Gilles Deleuze (1925–1995) Deleuze ist eine Schlüsselfigur der postmodernen französischen Philosophie. Er betrachtet sich als Empiriker und Vitalist, sein Gesamtwerk, die auf Konzepten wie der Vielfalt beruht, Konstruktivismus, Unterschied, und Verlangen, steht in erheblichem Abstand zu den Haupttraditionen des kontinentalen Denkens des 20. Jahrhunderts. Sein Denken verortet ihn als eine einflussreiche Figur in der heutigen gesellschaftlichen Betrachtung, Kreativität und Subjektivität. Vor allem,

Ancient Greek Philosophy From Thales, who is often considered the first Western philosopher, to the Stoics and Skeptics, ancient Greek philosophy opened the doors to a particular way of thinking that provided the roots for the Western intellectual tradition. Hier, there is often an explicit preference for the life of reason and rational thought. We find proto-scientific explanations of the natural world in the Milesian

The Semantic Theory of Truth The semantic theory of truth (STT, Jenseits) was developed by Alfred Tarski in the 1930s. The theory has two separate, although interconnected, aspects. Erste, it is a formal mathematical theory of truth as a central concept of model theory, one of the most important branches of mathematical logic. Zweite, it is also a philosophical doctrine which elaborates the notion of

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 ethics, at least during the Soviet period, strictly supported the state, such that what is taken to be good is often that which helps secure the goals of Soviet society.

Sigmund Freud (1856—1939) Sigmund Freud, der Vater der Psychoanalyse, was a physiologist, medical doctor, psychologist and influential thinker of the early twentieth century. Working initially in close collaboration with Joseph Breuer, Freud elaborated the theory that the mind is a complex energy-system, the structural investigation of which is the proper province of psychology. He articulated and refined the concepts of the unconscious, infantile sexuality and

Nicolas Malebranche: Religion Nicolas Malebranche (1638-1715) was a French philosopher and a rationalist in the Cartesian tradition. But he was also an Oratorian priest in the Catholic Church. Religious themes pervade his works, and in several places he clearly affirms his intention to write philosophy as a Catholic. These religious themes are important for understanding his philosophy. As a rationalist, Malebranche places great emphasis on