Thomas Hobbes: Methodology Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) is one of England’s most influential political philosophers. According to his own estimation, he was probably the most important philosopher of his time, if not of history, since he believed himself to be the first to discover a genuine “science of politics.” Modeled on the surefire method of geometry, his political science was supposed to demonstrate political truths with

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 from the second-century writings of Nāgārjuna, Madhyamaka developed in the form of commentaries on his works. This style of development is characteristic of the basically scholastic character of the Indian

Les nouveaux athées Les nouveaux athées sont les auteurs d'ouvrages du début du XXIe siècle promouvant l'athéisme.. Ces auteurs incluent Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, et Christopher Hitchens. L’étiquette de « nouveaux athées » attribuée à ces critiques de la religion et des croyances religieuses est née des commentaires journalistiques sur le contenu et l’impact de leurs livres.. Une observation courante est que les auteurs néo-athées présentent un niveau inhabituellement élevé de

Empirical Aesthetics Empirical aesthetics is a research area at the intersection of psychology and neuroscience that aims to understand how people experience, evaluate, and create objects aesthetically. Its central two questions are: How do we experience beauty? How do we experience art? En pratique, this means that empirical aesthetics studies (1) prototypically aesthetic responses, such as beauty or chills, et (2) responses to prototypically aesthetic

Thomas Hobbes: Philosophie morale et politique Le philosophe anglais Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) est surtout connu pour sa pensée politique, et à juste titre. Sa vision du monde est étonnamment originale et toujours pertinente pour la politique contemporaine.. Sa principale préoccupation est le problème de l'ordre social et politique: comment les êtres humains peuvent vivre ensemble en paix et éviter le danger et la peur d'une guerre civile. Il pose

Divine Command Theory Philosophers both past and present have sought to defend theories of ethics that are grounded in a theistic framework. À peu près, Divine Command Theory is the view that morality is somehow dependent upon God, and that moral obligation consists in obedience to God’s commands. Divine Command Theory includes the claim that morality is ultimately based on the commands or character of God, et