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Alberto Oya, PhD in Philosophy. His main research interests are in philosophy of religion, with a particular focus on non-doxastic conceptions of religious faith. He is the author of Unamuno’s Religious Fictionalism (Palgrave Macmillan, 2020).
This book provides a coherent and systematic analysis of Miguel de Unamuno’s notion of religious ... more This book provides a coherent and systematic analysis of Miguel de Unamuno’s notion of religious faith and the reasoning he offers in defense of it. Unamuno developed a non-cognitivist Christian conception of religious faith, defending it as being something which we are all naturally lead to, given our (alleged) most basic and natural inclination to seek an endless existence. Illuminating the philosophical relevance this conception still has to contemporary philosophy of religion, Oya draws connections with current non-cognitivist notions of religious faith in general, and with contemporary religious fictionalist positions more particularly.
The book includes a biographical introduction to Miguel de Unamuno, as well as lucid and clear analyses of his notions of the ‘tragic feeling of life’, his epistemological paradigm, and his naturally founded religious fictionalism. Revealing links to current debates, Oya shows how the works of Unamuno are still relevant and enriching today.
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Comix Zone (Sega Technical Institute, 1995) is a two-dimensional scrolling beat ‘em up videogame ... more Comix Zone (Sega Technical Institute, 1995) is a two-dimensional scrolling beat ‘em up videogame released in 1995 for the Sega Mega Drive (known as Sega Genesis in North America). Comix Zone has two peculiarities which makes it even today an easily distinguishable videogame. These peculiarities are interrelated. First, Comix Zone imitates the aesthetics and visual settings peculiar to comic books, the aim of which is to join the experience of playing a videogame with that of reading a comic; and second, Comix Zone is ultimately grounded on the philosophical claim that fictional characters are actually existing entities, distinct from, and even colliding with, their creator(s). It is pointed out that this claim on the nature of fictional characters was seriously argued for, and put it into literary practice, by the Spanish philosopher Miguel de Unamuno (1864–1936).
El objetivo de este escrito es elucidar el contenido del argumento presentado por el filósofo nor... more El objetivo de este escrito es elucidar el contenido del argumento presentado por el filósofo norteamericano William James (1842-1910) en su “Is Life Worthliving?” [“¿Merece la vida ser vivida?”], conferencia pronunciada el año 1895 en la Harvard Young Men's Christian Association y publicada unos años más tarde, en 1897, en la compilación titulada The Will to Believe and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy [La voluntad de creer y otros ensayos en filosofía popular]. Se trata de un argumento de tipo moral cuyo objetivo es defender la obligación moral de la fe religiosa y que, aunque presupone y se construye sobre la supuesta adecuación práctica de la existencia de Dios, es independiente del argumento pragmático defendido en su “The Will to Believe” [“La voluntad de creer”].
Annihilationism claims that earthly death is followed by a divine judgment after which the wicked... more Annihilationism claims that earthly death is followed by a divine judgment after which the wicked are condemned to a second (and irrevocable) death, while those who have lived their earthly life according to God's commands are blessed with a heavenly eternal existence. The aim of this essay is to show that, contrary to what defenders of annihilationism argue, the claim that God's victory over evil requires the complete eradication of all sin does not suffice alone to justify annihilationism. Keywords : Annihilationism, Hell, Second Death, Sin. Resumen El annihilacionismo afirma que la muerte terrenal va seguida de un juicio divino tras el cual los pecadores son condenados a una segunda (e irrevocable) muerte, mientras que aquellos que han vivido su vida terrena de acuerdo con los preceptos de Dios son bendecidos con una existencia eterna en el cielo. El objetivo de este ensayo es mostrar que, contrariamente a lo que los defensores del annihilacionismo argumentan, la tesis qu...
