Jean-François Lyotard (1924-1998) Philosophe post-structuraliste français, surtout connu pour sa formulation très influente du postmodernisme dans The Postmodern Condition. Malgré sa popularité, cependant, ce livre est en fait l'une de ses œuvres les plus mineures. Lyotard’s…
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Feminist Jurisprudence
Feminist Jurisprudence American feminist jurisprudence is the study of the construction and workings of the law from perspectives which foreground the implications of the law for women and women’s lives. This study includes law as…
Agir et gouverner l'utilitarisme
L'utilitarisme Agir et Règle L'utilitarisme est l'une des théories morales les plus connues et les plus influentes.. Comme d’autres formes de conséquentialisme, its core idea is that whether actions are morally right or wrong depends on…
Adolf Lindenbaum
Adolf Lindenbaum photo by permission of the Archives of the University of Warsaw Adolf Lindenbaum was a Polish mathematician and logician who worked in topology, set theory, metalogic, general metamathematics and the foundations of mathematics….
Théorie des ensembles
Set Theory Set Theory is a branch of mathematics that investigates sets and their properties. The basic concepts of set theory are fairly easy to understand and appear to be self-evident. Toutefois, despite its apparent…
Huineng (Hui-neng) (638—713)
Huineng (Hui-neng) (638—713) Huineng (Hui-neng) a seminal figure in Buddhist history. He is the famous “Sixth Patriarch” of the Chan or meditation tradition, which is better known in Japanese as “Zen”). The focus of an…
Kant: Philosophy of Mind
Kant: Philosophy of Mind Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) was one of the most important philosophers of the Enlightenment Period (c. 1650-1800) in Western European history. This encyclopedia article focuses on Kant’s views in the philosophy of…
Donald Herbert Davidson: Esprit et action
Donald Herbert Davidson: Esprit et action Donald Davidson était un philosophe américain du XXe siècle dont les influences les plus profondes sur la philosophie contemporaine se situent dans la philosophie de l'esprit et de l'action.. This article examines in detail two…
Philosophie taoïste
Philosophie taoïste et confucianisme, « taoïsme » (parfois appelé « taoïsme ») est l'une des deux grandes traditions philosophiques indigènes de Chine. En tant que terme anglais, Le taoïsme correspond à la fois au Daojia (“Dao family” or “school of the…
Martin Buber (1878—1965)
Martin Buber (1878—1965) Martin Buber was a prominent twentieth century philosopher, religious thinker, political activist and educator. Born in Austria, he spent most of his life in Germany and Israel, writing in German and Hebrew….