Arthur Schopenhauer (1788—1860) Arthur Schopenhauer has been dubbed the artist’s philosopher on account of the inspiration his aesthetics has provided to artists of all stripes. He is also known as the philosopher of pessimism, as he articulated a worldview that challenges the value of existence. His elegant and muscular prose earns him a reputation as one of the greatest German stylists. Although he never achieved

Jerry A. Fodor (1935–2017) Jerry Fodor war einer der bedeutendsten Geistesphilosophen des späten 20. und frühen 21. Jahrhunderts. Darüber hinaus übte er seit 1960 einen enormen Einfluss auf praktisch alle Teile der Literatur zur Philosophie des Geistes aus, Fodors Arbeit hatte einen erheblichen Einfluss auf die Entwicklung der Kognitionswissenschaften. In den 1960ern, zusammen mit Hilary Putnam, Noam

Religious Disagreement The domain of religious inquiry is characterized by pervasive and seemingly intractable disagreement. Whatever stance one takes on central religious questions—for example, whether God exists, what the nature of God might be, whether the world has a purpose, whether there is life beyond death—one will stand opposed to a large contingent of highly informed and intelligent thinkers. The fact of extensive religious disagreement

Was die Wissenschaft sonst noch an Zeit benötigt Dieser Artikel ist eine der beiden Ergänzungen des Hauptartikels Zeit. Die andere ist „Häufig gestellte Fragen zur Zeit“. Inhaltsverzeichnis Was sind Theorien der Physik? The Core Theory Relativity Theory Quantum Theory The Standard Model Big Bang Cosmic Inflation Eternal Inflation and the Multiverse Infinite Time 1. Was sind Theorien der Physik? The answer to

Plato: Political Philosophy Plato (c. 427-347 B.C.E.) developed such distinct areas of philosophy as epistemology, Metaphysik, Ethik, und Ästhetik. His deep influence on Western philosophy is asserted in the famous remark of Alfred North Whitehead: “the safest characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato.” He was also the prototypical political philosopher whose ideas had a

Philosophy through Film This article introduces the main perspectives concerning philosophy through film. Film is understood not so much as an object of philosophical reflection but as a medium for engaging in philosophy. Contributions to the area have flourished since the beginning of the 21st century, along with debates over the extent to which film can really be understood to be “doing” philosophy, as opposed