catalaResum: L'objectiu d'aquest article es oferir un analisi dels arguments principals d... more catalaResum: L'objectiu d'aquest article es oferir un analisi dels arguments principals del Tractat sobre els Principis del Coneixement Huma, de G. Berkeley. Aquests arguments -que es troben a I, §4, I, §5-7 i I, §23 de l'obra de Berkeley- tenen como a objectiu demostrar la inconcebibilitat d'un mon extern de caracter fisic. Argumentare que la validesa d'aquests tres arguments depen del anomenat «principi de semblanca». La conclusio a la que arribare es que l'acceptacio del principi de semblanca -i, en consequencia, dels arguments que d'ell en depenen- es problematica, pero que, en qualsevol cas, el principi es mante com a una bona critica reductiva al materialisme representacionalista de John Locke, en tant que aquest no pot negar les premisses que duen a la seva justificacio i que la seva defensa contra dit principi presenta un seguit de problemes als quals sembla no haver-hi resposta. Abstract: The aim of this paper is to analyze the main arguments of George Berkeley's Treatise concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge. These arguments -which appear in I, §4, I, §5-7 and I, §23 of Berkeley's fore mentioned work- try to demonstrate the inconceivability of an external physical world. In this paper I will argue that the validity of these arguments depends on the acceptance of the so-called "likeness principle". My conclusion will be that the acceptance of the likeness principle -and, therefore, the acceptance of those arguments which depend on it- is problematic, but that the principle can still remain as a good criticism to John Locke's representationalist materialism, given that Locke cannot deny the premises that justify that principle and that Locke's defense against it involves some problems which seem difficult to be solved. EnglishAbstract: The aim of this paper is to analyze the main arguments of George Berkeley's Treatise concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge. These arguments -which appear in I, §4, I, §5-7 and I, §23 of Berkeley's fore mentioned work- try to demonstrate the inconceivability of an external physical world. In this paper I will argue that the validity of these arguments depends on the acceptance of the so-called "likeness principle". My conclusion will be that the acceptance of the likeness principle -and, therefore, the acceptance of those arguments which depend on it- is problematic, but that the principle can still remain as a good criticism to John Locke's representationalist materialism, given that Locke cannot deny the premises that justify that principle and that Locke's defense against it involves some problems which seem difficult to be solved.
The aim of this paper is to analyze Charles S. Peirce’s so-called “Neglected Argument for the Rea... more The aim of this paper is to analyze Charles S. Peirce’s so-called “Neglected Argument for the Reality of God”. Peirce formulated the Neglected Argument as a “nest” of three different but sequentially developed arguments. Taken as a whole, the Neglected Argument aims to show that engaging in a religious way of life, adoring and acting in accordance with the hypothesis of God, is a subjective, non-evidentially grounded though naturally founded human reaction, and that it is this (alleged) natural foundation that makes it reasonable to accept the hypothesis of God as it being actually true, thereby grounding a properly religious way of life. I argue that Peirce’s Neglected Argument lacks of any serious apologetic force since it fails to justify, on independent, non-question-begging grounds, the claim that we are all naturally (and thus inevitably) lead to formulate, and later adore and act in accordance with, the hypothesis of God.
Estudios Filosóficos, LXX (2021), pp. 367-374, 2021
En este artículo defiendo que la novela Un pobre hombre rico o el sentido cómico de la vida expre... more En este artículo defiendo que la novela Un pobre hombre rico o el sentido cómico de la vida expresa, bajo una forma irónica, la noción de fe religiosa de Miguel de Unamuno.
Spanish translation, introductory study and notes on Charles Leslie Stevenson’s “Persuasive Defin... more Spanish translation, introductory study and notes on Charles Leslie Stevenson’s “Persuasive Definitions”. Published in Stevenson, Charles L. “Definiciones persuasivas”. Quaderns de Filosofia, vol. VIII, n. 1 (2021), pp. 105–125.
[Introductory study published in Oya, Alberto. “Presentación. Las definiciones persuasivas según Charles L. Stevenson”. Quaderns de Filosofia, vol. VIII, n. 1 (2021), pp. 101–104].
This book provides a coherent and systematic analysis of Miguel de Unamuno’s notion of religious ... more This book provides a coherent and systematic analysis of Miguel de Unamuno’s notion of religious faith and the reasoning he offers in defense of it. Unamuno developed a non-cognitivist Christian conception of religious faith, defending it as being something which we are all naturally lead to, given our (alleged) most basic and natural inclination to seek an endless existence. Illuminating the philosophical relevance this conception still has to contemporary philosophy of religion, Oya draws connections with current non-cognitivist notions of religious faith in general, and with contemporary religious fictionalist positions more particularly.
The book includes a biographical introduction to Miguel de Unamuno, as well as lucid and clear analyses of his notions of the ‘tragic feeling of life’, his epistemological paradigm, and his naturally founded religious fictionalism. Revealing links to current debates, Oya shows how the works of Unamuno are still relevant and enriching today.
andphilosophy.com—The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series, 2022
Comix Zone (Sega Technical Institute, 1995) is a two-dimensional scrolling beat ‘em up videogame ... more Comix Zone (Sega Technical Institute, 1995) is a two-dimensional scrolling beat ‘em up videogame released in 1995 for the Sega Mega Drive (known as Sega Genesis in North America). Comix Zone has two peculiarities which makes it even today an easily distinguishable videogame. These peculiarities are interrelated. First, Comix Zone imitates the aesthetics and visual settings peculiar to comic books, the aim of which is to join the experience of playing a videogame with that of reading a comic; and second, Comix Zone is ultimately grounded on the philosophical claim that fictional characters are actually existing entities, distinct from, and even colliding with, their creator(s). It is pointed out that this claim on the nature of fictional characters was seriously argued for, and put it into literary practice, by the Spanish philosopher Miguel de Unamuno (1864–1936).
