Vasubandhu (fl. 4th or 5th cn. C.E.) Vasubandhu was a prominent Buddhist teacher and one of the most important figures in the development of Mahyna Buddhism in India. Though he is particularly admired by later…
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The Brain in a Vat Argument
The Brain in a Vat Argument The Brain in a Vat thought-experiment is most commonly used to illustrate global or Cartesian skepticism. You are told to imagine the possibility that at this very moment you…
Model-Theoretic Conceptions of Logical Consequence
Model-Theoretic Conceptions of Logical Consequence One sentence X is said to be a logical consequence of a set K of sentences, si et seulement si, in virtue of logic alone, it is impossible for all…
Mind and Multiple Realizability
Mind and Multiple Realizability The claim that mental types are multiply realizable has played an important role in supporting antireductionism in philosophy of mind. The multiple-realizability thesis implies that mental types and physical types are…
Vladimir Solovyov (1853—1900)
Vladimir Solovyov (1853—1900) Solovyov was a 19th Century Russian Philosopher. He is considered a prolific but complicated character. His output aimed to be a comprehensive philosophical system, yet he produced what is considered contentious, theosophical…
Zhong Hui (Chung Hui, 225–264 C.E.)
Zhong Hui (Chung Hui, 225–264 C.E.) Zhong Hui (Chung Hui) was a major philosophical figure during China’s early medieval period (220-589 CE). An accomplished interpreter of the Laozi and the Yijing, Zhong Hui contributed significantly…
Nasir Khusraw (1004—1060)
Nasir Khusraw (1004—1060) Abu Mo’in Hamid al-Din Nasir ibn Khusraw is an important figure in the development of Ismaili philosophy. Much of his biography and philosophical ideology has been obtained through fragmented texts, both in…
Models
Models The word “model” is highly ambiguous, and there is no uniform terminology used by either scientists or philosophers. Ici, a model is considered to be a representation of some object, behavior, or system that…
Chinese Room Argument
Chinese Room Argument The Chinese room argument is a thought experiment of John Searle. It is one of the best known and widely credited counters to claims of artificial intelligence (AI), c'est, to claims that…
Sigmund Freud: Religion
Sigmund Freud: Religion Cet article explore les tentatives de Sigmund Freud (1850-1939) fournir une vision naturaliste de la religion enrichie par des idées et des constructions théoriques dérivées de la discipline de la psychanalyse dont il avait été le pionnier. Freud…