Feng Youlan (Fung Yu-lan, 1895—1990) Feng Youlan (romanized as Fung Yu-lan) was a representative of modern Chinese philosophy. Throughout his long and turbulent life, he consistently engaged the problem of reconciling traditional Chinese thought with the methods and concerns of modern Western philosophy. Raised by a modernist family who nonetheless gave him a traditional Confucian education, Feng pursued two great goals during his career: rewriting

Synesthesia The word “synesthesia” or “synaesthesia,” has its origin in the Greek roots, syn, meaning union, and aesthesis, meaning sensation: a union of the senses. Many researchers use the term “synesthesia” to refer to a perceptual anomaly in which a sensory stimulus associated with one perceptual modality automatically triggers another insuppressible sensory experience which is usually, but not always, associated with a different perceptual modality

Ethics and Self-Deception Self-deception has captured the interest of philosophers, psychologists, and other students of human nature. Philosophers of mind and action have worked towards developing an account of self-deception and, in so doing, an explanation of its possibility. They have asked questions concerning the origin and structure of self-deception: How is self-deception possible? Do self-deceivers hold contradictory beliefs? And do they intentionally bring about

Guillaume d'Ockham (Occam, c. 1280—c. 1349) Guillaume d'Ockham, également connu sous le nom de William Ockham et William d'Occam, était un philosophe anglais du XIVe siècle. Historiquement, Ockham a été choisi comme l'adversaire exceptionnel de Thomas d'Aquin (1224-1274): Thomas d'Aquin a perfectionné la grande « synthèse médiévale » de la foi et de la raison et a été canonisé par l'Église catholique.; Ockham a détruit la synthèse et a été condamné par l'Église catholique.

The Aesthetics of Classical Music Musical aesthetics as a whole seeks to understand the perceived properties of music, in particular those properties that lead to experiences of musical value for the listener. It may also be understood more broadly as essentially synonymous with the philosophy of music, thus including issues of musical ontology, épistémologie, éthique, and sociology. A specific area of focus within musical aesthetics