El objetivo de este escrito es elucidar el contenido del argumento presentado por el filósofo nor... more El objetivo de este escrito es elucidar el contenido del argumento presentado por el filósofo norteamericano William James (1842-1910) en su “Is Life Worthliving?” [“¿Merece la vida ser vivida?”], conferencia pronunciada el año 1895 en la Harvard Young Men's Christian Association y publicada unos años más tarde, en 1897, en la compilación titulada The Will to Believe and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy [La voluntad de creer y otros ensayos en filosofía popular]. Se trata de un argumento de tipo moral cuyo objetivo es defender la obligación moral de la fe religiosa y que, aunque presupone y se construye sobre la supuesta adecuación práctica de la existencia de Dios, es independiente del argumento pragmático defendido en su “The Will to Believe” [“La voluntad de creer”].
Annihilationism claims that earthly death is followed by a divine judgment after which the wicked... more Annihilationism claims that earthly death is followed by a divine judgment after which the wicked are condemned to a second (and irrevocable) death, while those who have lived their earthly life according to God's commands are blessed with a heavenly eternal existence. The aim of this essay is to show that, contrary to what defenders of annihilationism argue, the claim that God's victory over evil requires the complete eradication of all sin does not suffice alone to justify annihilationism. Keywords : Annihilationism, Hell, Second Death, Sin. Resumen El annihilacionismo afirma que la muerte terrenal va seguida de un juicio divino tras el cual los pecadores son condenados a una segunda (e irrevocable) muerte, mientras que aquellos que han vivido su vida terrena de acuerdo con los preceptos de Dios son bendecidos con una existencia eterna en el cielo. El objetivo de este ensayo es mostrar que, contrariamente a lo que los defensores del annihilacionismo argumentan, la tesis qu...
catalaResum: L'objectiu d'aquest article es oferir un analisi dels arguments principals d... more catalaResum: L'objectiu d'aquest article es oferir un analisi dels arguments principals del Tractat sobre els Principis del Coneixement Huma, de G. Berkeley. Aquests arguments -que es troben a I, §4, I, §5-7 i I, §23 de l'obra de Berkeley- tenen como a objectiu demostrar la inconcebibilitat d'un mon extern de caracter fisic. Argumentare que la validesa d'aquests tres arguments depen del anomenat «principi de semblanca». La conclusio a la que arribare es que l'acceptacio del principi de semblanca -i, en consequencia, dels arguments que d'ell en depenen- es problematica, pero que, en qualsevol cas, el principi es mante com a una bona critica reductiva al materialisme representacionalista de John Locke, en tant que aquest no pot negar les premisses que duen a la seva justificacio i que la seva defensa contra dit principi presenta un seguit de problemes als quals sembla no haver-hi resposta. Abstract: The aim of this paper is to analyze the main arguments of George Berkeley's Treatise concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge. These arguments -which appear in I, §4, I, §5-7 and I, §23 of Berkeley's fore mentioned work- try to demonstrate the inconceivability of an external physical world. In this paper I will argue that the validity of these arguments depends on the acceptance of the so-called "likeness principle". My conclusion will be that the acceptance of the likeness principle -and, therefore, the acceptance of those arguments which depend on it- is problematic, but that the principle can still remain as a good criticism to John Locke's representationalist materialism, given that Locke cannot deny the premises that justify that principle and that Locke's defense against it involves some problems which seem difficult to be solved. EnglishAbstract: The aim of this paper is to analyze the main arguments of George Berkeley's Treatise concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge. These arguments -which appear in I, §4, I, §5-7 and I, §23 of Berkeley's fore mentioned work- try to demonstrate the inconceivability of an external physical world. In this paper I will argue that the validity of these arguments depends on the acceptance of the so-called "likeness principle". My conclusion will be that the acceptance of the likeness principle -and, therefore, the acceptance of those arguments which depend on it- is problematic, but that the principle can still remain as a good criticism to John Locke's representationalist materialism, given that Locke cannot deny the premises that justify that principle and that Locke's defense against it involves some problems which seem difficult to be solved.
