Hippocrate (c. 450 - C. 380 B.C.E.) Hippocrate de COS aurait vécu entre 450 avant notre ère et 380 avant notre ère. C'était un médecin, and the writings of the Corpus Hippocraticum provide a wealth of…
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Ibn Rushd (Averroes) (1126—1198)
Ibn Rushd (Averroes) (1126—1198) Abu al-Walid Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Rushd, better known in the Latin West as Averroes, lived during a unique period in Western intellectual history, in which interest in philosophy and theology…
Square of Opposition
Square of Opposition The square of opposition is a chart that was introduced within classical (categorical) logic to represent the logical relationships holding between certain propositions in virtue of their form. The square, traditionally conceived,…
Gabriel Marcel (1889—1973)
Gabriel Marcel (1889—1973) The philosophical approach known as existentialism is commonly recognized for its view that life’s experiences and interactions are meaningless. Many existentialist thinkers are led to conclude that life is only something to…
Renaissance Skepticism
Renaissance Skepticism The term “Renaissance skepticism” refers to a diverse range of approaches to the problem of knowledge that were inspired by the revitalization of Ancient Greek Skepticism in fifteenth through sixteenth century Europe. Much…
Future Contingents
Future Contingents The riddle of the future bewilders human beings. D'un côté, we are inclined to think that future events are real in some sense, because we ask questions and make assertions about…
Foi: Contemporary Perspectives
Foi: Contemporary Perspectives Faith is a trusting commitment to someone or something. Faith helps us meet our goals, keeps our relationships secure, and enables us to retain our commitments over time. Faith is thus a…
Logical Problem of Evil
Logical Problem of Evil The existence of evil and suffering in our world seems to pose a serious challenge to belief in the existence of a perfect God. If God were all-knowing, il semble que…
Platon (427—347 B.C.E.)
Platon (427—347 B.C.E.) Plato is one of the world’s best known and most widely read and studied philosophers. He was the student of Socrates and the teacher of Aristotle, and he wrote in the middle…
Animism
Animism Animism is a religious and ontological perspective common to many indigenous cultures across the globe. According to an oft-quoted definition from the Victorian anthropologist E. B. Tylor, animists believe in the “animation of all…