how to organize political power in political philosophy discourse and in constitution-making; and the application side of this principle is primarily a matter ofconstitutional theoryand law.
Yet, in the article, there is an enormous amount of (unsystematic) content pertaining to individual countries' branches of government (belonging, I think, to the academic discipline of descriptive political science;comparative government,specifically). I have just proposed that these sections be split off into an article called 'branches of government' (or similar).

If you would like to see a rigorous approach to political philosophy concepts like 'separation of powers', I am convinced that adopting my proposal is the crucial first step. But I wish to hear your perspectives; my perspective may be too close, or I may not be considering all the options.

I thank you for your help. §§LegFun§§talk§§20:41, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

Physical paradoxes

IsCategory:Physical paradoxescorrectly classified as being "within the scope ofWikiProject Philosophy"?Thetalk pageof the articlePhysical paradoxgives it as of interest to solelyWikiProject Physics.--Lambiam06:53, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

PagePhilosophy of geographyneeds some attention.

The pagePhilosophy of geographyis tremendously lacking. I'm a geographer and mostly work in geography related projects, but I thought it could be worthwhile to post here as well. Currently, the page only goes back to the 1930s, and is mostly focused on Western/English/American traditions. I'm digging into the literature a bit to work on this, but it's a bit daunting with how much work I think it needs. Anyone with broad background in philosophy of science would be a welcome contributor!GeogSage^{(⚔Chat?⚔)}20:19, 20 June 2024 (UTC)

Discussion atTalk:Evolutionary_philosophy#Original_research

There is a discussion atTalk:Evolutionary_philosophy#Original_researchthat may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. --Classicwiki(talk)If you reply here, pleaseping me.03:28, 26 June 2024 (UTC)