Immagini e immaginazione Sia le immagini che l'immaginazione svolgono un ruolo importante nella nostra vita mentale. Questo articolo, che ha tre sezioni principali, discute entrambi questi fenomeni, e la connessione tra loro. La prima parte…
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Ateismo
Ateismo Il termine “ateo” descrive una persona che non crede nell'esistenza di Dio o di un essere divino. In tutto il mondo potrebbero esserci fino a un miliardo di atei, nonostante lo stigma sociale, pressione politica, and intolerance…
Fortuna
Luck Winning a lottery, being hit by a stray bullet, or surviving a plane crash, all are instances of a mundane phenomenon: luck. Mundane as it is, the concept of luck nonetheless plays a pivotal…
Autonomia: Normative
Autonomia: Normative Autonomy is variously rendered as self-law, self-government, self-rule, or self-determination. The concept first came into prominence in ancient Greece (from the Greek auto-nomos), where it characterized city states that were self governing. Only…
Galeno (130—200 C.E.)
Galeno (130—200 C.E.) Galen was one of the most prominent ancient physicians as well as a philosopher (though most of his philosophical writings are lost). Ciò nonostante, his philosophical interests are quite evident in his practice…
Psicologia fenomenologica
Psicologia fenomenologica La psicologia fenomenologica è l'uso del metodo fenomenologico per acquisire conoscenze su argomenti legati alla psicologia. Though researchers and thinkers throughout the history of philosophy have identified their work as contributing to…
Herbert Spencer (1820—1903)
Herbert Spencer (1820—1903) British philosopher and sociologist, Herbert Spencer was a major figure in the intellectual life of the Victorian era. He was one of the principal proponents of evolutionary theory in the mid nineteenth…
Religious Epistemology
Religious Epistemology Belief in God, or some form of transcendent Real, has been assumed in virtually every culture throughout human history. The issue of the reasonableness or rationality of belief in God or particular beliefs…
Feminist Standpoint Theory
Feminist Standpoint Theory Feminist standpoint theorists make three principal claims: (1) Knowledge is socially situated. (2) Marginalized groups are socially situated in ways that make it more possible for them to be aware of things…
Teorie occidentali della giustizia
Teorie occidentali della giustizia La giustizia è uno dei concetti morali e politici più importanti. La parola deriva dal latino jus, che significa diritto o legge. The Oxford English Dictionary defines the “just” person as…