Nicolas Malebranche: Religion Nicolas Malebranche (1638-1715) was a French philosopher and a rationalist in the Cartesian tradition. But he was also an Oratorian priest in the Catholic Church. Religious themes pervade his works, and in…
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The Aesthetic Attitude
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….
The Classical Theory of Concepts
The Classical Theory of Concepts The classical theory of concepts is one of the five primary theories of concepts, the other four being prototype or exemplar theories, atomistic theories, theory-theories, and neoclassical theories. The classical…
Filosofia buddista Pudgalavada
Filosofia buddista Pudgalavada I Pudgalavāda erano un gruppo di cinque delle prime scuole del buddismo. Il nome deriva dalla dottrina distintiva dei loro aderenti (parete) riguardo a sé o alla persona (pudgala). The doctrine holds that…
Emergence
Emergence If we were pressed to give a definition of emergence, we could say that a property is emergent if it is a novel property of a system or an entity that arises when that…
Giustizia distributiva
Distributive Justice Theories of distributive justice seek to specify what is meant by a just distribution of goods among members of society. Tutte le teorie liberali (nel senso di seguito specificato) may be seen as expressions…
Phenomenal Conservatism
Phenomenal Conservatism Phenomenal Conservatism is a theory in epistemology that seeks, roughly, to ground justified beliefs in the way things “appear” or “seem” to the subject who holds a belief. The theory fits with an internalistic form…
Philosophy of Sexuality
Philosophy of Sexuality Among the many topics explored by the philosophy of sexuality are procreation, contraception, celibacy, marriage, adultery, casual sex, flirting, prostitution, homosexuality, masturbation, seduction, rape, sexual harassment, sadomasochism, pornography, bestiality, and pedophilia. Che cosa…
Willard Van Orman Quine: La distinzione analitica/sintetica
Willard Van Orman Quine: La distinzione analitico/sintetico Willard Van Orman Quine è stato uno dei filosofi “analitici” americani più noti del XX secolo. Ha dato contributi significativi a molte aree della filosofia, including philosophy…
Agnès Arnauld (1593—1671)
Agnès Arnauld (1593—1671) An abbess of the Jansenist convent of Port-Royal, Mère Agnès Arnauld developed an Augustinian philosophy shaped by the mystical currents of the French Counter-Reformation. Her philosophy of God depicts a deity who…