Acta Analytica is an international journal for philosophy in the analytical tradition covering a variety of philosophical topics including philosophical logic, metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of science and philosophy of mind. Special attention is devoted to cognitive science. The journal aims to promote a rigorous, argument-based approach in philosophy. Acta Analytica is a peer reviewed journal, published quarterly, with authors from all over the world.

Acta Analytica is an international journal dedicated to philosophy in the analytical tradition, covering a wide range of topics including philosophical logic, metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of science, and philosophy of mind. The journal places special emphasis on cognitive science and aims to promote a rigorous, argument-based approach in philosophy. Acta Analytica is a peer-reviewed journal published quarterly, featuring authors from around the globe.

《Acta Analytica》是一本国际性期刊，专注于分析传统哲学，涵盖哲学逻辑、形而上学、认识论、科学哲学和心灵哲学等多个主题。期刊特别关注认知科学，旨在推动哲学中基于严谨论证的方法。《Acta Analytica》是一本经过同行评审的期刊，季度出版，作者来自世界各地。

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Abstract In this article, we challenge Matushansky’s ( Linguistics and Philosophy, 21 , 573–627, 2008) small clause treatment of proper names in naming constructions. While she is widely credited with establishing, based on cross-linguistic evidence, that names should be viewed as predicates in naming constructions, we present a counterexample from Polish that questions the universal interpretation of the small clause hypothesis (SCH). This leads us to advocate for an alternative analysis of proper names in naming constructions, wherein they are considered components of the argument of a naming verb. We posit that this approach may have deflationist implications for predicativism concerning proper names, as it does not necessitate the existence of primitive name-predicates. We argue that there is no compelling positive evidence for the existence of predicative uses of names whose application conditions cannot be articulated using an equivalent phrase that quotes or mentions the name. Any apparent use of “Delia” as a predicate can be cast either (i) as not really a predicate, but rather an argument mentioning the name “Delia,” or (ii) as a genuine predicate, albeit one with an application condition defined by one of the well-established existing predicates, such as “individual called ‘Delia,’” where the name is mentioned. Predicative uses of names are thus dependent on the mention of names, and so there is a sense in which there are no primitive name-predicates.

Katarzyna Kijania-Placek

Olga Poller

Deflating Predicativism Against the Small Clause Hypothesis for Proper Names

针对专有名词小句假说的谓词主义消解

Sarah Wright

Introduction to the Special Issue

特刊导言

Abstract We show that taking together the principle ‘Ought’ Implies ‘Can’ (OIC) and The Knowledge Norm of Assertion (KNA) leads to a contradiction as long as we assume that there are situations in which we ought to assert what we cannot know. We call this The Paradox of Impossible to Know Assertion (PIKA) and argue that this is a genuine problem. At the end, we point out a generalization of PIKA.

Rafał Palczewski

Patryk Popławski

The Paradox of Impossible to Know Assertion

不可知断言的悖论

Mohsen Zamani

Truthmaker Semantics, Disjunction, and Fundamentals

真值制造者语义学、析取与基本原理

Mattia Fumagalli

Riccardo Baratella

Marcello Frixione

Daniele Porello

Computational Approaches to Concepts Representation: A Whirlwind Tour

概念表示的计算方法：一场旋风之旅

Abstract Philosophers interested in conceptual engineering take it for granted that the same concept can unproblematically play diverse functions, but this view overlooks the fact that conceptual and functional change often impair concepts and even functions themselves. I demonstrate that while conceptual and functional engineering may improve concepts and functions, they can also produce detrimental effects. Therefore, it is crucial to carefully assess the potential benefits or problems before making any modifications. Frequently, we overlook the fact that, for instance, adding extra functions to our concepts modifies them; this may increase, but also impair, their theoretical and practical efficacy. I analyze and clarify these possibilities through a general classificatory framework encompassing concepts, functions, and conceptual and functional change. The larger aim of this paper is to bring attention to these complex and under-researched relationships and pave the way for further research in this area.

Rogelio Miranda Vilchis

On Functional Plurality: A Taxonomy of Benign and Problematic Functions

论功能多样性：良性与问题功能的分类

Abbreviation	Acta Anal
Journal Impact	0.39

ISSN	0353-5150, 1874-6349
h-index	15

Publication Information	Publisher: Springer Netherlands，Publishing cycle: 4 issues per year，Journal Type: journal，Open Access Journals: No
Basic data	Year of publication: 2009，Proportion of original research papers: 100.00%，Self Citation Rate:0.00%， Gold OA Rate: 38.84%

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Deflating Predicativism Against the Small Clause Hypothesis for Proper Names

Introduction to the Special Issue

The Paradox of Impossible to Know Assertion

Truthmaker Semantics, Disjunction, and Fundamentals

Computational Approaches to Concepts Representation: A Whirlwind Tour

Deflating Predicativism Against the Small Clause Hypothesis for Proper Names

The Paradox of Impossible to Know Assertion

Truthmaker Semantics, Disjunction, and Fundamentals

Computational Approaches to Concepts Representation: A Whirlwind Tour

On Functional Plurality: A Taxonomy of Benign and Problematic Functions