Edward Caird (1835—1908) A Scottish philosopher of the latter half of the nineteenth century, Edward Caird was one of the key figures of the idealist movement that dominated British philosophy from 1870 until the mid 1920s. Best known for his studies of Kant and Hegel, he argued that “Kantian philosophy is only a first stage, though of course a necessary stage, in the transition of philosophy

Aquin: Philosophical Theology In addition to his moral philosophy, Thomas von Aquin (1225-1274) is well-known for his theological writings. He is arguably the most eminent philosophical theologian ever to have lived. To this day, it is difficult to find someone whose work rivals Aquinas’ in breadth and influence. Although his work is not limited to illuminating Christian doctrine, virtually all of what he wrote is shaped by

Thomas von Aquin: Moralphilosophie Die Moralphilosophie des hl. Thomas von Aquin (1225-1274) beinhaltet eine Verschmelzung von mindestens zwei scheinbar unterschiedlichen Traditionen: Aristotelischer Eudaimonismus und christliche Theologie. Einerseits, Thomas von Aquin folgt Aristoteles in seiner Auffassung, dass eine Handlung gut oder schlecht ist, je nachdem, ob sie zu unserem eigentlichen menschlichen Ziel beiträgt oder uns davon abhält – dem Telos oder Endziel, auf das alle menschlichen Handlungen abzielen.

Feminist Jurisprudence American feminist jurisprudence is the study of the construction and workings of the law from perspectives which foreground the implications of the law for women and women’s lives. This study includes law as a theoretical enterprise as well its practical and concrete effects in women’s lives. Weiter, it includes law as an academic discipline, and thus incorporates concerns regarding pedagogy and the influence

Gottfried Leibniz: Metaphysics The German rationalist philosopher, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716), is one of the great renaissance men of Western thought. He has made significant contributions in several fields spanning the intellectual landscape, including mathematics, Physik, Logik, Ethik, und Theologie. Unlike many of his contemporaries of the modern period, Leibniz does not have a canonical work that stands as his single, comprehensive piece of philosophy. Stattdessen,

Zhuangzi (Chuang-Tzu, 369—298 B.C.E.) Die Zhuangzi (also known in Wade-Giles romanization romanization as Chuang-tzu), named after “Master Zhuang” was, along with the Laozi, one of the earliest texts to contribute to the philosophy that has come to be known as Daojia, or school of the Way. According to traditional dating, Master Zhuang, to whom the first seven chapters of the text have traditionally been attributed,