The Aesthetic Attitude Aesthetics is the subject matter concerning, as a paradigm, fine art, but also the special, art-like status sometimes given to applied arts like architecture or industrial design or to objects in nature. It is hard to say precisely what is shared among this motley crew of objects (often referred to as aesthetic objects), but the aesthetic attitude is supposed to go some

History of African Philosophy This article traces the history of systematic African philosophy from the early 1920s to date. In Plato’s Theaetetus, Socrates suggests that philosophy begins with wonder. Aristotle agreed. Toutefois, recent research shows that wonder may have different subsets. If that is the case, which specific subset of wonder inspired the beginning of the systematic African philosophy? In the history of Western philosophy, là

Pejorative Language Some words can hurt. Slurs, insults, and swears can be highly offensive and derogatory. Some theorists hold that the derogatory capacity of a pejorative word or phrase is best explained by the content it expresses. In opposition to content theories, deflationism denies that there is any specifically derogatory content expressed by pejoratives. As noun phrases, ‘insult’ and ‘slur’ refer to symbolic vehicles designed

Existence Since Thales fell into the well while gazing at the stars, philosophers have invested considerable effort in trying to understand what, how and why things exist. Even though much ink has been spilled about those questions, this article focuses on the following three questions: (1) What is the nature of existence? (2) Are there different ways/modes of existing? (3) Why does something exist instead

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

Le problème de l'induction Cet article traite du problème de l'induction, y compris ses perspectives conceptuelles et historiques de Hume à Reichenbach. Compte tenu de l'importance de l'induction dans la vie quotidienne ainsi que dans la science, nous devrions être capables de dire si l'inférence inductive équivaut à un raisonnement solide ou non, ou du moins, nous devrions être en mesure d'identifier les circonstances dans lesquelles il devrait être