Divine Hiddenness Argument against God’s Existence The “Argument from Divine Hiddenness” or the “Hiddenness Argument” refers to a family of arguments for atheism. Broadly speaking, these arguments try to demonstrate that, if God existed, He would (or would likely) make the truth of His existence more obvious to everyone than it is. Since the truth of God’s existence is not as obvious to everyone as

Anne-Thérèse Marguenat de Courcelles, marquise de Lambert (1647—1733) A prominent salonnière in the France of Louis XIV and the Regency, Madame de Lambert authored numerous essays dealing with philosophical issues. Her most famous works, twin sets of instructions to her son and daughter, analyze the virtues to be cultivated by each gender in the aristocracy. Men pursue glory while women focus on humility. During the literary querelle

Protagoras (fl. 5th c. a.E.V.) Protagoras of Abdera was one of several fifth century Greek thinkers (including also Gorgias, Hippias, and Prodicus) collectively known as the Older Sophists, a group of traveling teachers or intellectuals who were experts in rhetoric (the science of oratory) and related subjects. Protagoras is known primarily for three claims (1) that man is the measure of all things (che è

Nagarjuna (c. 150-c. 250) Spesso definito "il secondo Buddha" dal Mahayana tibetano e dell'Asia orientale (Ottimo veicolo) tradizioni del Buddismo, Nagarjuna offrì aspre critiche alla filosofia sostanzialista braminica e buddista, teoria della conoscenza, e approcci alla pratica. La filosofia di Nagarjuna rappresenta una sorta di spartiacque non solo nella storia della filosofia indiana ma nella storia della filosofia nel suo insieme., come esso

Johann Gottlieb Fichte (1762—1814) Johann Gottlieb Fichte is one of the major figures in German philosophy in the period between Kant and Hegel. Initially considered one of Kant’s most talented followers, Fichte developed his own system of transcendental philosophy, the so-called Wissenschaftslehre. Through technical philosophical works and popular writings Fichte exercised great influence over his contemporaries, especially during his years at the University of Jena.

Margaret Cavendish (1623-1673) Margaret Lucas Cavendish, the Duchess of Newcastle, was a philosopher, poeta, playwright and essayist. Her philosophical writings were concerned mostly with issues of metaphysics and natural philosophy, but also extended to social and political concerns. Like Hobbes and Descartes, she rejected what she took to be the occult explanations of the Scholastics. Against Descartes, Tuttavia, she rejected dualism and incorporeal substance of