The American Environmental Justice Movement The origin of the American environmental justice movement can be traced back to the emergence of the American Civil Rights movement of the 1960s, and more specifically to the U.S….
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Edmond Husserl: Intentionality and Intentional Content
Edmond Husserl: Intentionality and Intentional Content Edmund Husserl (1859—1938) was an influential thinker of the first half of the twentieth century. His philosophy was heavily influenced by the works of Franz Brentano and Bernard Bolzano,…
Philosophy of Biology
Philosophy of Biology Philosophy of biology is the branch of philosophy of science that deals with biological knowledge. It can be practiced not only by philosophers, but also by scientists who reflect on their own…
Natural Deduction
Natural Deduction Natural Deduction (ND) is a common name for the class of proof systems composed of simple and self-evident inference rules based upon methods of proof and traditional ways of reasoning that have been applied since…
Nicolas de Cues (1401—1464)
Nicolas de Cues (1401—1464) Au 21ème siècle, Nicolas de Cuse ou Cusanus est diversement apprécié en tant que disciple chrétien de l'humanisme italien naissant du XVe siècle., one of the great mystical theologians…
Philo of Alexandria (c. 20 B.C.E.—40 C.E.)
Philo of Alexandria (c. 20 B.C.E.—40 C.E.) Philo of Alexandria, a Hellenized Jew also called Judaeus Philo, is a figure that spans two cultures, the Greek and the Hebrew. When Hebrew mythical thought met Greek…
Aesthetics in Continental Philosophy
Aesthetics in Continental Philosophy Although aesthetics is a significant area of research in its own right in the analytic philosophical tradition, aesthetics frequently seems to be accorded less value than philosophy of language, logique, épistémologie,…
Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900)
Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) Nietzsche était un philosophe allemand, essayiste, et critique culturel. Ses écrits sur la vérité, moralité, langue, esthétique, théorie culturelle, histoire, nihilisme, pouvoir, conscience, and the meaning of existence have exerted an enormous influence…
Desert
Desert Desert is a normative concept that is used in day-to-day life. Many believe that being treated as one deserves to be treated is a matter of justice, fairness, or rightness. Although desert claims come…
Platon: The Timaeus
Platon: The Timaeus There is nothing easy about the Timaeus. Its length, limited dramatic discourse, and arid subject-matter make for a dense and menacing work. But make no mistake, it is a menacing work of…