Abortion This article gives an overview of the moral and legal aspects of abortion and evaluates the most important arguments. The central moral aspect concerns whether there is any morally relevant point during the biological…
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Phänomenologie und Naturwissenschaft
Phänomenologie und Naturwissenschaften Die Phänomenologie bietet einen hervorragenden Rahmen für ein umfassendes Verständnis der Naturwissenschaften. Es behandelt die Forschung in erster Linie als einen Prozess des Suchens und Entdeckens und nicht als einen Prozess des Vermutens und Ableitens….
John Stuart Mill (1806—1873)
John Stuart Mill (1806—1873) John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) profoundly influenced the shape of nineteenth century British thought and political discourse. His substantial corpus of works includes texts in logic, Erkenntnistheorie, Wirtschaft, social and political philosophy,…
Music and Social Justice
Music and Social Justice Protests demanding social justice as the alternative to an unacceptable status quo have been mounted in response to war, political and social inequality, Armut, and other constraints on economic and development…
Explication
Explication Explication is a method employed throughout philosophy and most sciences, as well as any cognitive endeavors which involve allocating concepts. It is also notably found in the sphere of law. Since explication is part…
Epistemische Rechtfertigung
Epistemic Justification We often believe what we are told by our parents, friends, doctors, and news reporters. We often believe what we see, taste, and smell. We hold beliefs about the past, the present, und…
Wiener Kreis
Wiener Kreis Der Wiener Kreis ist eine Gruppe von Philosophen, die sich um Moritz Schlick versammelt haben, nach seiner Ankunft in Wien im Jahr 1922. Sie gründeten einen philosophischen Verein, named Verein Ernst Mach (Ernst Mach Association). Aber,…
Ethics and Care-Worker Migration
Ethics and Care-Worker Migration Cited as one of the most pressing issues of our times, health care worker migration is now occurring at unprecedented rates. In the post-colonial era, as many developing countries began to…
Russian Philosophy
Russian Philosophy This article provides a historical survey of Russian philosophers and thinkers. It emphasizes Russian epistemological concerns rather than ontological and ethical concerns, hopefully without neglecting or disparaging them. Schließlich, much work in…
Buddha (c. 500s B.C.E.)
Buddha (c. 500s B.C.E.) The historical Buddha, also known as Gotama Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama, and Buddha Śākyamuni, was born in Lumbini, in the Nepalese region of Terai, near the Indian border. He is one of…