Juan Donoso Cortés (1809—1853) Juan Donoso Cortés, parliamentary statesman, diplomat, government minister, royal counselor, theologian, and political theorist, may not be well known among modern political philosophers. Toutefois, his ideas had an enormous influence in the spheres of politics and religion in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Donoso’s theories were uniquely influential in shaping the ideological trajectory that began with the reaction against the Enlightenment

The Philosophy of Anthropology The Philosophy of Anthropology refers to the central philosophical perspectives which underpin, or have underpinned, the dominant schools in anthropological thinking. It is distinct from Philosophical Anthropology which attempts to define and understand what it means to be human. This article provides an overview of the most salient anthropological schools, the philosophies which underpin them and the philosophical debates surrounding these

Art and Interpretation Interpretation in art refers to the attribution of meaning to a work. A point on which people often disagree is whether the artist’s or author’s intention is relevant to the interpretation of the work. In the Anglo-American analytic philosophy of art, views about interpretation branch into two major camps: intentionalism and anti-intentionalism, with an initial focus on one art, namely literature. Le

The Infinite Working with the infinite is tricky business. Zeno’s paradoxes first alerted Western philosophers to this in 450 B.C.E. when he argued that a fast runner such as Achilles has an infinite number of places to reach during the pursuit of a slower runner. Depuis lors, there has been a struggle to understand how to use the notion of infinity in a coherent manner.

Art et émotion Il est largement admis que la capacité des œuvres d’art à susciter des émotions chez le public est un fait parfaitement naturel et ne pose aucun problème.. Il semble évident que nous puissions ressentir de la tristesse ou de la pitié pour des personnages fictifs., peur à la vue de monstres menaçants sur l'écran de cinéma, et de la joie en écoutant optimiste, chansons joyeuses. C'est peut-être pourquoi tant d'entre nous