The Meaning of Life: Early Continental and Analytic Perspectives The question of the meaning of life is one that interests philosophers and non-philosophers alike. The question itself is notoriously ambiguous and possibly vague. In asking…
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Joseph Butler (1692—1752)
Joseph Butler (1692—1752) Bishop Joseph Butler is a well-known religious philosopher of the eighteenth century. He is still read and discussed among contemporary philosophers, especially for arguments against some major figures in the history of…
Internalism and Externalism in the Philosophy of Mind and Language
Internalism and Externalism in the Philosophy of Mind and Language This article addresses how our beliefs, our intentions, and other contents of our attitudes are individuated, that is, what makes those contents what they are….
Yang Xiong (53 B.C.E.—18 C.E.)
Yang Xiong (53 B.C.E.—18 C.E.) Yang Xiong (Yang Hsiung) was a prolific yet reclusive court poet whose writings and tragic life spanned the collapse of the Former Han dynasty (202 B.C.E.-9 C.E.) and the brief…
Plato: The Republic
Plato: The Republic Since the mid-nineteenth century, the Republic has been Plato’s most famous and widely read dialogue. As in most other Platonic dialogues the main character is Socrates. It is generally accepted that the…
Interventionism
Interventionism The theory of interventionism examines the nature and justifications of interfering with another polity (that is, political organization) or with choices made by individuals. Interventionism is characterized by the use or threat of force…
Sen’s Capability Approach
Sen’s Capability Approach The Capability Approach is defined by its choice of focus upon the moral significance of individuals’ capability of achieving the kind of lives they have reason to value. This distinguishes it from…
Quantum Logic in Historical and Philosophical Perspective
Quantum Logic in Historical and Philosophical Perspective Quantum Logic (QL) was developed as an attempt to construct a propositional structure that would allow for describing the events of interest in Quantum Mechanics (QM). QL replaced…
Deductive and Inductive Arguments
Deductive and Inductive Arguments In philosophy, an argument consists of a set of statements called premises that serve as grounds for affirming another statement called the conclusion. Philosophers typically distinguish arguments in natural languages (such…
Anti-Natalism
Anti-Natalism Anti-natalism is the extremely provocative view that it is either always or usually impermissible to procreate. Some find the view so offensive that they do not think it should be discussed. Others think their…