Herméneutique juridique La question de savoir comment déterminer au mieux le sens d'un texte donné (légal ou autre) a toujours été la principale préoccupation du domaine général de recherche appelé herméneutique. L'herméneutique juridique s'enracine dans l'herméneutique philosophique et prend pour objet la nature du sens juridique.. L'herméneutique juridique pose les types de questions suivantes: Comment pouvons-nous décider

Joseph Priestley (1733-1804) A notable Enlightenment polymath, Joseph Priestley published almost two hundred works on natural philosophy, théologie, métaphysique, political philosophy, politique, éducation, history and linguistics. Remembered today primarily as a scientist who isolated oxygen, Priestley considered his calling to be that of a theologian, and he spent most of his life working as a minister and teacher. He combined his Unitarian theology with an

Political Obligation Why should I obey the law? Apart from the obvious prudential and self-interested reasons (to avoid punishment, loss of reputation, et ainsi de suite), is there a moral obligation to do what the law requires just because the law requires it? If the answer is yes and the mere illegality of an act renders its performance prima facie morally wrong, then I am under

Gustav Chpet (1879-1937) Shpet, professeur de philosophie à l'Université de Moscou, introduit la phénoménologie transcendantale husserlienne en Russie. En plus, il a beaucoup écrit sur l'esthétique, herméneutiques, l'histoire de la philosophie russe et de la philosophie du langage. Pendant les années staliniennes en Russie, il a été condamné comme étant un idéaliste en philosophie et un contre-révolutionnaire en politique.. La profondeur et l'étendue de ses nombreuses études sont

The Problem of the Criterion The Problem of the Criterion is considered by many to be a fundamental problem of epistemology. En fait, Chisholm (1973, 1) claims that the Problem of the Criterion is “one of the most important and one of the most difficult of all the problems of philosophy.” A popular form of the Problem of the Criterion can be raised by asking

Lucius Annaeus Seneca (c. 4 B.C.E.—65 C.E.) The ancient Roman philosopher Seneca was a Stoic who adopted and argued largely from within the framework he inherited from his Stoic predecessors. His Letters to Lucilius have long been widely read Stoic texts. Seneca’s texts have many aims: he writes to exhort readers to philosophy, to encourage them to continue study, to articulate his philosophical position, À