Epikur (341–271 v. Chr.) Epikur ist einer der bedeutendsten Philosophen der hellenistischen Zeit, die drei Jahrhunderte nach dem Tod Alexanders des Großen im Jahr 323 v. (und von Aristoteles im Jahr 322 v. Chr.). Epicurus developed…
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Parmenides von Elea (Ende des 6. Jahrhunderts – Mitte des 5. Jahrhunderts. v. Chr.)
Parmenides von Elea (Ende des 6. Jahrhunderts – Mitte des 5. Jahrhunderts. v. Chr.) Parmenides of Elea was a Presocratic Greek philosopher. As the first philosopher to inquire into the nature of existence itself, he is incontrovertibly credited as the…
Freier Wille
Free Will Most of us are certain that we have free will, though what exactly this amounts to is much less certain. According to David Hume, the question of the nature of free will is…
René Descartes: Ethik
René Descartes: Ethik Dieser Artikel beschreibt die Hauptthemen der Ethik von Descartes anhand der Diskussion wichtiger Primärtexte und entsprechender Interpretationen in der Sekundärliteratur. Obwohl Descartes nie eine Abhandlung geschrieben hat, die sich ausschließlich der Ethik widmete,…
Lukrez (c. 99 – c. 55 v. Chr.)
Lukrez (c. 99 – c. 55 v. Chr.) Lukrez (Titus Lucretius Carus) war ein römischer Dichter und Autor des philosophischen Epos De Rerum Natura (Über die Natur des Universums), a comprehensive exposition of the Epicurean…
Nikolai Fedorovich Fedorov (1829—1903)
Nikolai Fedorovich Fedorov (1829—1903) Fedorov’s thoughts have been variously described as bold, culminating, curious, easily-misunderstood, extreme, hazy, idealist, naive, of-value, scientifico-magical, special, unerwartet, unique, and utopian. Many of the small number of philosophers familiar with…
Dualität in Logik und Sprache
Dualität in Logik und Sprache Dualitätsphänomene treten in fast allen mathematisch formalisierten Disziplinen auf, wie Algebra, Geometrie, Logik und Semantik natürlicher Sprache. Aber, many of these disciplines use the term ‘duality’ in vastly different…
Game Theory
Game Theory This article sketches the basic concepts of the theory of games in order to discuss some of their philosophical implications and problems. Consider the following situation: when two hunters set out to hunt…
Zhu Xi (Chu Hsi, 1130—1200)
Zhu Xi (Chu Hsi, 1130—1200) A preeminent scholar, classicist and a first-rate analytic and synthetic thinker, Zhu Xi (Chu Hsi) created the supreme synthesis of Song-Ming dynasty (960-1628 CE) Neo-Confucianism. Darüber hinaus, by selecting the essential classical Confucian…
The Aesthetics of Classical Music
The Aesthetics of Classical Music Musical aesthetics as a whole seeks to understand the perceived properties of music, in particular those properties that lead to experiences of musical value for the listener. It may also…