Design Arguments for the Existence of God Design arguments are empirical arguments for the existence of God. These arguments typically, mais pas toujours, proceed by attempting to identify various empirical features of the world that constitute evidence of intelligent design and inferring God’s existence as the best explanation for these features. Since the concepts of design and purpose are closely related, design arguments are also

Vladimir Solovyov (1853—1900) Solovyov was a 19th Century Russian Philosopher. He is considered a prolific but complicated character. His output aimed to be a comprehensive philosophical system, yet he produced what is considered contentious, theosophical and fundamentally inconclusive results. This article examines in detail Slovyov’s five main works. It also looks into the controversy he generated and his possible philosophical legacy. In the course of

Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815—1902) Elizabeth Cady Stanton was one of the most influential public figures in nineteenth-century America. She was one of the nation’s first feminist theorists and certainly one of its most productive activists. She was in the tradition of Abigail Adams, who implored her husband John to “remember the ladies” as he helped form the new American nation. Along with Susan B. Antoine,

Edouard Hanslick (1825-1904) Eduard Hanslick était un théoricien de l'esthétique autrichien né à Prague., critique musical, et premier professeur d'esthétique et d'histoire de la musique à l'Université de Vienne, qui est communément considéré comme le fondateur du formalisme musical en esthétique. Son traité fondateur Sur la beauté musicale (Sur la beauté musicale) de 1854 est l'une des contributions les plus significatives à l'esthétique musicale jamais écrites., comme c'est évident

Divine Immutability Divine immutability, the claim that God is immutable, is a central part of traditional Christianity, though it has come under sustained attack in the last two hundred years. This article first catalogues the historical precedent for and against this claim, then discusses different answers to the question, “What is it to be immutable?” Two definitions of divine immutability receive careful attention. The first is

Karl Popper: Philosophy of Science Karl Popper (1902-1994) was one of the most influential philosophers of science of the 20th century. He made significant contributions to debates concerning general scientific methodology and theory choice, the demarcation of science from non-science, the nature of probability and quantum mechanics, and the methodology of the social sciences. His work is notable for its wide influence both within the