Stoic Philosophy of Mind Stoicism was one of the most important and enduring philosophies to emerge from the Greek and Roman world. The Stoics are well known for their contributions to moral philosophy, and more recently they have also been recognized for their work in logic, grammaire, philosophie du langage, and epistemology. This article examines the Stoics’ contributions to philosophy of mind. The Stoics constructed

Moral Egalitarianism Egalitarianism is the position that equality is central to justice. It is a prominent trend in social and political philosophy and has also become relevant in moral philosophy (moral egalitarianism) since the late twentieth century. In social and political philosophy, the main focus of the debate is on two different trends, the Equality-of-What trend and the Why-Equality trend. The authors of the older,

Inconsistent Mathematics Inconsistent mathematics is the study of commonplace mathematical objects, comme des ensembles, Nombres, et fonctions, où certaines contradictions sont permises. Des outils issus de la logique formelle sont utilisés pour garantir que toutes les contradictions sont contenues et que les théories globales restent cohérentes.. Inconsistent mathematics began as a response to the set theoretic and semantic paradoxes such as Russell’s Paradox and the Liar Paradox—the response being that

Arthur Avant: Logic Arthur Norman Prior (1914-69) était un logicien et philosophe néo-zélandais qui a contribué de manière cruciale au développement de logiques « non standard », surtout de la variété modale. Sa plus grande réussite fut l'invention de la logique temporelle moderne., élaboré en lien étroit avec la logique modale. Toutefois, son travail en logique avait une portée beaucoup plus large. Il fut également le fondateur de la logique hybride, et

Mathematical Platonism Mathematical platonism is any metaphysical account of mathematics that implies mathematical entities exist, that they are abstract, and that they are independent of all our rational activities. Par exemple, a platonist might assert that the number pi exists outside of space and time and has the characteristics it does regardless of any mental or physical activities of human beings. Mathematical platonists are often

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