tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post4493436931748868179..comments2024-03-28T19:14:33.619-07:00Comments on The Splintered Mind: Names in Philosophical ExamplesEric Schwitzgebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541402189204286449noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-60678657732624851582015-12-01T17:54:23.382-08:002015-12-01T17:54:23.382-08:00One of the really delightful aspects of Uriah Krie...One of the really delightful aspects of Uriah Kriegel's book The Sources of Intentionality is that he used so many different multicultural non-bland names throughout the book. I don't think he used the same name twice (across different examples). It was so refreshing!Carrie Figdorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12155749711886880577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-25369837627973260962015-12-01T09:44:22.469-08:002015-12-01T09:44:22.469-08:00David -- Ha! I wonder if Alice and Bob in philoso...David -- Ha! I wonder if Alice and Bob in philosophy traces back to cryptography, then.Eric Schwitzgebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11541402189204286449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-19085490078104210432015-11-28T20:17:50.525-08:002015-11-28T20:17:50.525-08:00https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_and_Bobhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_and_BobDavid Duffynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-8134420067098782872015-11-28T17:43:39.347-08:002015-11-28T17:43:39.347-08:00In philosophy are Settings primary to the protagon...In philosophy are Settings primary to the protagonist, deuteragonist and tritagonist...Arnoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02580641063222662041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-68725215097860246702015-11-26T16:28:27.054-08:002015-11-26T16:28:27.054-08:00I have used names from TV shows, movies and novels...I have used names from TV shows, movies and novels, usually ones that feature a diverse group of characters. The Wire is great for this and also a great source of examples.Teresanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-74525548032574947212015-11-26T11:58:46.704-08:002015-11-26T11:58:46.704-08:00I'm a fan of Charles Travis' 'SId'...I'm a fan of Charles Travis' 'SId' and 'Pia'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-55696389003371053492015-11-25T21:18:41.398-08:002015-11-25T21:18:41.398-08:00Why not use "person A, person C, or professor...Why not use "person A, person C, or professor X, Charles Xavier lol...or a full name so that there is low probably you'd guess 3 random names in the proper order which happen to correspond to a student's name?robotaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983326871698088189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-47428804344539769822015-11-25T18:53:58.551-08:002015-11-25T18:53:58.551-08:00For a question on a logic test, I like the idea of...For a question on a logic test, I like the idea of choosing randomly from a list of popular names, but for a paper, I prefer the simplicity that comes from alphabetical names: Alma, Bogdan, Cheng, Devadatta…Carl M. Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18083604047867623409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-82250768373729659912015-11-25T16:02:35.765-08:002015-11-25T16:02:35.765-08:00Yes, good point. One does want to be careful abou...Yes, good point. One does want to be careful about that. I'm not sure that your student "Bob" would be entirely indifferent to your use of his name as a placeholder, but probably he'd find that a little more familiar than Gustav would.<br /><br />This is one possible advantage of explicit randomness from a master list. By being plain about that as the origin of your name choice, you reduce concerns that you've insulted someone by choosing their name supposedly arbitrarily but in fact non-accidentally.Eric Schwitzgebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11541402189204286449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-62165492436138749042015-11-25T15:40:11.100-08:002015-11-25T15:40:11.100-08:00This is a comment from a teaching point of view: W...This is a comment from a teaching point of view: While teaching logic I once talked about a Gustav who doesn’t accept modus ponens. By chance I noticed that one student, well, wasn’t that happy with my name choice because his name was Gustav and apparently he felt that the example was about him. In contrast, no Alice and no Bob thinks that an example using their names is about them. Since then I’m wary with uncommon names when teaching. For my logic notes and exercises I now almost exclusively use names of former TAs; that’s not a perfect solution, but it ensures at least some diversity (male/female, names associated with different backgrounds).Timnoreply@blogger.com