David Hume: Causation David Hume (1711-1776) is one of the British Empiricists of the Early Modern period, along with John Locke and George Berkeley. Although the three advocate similar empirical standards for knowledge, questo è,…
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Coherentism in Epistemology
Coherentism in Epistemology Coherentism is a theory of epistemic justification. It implies that for a belief to be justified it must belong to a coherent system of beliefs. For a system of beliefs to be…
Lao Sze-kwang (Lao Siguang) (1927—2012)
Lao Sze-kwang (Lao Siguang) (1927—2012) foto per gentile concessione dell'Università Cinese di Hong Kong Le opere di Lao Sze-kwang (Lao Siguang) coprire una vasta gamma di filosofie, compreso il confucianesimo, buddismo, Daoismo, Kantismo, Hegelismo, e, maggior parte…
Gorgias (483—375 B.C.E.)
Gorgias (483—375 B.C.E.) Gorgias was a Sicilian philosopher, orator, and rhetorician. He is considered by many scholars to be one of the founders of sophism, a movement traditionally associated with philosophy, that emphasizes the practical…
Ignacio Ellacuria (1930—1989)
Ignacio Ellacuria (1930—1989) Ignacio Ellacuria, un cittadino naturalizzato di El Salvador, è nato in Spagna nel 1930. Si unì ai gesuiti nel 1947 e fu subito inviato in El Salvador, where he lived and worked…
Filosofia della storia
Philosophy of History History is the study of the past in all its forms. Philosophy of history examines the theoretical foundations of the practice, application, and social consequences of history and historiography. It is similar…
The Infinite
The Infinite Working with the infinite is tricky business. Zeno’s paradoxes first alerted Western philosophers to this in 450 B.C.E. when he argued that a fast runner such as Achilles has an infinite number of…
Antistene (c. 446-366 a.E.V.)
Antistene (c. 446-366 a.E.V.) Conosciuto nell'antichità come un abile oratore, compagno di Socrate, e un filosofo, Antistene attualmente guadagna fama grazie al suo status di fondatore o precursore del cinismo. Lui…
American Philosophy
American Philosophy The term “American Philosophy,” perhaps surprisingly, has been somewhat vague. While it has tended to primarily include philosophical work done by Americans within the geographical confines of the United States, this has not…
Anselm: Ontological Argument for God’s Existence
Anselm: Ontological Argument for God’s Existence One of the most fascinating arguments for the existence of an all-perfect God is the ontological argument. While there are several different versions of the argument, all purport to…