The aim of this paper is to analyze Charles S. Peirce’s so-called “Neglected Argument for the Rea... more The aim of this paper is to analyze Charles S. Peirce’s so-called “Neglected Argument for the Reality of God”. Peirce formulated the Neglected Argument as a “nest” of three different but sequentially developed arguments. Taken as a whole, the Neglected Argument aims to show that engaging in a religious way of life, adoring and acting in accordance with the hypothesis of God, is a subjective, non-evidentially grounded though naturally founded human reaction, and that it is this (alleged) natural foundation that makes it reasonable to accept the hypothesis of God as it being actually true, thereby grounding a properly religious way of life. I argue that Peirce’s Neglected Argument lacks of any serious apologetic force since it fails to justify, on independent, non-question-begging grounds, the claim that we are all naturally (and thus inevitably) lead to formulate, and later adore and act in accordance with, the hypothesis of God.
Estudios Filosóficos, LXX (2021), pp. 367-374, 2021
En este artículo defiendo que la novela Un pobre hombre rico o el sentido cómico de la vida expre... more En este artículo defiendo que la novela Un pobre hombre rico o el sentido cómico de la vida expresa, bajo una forma irónica, la noción de fe religiosa de Miguel de Unamuno.
Spanish translation, introductory study and notes on Charles Leslie Stevenson’s “Persuasive Defin... more Spanish translation, introductory study and notes on Charles Leslie Stevenson’s “Persuasive Definitions”. Published in Stevenson, Charles L. “Definiciones persuasivas”. Quaderns de Filosofia, vol. VIII, n. 1 (2021), pp. 105–125.
[Introductory study published in Oya, Alberto. “Presentación. Las definiciones persuasivas según Charles L. Stevenson”. Quaderns de Filosofia, vol. VIII, n. 1 (2021), pp. 101–104].
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Cockayne and Warman recently argued that William James’s argument as stated in his lecture ‘The Will to Believe’ can be reconstructed so as to justify a ‘passionately caused atheism.’ I will argue that this reading misses the important point of James’s argument, which is the attempt to show that our initial atheistic passional tendencies become untenable once we are aware of the beneficial consequences we might obtain from forming the belief that God exists.
Traducción al español de The Sources of a Science of Education (1929), de John Dewey. Publicado e... more Traducción al español de The Sources of a Science of Education (1929), de John Dewey. Publicado en: Dewey, John. Las fuentes de la ciencia de la educación. Girona: Lapislàtzuli Editorial, septiembe 2015 (ISBN: 978-84-943707-4-8).
Pinart, Elisabeth, ed. 2017. I Conference of Pre-Doctoral Researchers Abstract Book. Girona: Servei de Publicacions de la UdG, pp. 37-38 (ISBN: 978-84-8458-502-2)., 2017
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Resumen. En su Tratado sobre los principios del conocimiento humano, George Berkeley ofrece una s... more Resumen. En su Tratado sobre los principios del conocimiento humano, George Berkeley ofrece una serie de argumentos cuyo objetivo es criticar la tesis materialista. Mi propósito en este artículo es reconstruir y analizar en detalle estos argumentos. Dado que la crítica de Berkeley al materialismo es, fundamentalmente, una crítica al materialismo representacionalista de John Locke, empezaré este artículo explicando cuáles son las ideas básicas de la propuesta de Locke.
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The book includes a biographical introduction to Miguel de Unamuno, as well as lucid and clear analyses of his notions of the ‘tragic feeling of life’, his epistemological paradigm, and his naturally founded religious fictionalism. Revealing links to current debates, Oya shows how the works of Unamuno are still relevant and enriching today.
[Introductory study published in Oya, Alberto. “Presentación. Las definiciones persuasivas según Charles L. Stevenson”. Quaderns de Filosofia, vol. VIII, n. 1 (2021), pp. 101–104].
The book includes a biographical introduction to Miguel de Unamuno, as well as lucid and clear analyses of his notions of the ‘tragic feeling of life’, his epistemological paradigm, and his naturally founded religious fictionalism. Revealing links to current debates, Oya shows how the works of Unamuno are still relevant and enriching today.
[Introductory study published in Oya, Alberto. “Presentación. Las definiciones persuasivas según Charles L. Stevenson”. Quaderns de Filosofia, vol. VIII, n. 1 (2021), pp. 101–104].
Cockayne and Warman recently argued that William James’s argument as stated in his lecture ‘The Will to Believe’ can be reconstructed so as to justify a ‘passionately caused atheism.’ I will argue that this reading misses the important point of James’s argument, which is the attempt to show that our initial atheistic passional tendencies become untenable once we are aware of the beneficial consequences we might obtain from forming the belief that God exists.