Neocolonialism The term “neocolonialism” generally represents the actions and effects of certain remnant features and agents of the colonial era in a given society. Post-colonial studies have shown extensively that despite achieving independence, the influences of colonialism and its agents are still very much present in the lives of most former colonies. Practically, every aspect of the ex-colonized society still harbors colonial influences. These influences,

Open Theism Open Theism is the thesis that, because God loves us and desires that we freely choose to reciprocate His love, He has made His knowledge of, and plans for, the future conditional upon our actions. Though omniscient, God does not know what we will freely do in the future. Though omnipotent, He has chosen to invite us to freely collaborate with Him in

Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862) The American author Henry David Thoreau is best known for his magnum opus Walden, or Life in the Woods (1854); second to this in popularity is his essay, “Resistance to Civil Government” (1849), which was later republished posthumously as “Civil Disobedience” (1866). His fame largely rests on his role as a literary figure exploring the wilds of the natural world, not

Philosophie de la médecine Alors que la philosophie et la médecine, à commencer par les anciens Grecs, jouit d’une longue histoire d’interactions mutuellement bénéfiques, la professionnalisation de la « philosophie de la médecine » est un événement du XIXe siècle. L’un des premiers ouvrages universitaires sur la philosophie de la médecine en termes modernes fut l’Essai sur la philosophie de la science médicale d’Elisha Bartlett., publié en 1844. Du milieu à la fin du XXe siècle,

Hans-Georg Gadamer (1900—2002) Hans-Georg Gadamer was a leading Continental philosopher of the twentieth century. His importance lies in his development of hermeneutic philosophy. Hermeneutics, “the art of interpretation,” originated in biblical and legal fields and was later extended to all texts. Martin Heidegger, Gadamer’s teacher, completed the universalizing of the scope of hermeneutics by extending it beyond texts to all forms of human understanding. Donc

Mencius (c. 372-289 avant notre ère) Mieux connu en Chine sous le nom de « Maître Meng » (Chinois: Mengzi), Mencius était un penseur chinois du IVe siècle avant notre ère dont l'importance dans la tradition confucéenne est juste derrière celle de Confucius lui-même.. À bien des égards, il a joué le rôle de St. Paul à Jésus de Confucius, interpréter la pensée du maître pour les époques ultérieures tout en impressionnant simultanément les idées de Confucius avec sa propre philosophie.