Naturalism Naturalism is an approach to philosophical problems that interprets them as tractable through the methods of the empirical sciences or at least, without a distinctively a priori project of theorizing. For much of the…
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Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics
Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics Quantum mechanics is a physical theory developed in the 1920s to account for the behavior of matter on the atomic scale. It has subsequently been developed into arguably the most empirically…
d'Aquin: Philosophical Theology
d'Aquin: Philosophical Theology In addition to his moral philosophy, Thomas d'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…
Karl Popper: Philosophie politique
Karl Popper: Political Philosophy Among philosophers, Karl Popper (1902-1994) is best known for his contributions to the philosophy of science and epistemology. Most of his published work addressed philosophical problems in the natural sciences, surtout…
La Stoa
La Stoa La Stoa Poecile ou « Stoa peinte » était un bâtiment d’Athènes où Zénon de Citium rencontrait ses disciples et enseignait. Later adherents of this philosophical tradition were given the name “Stoic” from their association…
Diogenes of Sinope (c. 404—323 B.C.E.)
Diogenes of Sinope (c. 404—323 B.C.E.) The most illustrious of the Cynic philosophers, Diogenes of Sinope serves as the template for the Cynic sage in antiquity. An alleged student of Antisthenes, Diogenes maintains his teacher’s…
Willard Van Orman Quine: Philosophie des sciences
Willard Van Orman Quine: Philosophie des sciences W. V. Ô. Quine (1908-2000) n'a pas conçu la philosophie comme une activité distincte du domaine général de la science empirique. His interest in science is not best…
Animals and Ethics
Animals and Ethics What place should non-human animals have in an acceptable moral system? These animals exist on the borderline of our moral concepts; the result is that we sometimes find ourselves according them a…
Seng Zhao (Seng-Chao c. 378-413 de notre ère)
Seng Zhao (Seng-Chao c. 378-413 de notre ère) Seng Zhao (Seng Chao) était un moine bouddhiste qui a vécu pendant la « période de désunion » de la Chine entre la stabilité des dynasties Han et Tang.. Son Zhaolun (Traités de [Seng]Zhao) is perhaps the…
Le cercle de Bakhtine
The Bakhtin Circle The Bakhtin Circle was a 20th century school of Russian thought which centered on the work of Mikhail Mikhailovich Bakhtin (1895-1975). The circle addressed philosophically the social and cultural issues posed by…