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Executive SAM BLACK, Simon Eraser University Editors BRYSON BROWN, University of Lethbridge EMILY CARSON, McGill University LUC FAUCHER, Universite du Quebec a Montreal BRUCE HUNTER, University of Alberta DAVID HUNTER, Ryerson University MICHAEL HYMERS, Dalhousie University COLIN MACLEOD, University of Victoria PATRICK RYSIEW, University of Victoria AMY SCHMITTER, University of Alberta WILLIAM SEAGER, University of Toronto SARAH STROUD, McGill University

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Executive Editors SAM BLACK Simon Fraser University BRYSON BROWN University ofLethbridge EMILY CARSON McGill University LUC FAUCHER Universite du Quebec a Montreal BRUCE HUNTER University of Alberta DAVID HUNTER Ryerson University MICHAEL HYMERS Dalhousie University COLIN MACLEOD University of Victoria PATRICK RYSIEW University of Victoria AMY SCHMITTER University of Alberta WILLIAM SEAGER University of Toronto SARAH STROUD McGill University

Administrative Editor MICHAEL STINGL University ofLethbridge

Executive Secretary MARDA SCHINDELER University ofLethbridge —" C^amdian Volume 41, Number 1, March 2011 Journal of 4>Philosoph y

TABLE OF THE EXPLANATIONS ARGUMENT CONTENTS FOR MORAL REALISM Neil Sinclair 1

WHAT ARE THICK CONCEPTS? Matti Eklund 25

DOES JUSTIFICATION AIM AT TRUTH? Peter }. Graham 51

INDETERMINACY, INCOMPLETENESS, INDECISION, AND OTHER SEMANTIC PHENOMENA Martin Montminy 73

THE COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY OF DEMOCRATIC PUBLICS Avia Pasternak 99

GAPPY PROPOSITIONS? Seyed N. Mousavian 125

CRITICAL NOTICE OF ELLIOTT SOBER EVIDENCE AND EVOLUTION: THE LOGIC BEHIND THE SCIENCE Ingo Brigandt 159

Notes on Contributors/Sur les Collaborateurs 187

List of Referees 189

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