Chauncey Wright (1830—1875) Chauncey Wright, an American mathematician, philosopher, and intellectual catalyst of the Septum and the Metaphysical club at Cambridge, was a great influence on Charles Sanders Peirce, Guglielmo Giacomo, Oliver Wendell Holmes, e…
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Origen of Alexandria (185—254 C.E.)
Origen of Alexandria (185—254 C.E.) Origen of Alexandria, one of the greatest Christian theologians, is famous for composing the seminal work of Christian Neoplatonism, his treatise On First Principles. Origen lived through a turbulent period…
Constructivism in Metaphysics
Constructivism in Metaphysics Although there is no canonical view of “Constructivism” within analytic metaphysics, here is a good starting definition: Constructivism: Some existing entities are constructed by us in that they depend substantively on us….
Tyler Burge (1946—)
Tyler Burge (1946—) Tyler Burge is an American philosopher who has done influential work in several areas of philosophy. These include philosophy of language, logica, filosofia della mente, epistemologia, filosofia della scienza (primarily philosophy of…
Reduction and Emergence in Chemistry
Reduction and Emergence in Chemistry Most talk of reduction and emergence figures in discussions about the relation between different physical theories, or between physics and biology. The aim of this article is to present a…
Scotus: Knowledge of God
Scotus: Knowledge of God Any discussion of John Duns Scotus (1266—1308) on our knowledge of God has to be a discussion of Scotus’s thesis that we have concepts univocal to God and creatures. By this,…
Epistemologia riformata
Epistemologia riformata L'epistemologia riformata è una tesi sulla razionalità della credenza religiosa. Un’affermazione centrale avanzata dall’epistemologo riformato è che la fede religiosa può essere razionale senza alcun appello a prove o argomentazioni….
Proprietà
Property Concepts of property are used to describe the legal and ethical entitlements that particular people or groups have to use to manage particular resources. Beyond that most general definition of ‘property’ however, philosophical controversy…
Michel Foucault: Political Thought
Michel Foucault: Political Thought The work of twentieth-century French philosopher Michel Foucault has increasingly influenced the study of politics. This influence has mainly been via concepts he developed in particular historical studies that have been…
Anassagora (500-428 a.E.V. circa)
Anassagora (500-428 a.E.V. circa) Anassagora di Clazomenae fu un importante filosofo e scienziato naturale presocratico che visse e insegnò ad Atene per circa trent'anni. Ha guadagnato notorietà per le sue opinioni materialistiche, particularly his contention that…