À propos de l’IEP L’Encyclopédie Internet de la philosophie (PEI) (ISSN2161-0002) a été fondée en 1995 pour fournir un accès ouvert à des informations détaillées, érudit, des informations évaluées par des pairs sur des sujets clés et des philosophes dans tous les domaines de la philosophie. Le…
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Pensée américaine des Lumières
Pensée américaine des Lumières Bien qu’il n’y ait pas de consensus sur la période exacte qui correspond à la pensée américaine des Lumières, it is safe to say that it occurred during the eighteenth century among thinkers in…
Jean Luc Nancy (1940—)
Jean Luc Nancy (1940—) Le philosophe français Jean-Luc Nancy a écrit plus d'une vingtaine de livres et des centaines de textes ou contributions à des volumes, catalogues et revues. Sa portée philosophique est très large: from On Kawara to…
Empathie et sympathie en éthique
Empathy and Sympathy in Ethics The distinction between “empathy” and “sympathy” in the context of ethics is a dynamic and challenging one. The eighteenth century texts of David Hume and Adam Smith used the word…
Desired Articles by Area
Desired Articles by Area The following list is of areas of philosophy. Each area is linked to a list of the most desired articles in that area. Contact the relevant area editor if you would…
Theories of Emotion
Theories of Emotion There are different theories of emotion to explain what emotions are and how they operate. This is challenging, since emotions can be analyzed from many different perspectives. In one sense, emotions are…
Evolutionary Psychology
Evolutionary Psychology In its broad sense, the term “evolutionary psychology” stands for any attempt to adopt an evolutionary perspective on human behavior by supplementing psychology with the central tenets of evolutionary biology. The underlying idea…
Madhyamaka Buddhist Philosophy
Madhyamaka Buddhist Philosophy Madhyamaka and Yogācāra are the two main philosophical trajectories associated with the Mahāyāna stream of Buddhist thought. According to Tibetan doxographical literature, Madhyamaka represents the philosophically definitive expression of Buddhist doctrine. Stemming…
Sablé, Madeleine de Souvré, Marquise De (1598—1678)
Sablé, Madeleine de Souvré, Marquise De (1598—1678) A prominent salonnière in seventeenth-century Paris, Madame de Sablé has long occupied the background of early modern French philosophy. She has survived in intellectual history as the patron…
Karl Popper: Philosophie des sciences
Karl Popper: Philosophy of Science Karl Popper (1902-1994) was one of the most influential philosophers of science of the 20th century. He made significant contributions to debates concerning general scientific methodology and theory choice, le…