Josiah Royce (1855-1916): Josiah Royce était l'un des philosophes les plus influents de la période de la philosophie américaine classique., de la fin du XIXe siècle au début du XXe siècle. Bien que souvent identifié comme un représentant de l'idéalisme absolu, qui est une vision philosophique explorée par Royce en particulier dans ses Gifford Lectures, Royce était un penseur aux intérêts et aux talents très divers. Il a apporté d'importantes contributions

Omniscience and Divine Foreknowledge Omniscience is an attribute having to do with knowledge; it is the attribute of “having knowledge of everything.” Many philosophers consider omniscience to be an attribute possessed only by a divine being, such as the God of Western monotheism. Toutefois, the Eastern followers of Jainism allow omniscience to be an attribute of some human beings. But what exactly is it to

Paul Freire (1921—1997) By Slobodan Dimitrov – own work CC BY-SA 3.0 Paulo Freire was one of the most influential philosophers of education of the twentieth century. He worked wholeheartedly to help people both through his philosophy and his practice of critical pedagogy. A native of Brazil, Freire’s goal was to eradicate illiteracy among people from previously colonized countries and continents. His insights were rooted

David Lewis (1941–2001) David Lewis was an American philosopher and one of the last generalists, in the sense that he was one of the last philosophers who contributed to the great majority of sub-fields of the discipline. He made central contributions in metaphysics, the philosophy of language, and the philosophy of mind. He also made important contributions in probabilistic and practical reasoning, épistémologie, the philosophy

Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) Michel de Montaigne, the sixteenth century French essayist, is one of the most renowned literary and philosophical figures of the late Renaissance. The one book he wrote, Les Essais de Michel de Montaigne, is not a traditional work of philosophy. Having begun work on it around 1572, he published the first edition in 1580. He then went on to publish four