Philinq. Philosophical inquiries (2015). Vol. 1

Philosophical Inquiries is an Italian philosophical journal published in English. Its aim is to cover a wide range of philosophical questions of broad interest and belonging to diverse fields, such as epistemology, ethics, metaphysics, aesthetics, philosophy of mind, philosophy of science and philosophy of law. It seeks to bring together international scholars committed to cutting edge research on pressing questions in those fields. The scholars who belong to the journal's Editorial Board, Advisory Board, and Executive Board do not belong to what might be called a "school" nor do they privilege any exclusive philosophical style in their works. Over the years, they have shared concerns, and, on many occasions, have worked together on national and international research projects; and we believe that, as a scholarly group, they exemplify what a respectful scientific community should ideally look like and how it should cooperate. For further information, current issue abstract and subscription, please visit http://www.philinq.it Essays Christopher Ketcham, The work of Bartleby the scrivener , pp. 9 Michele Paolini Paoletti, Trivial and non-trivial (yet difficult) physicalism , pp. 29 Focus Mery B. Hesse Jitse M. van der Meer, Introduction , pp. 41 Paul Bartha, Analogy in the natural sciences: meeting Hesses challenge , pp. 47 M. Elaine Botha, Metaphorical Hermeneutics. Metaphor, Domains And Embodiment , pp. 69 Anke Beger & Olaf Jäkel, The cognitive role of metaphor in teaching science: Examples from physics, chemistry, biology, psychology and philosophy , pp. 89 Evelyn Fox Keller, Cognitive functions of metaphor in the natural sciences , pp. 133 Jitse M. van der Meer, Assessing metaphor as mediator between Christianity and science , pp. 157 Past Present Carlo Gabbani, Weaver of the wind. Aldo Giorgio Gargani and the sense of possibility , pp. 185 Aldo Giorgio Gargani, Kierkegaard and Wittgenstein , pp. 199