EX ANTE ALLUSIONS

Ex Ante Allusions

We tend to think of allusions as indirect references to objects that already exist.Here I argue against this post facto orthodoxy and for the view that certain cases Screws of allusion count as ex ante allusions (i.e.allusions before the fact).I argue that the standard view conflates the epistemic dependence of allusion (knowledge of the object of

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Combining app-based behavioral therapy with electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation: a study protocol for a single-arm mixed-methods pilot trial

Abstract Background Cigarette smoking remains a leading cause of preventable illness and death, underscoring the need for effective evidence-based smoking cessation interventions.Nuumi, a novel smoking cessation program integrating a digital behavioral therapy and an electronic cigarette, may provide a solution.Objective To investigate the initial

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