Richard M. Gale (1932—2015) Richard Gale was an American philosopher known for defending the A-theory of time against the B-theory. The A-theory implies, for example, that tensed predicates are not reducible to tenseless predicates. Gale…
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Frege’s Problem: Referential Opacity
Frege’s Problem: Referential Opacity The problem of referential opacity is to explain why a certain inference rule of classical logic sometimes produces invalid-seeming inferences when applied to ascriptions of mental states. The rule concerns substitution…
Religious Pluralism
Religious Pluralism Religious pluralism, broadly construed, is a response to the diversity of religious beliefs, practices, and traditions that exist both in the contemporary world and throughout history. The terms “pluralism” and “pluralist” can, depending…
Immanuel Kant: Philosophy of Religion
Immanuel Kant: Philosophy of Religion Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) focused on elements of the philosophy of religion for about half a century─from the mid-1750s, when he started teaching philosophy, until after his retirement from academia. Having…
The Computational Theory of Mind
The Computational Theory of Mind The Computational Theory of Mind (CTM) claims that the mind is a computer, so the theory is also known as computationalism. It is generally assumed that CTM is the main…
Immanuel Kant: Radical Evil
Immanuel Kant: Radical Evil The subject of Immanuel Kant’s philosophy of religion has received more attention in the beginning of the 21st century than it did in Kant’s own time. Religion was an unavoidable topic…
Roy Wood Sellars (1880—1973)
Roy Wood Sellars (1880—1973) Roy Wood Sellars was one of a generation of systematic philosophers in America the likes of which has not been seen before or since. He was born in Seaforth, Ontario in…
Special Relativity: Proper Time, Coordinate Systems, and Lorentz Transformations
Special Relativity: Proper Time, Coordinate Systems, and Lorentz Transformations This supplement to the main Time article explains some of the key concepts of the Special Theory of Relativity (STR). It shows how the predictions of…
Yinyang (Yin-yang)
Yinyang (Yin-yang) Yinyang (yin-yang) is one of the dominant concepts shared by different schools throughout the history of Chinese philosophy. Just as with many other Chinese philosophical notions, the influences of yinyang are easy to…
Molyneux’s Question
Molyneux’s Question Molyneux’s question, also known as Molyneux’s problem, concerns the possibility that a person born blind might immediately identify a shape previously familiar to them only by touch if they were made to see….