Philosophy of Love This article examines the nature of love and some of the ethical and political ramifications. For the philosopher, the question “what is love?” generates a host of issues: love is an abstract noun which means for some it is a word unattached to anything real or sensible, that is all; per gli altri, it is a means by which our being—our self and

Edonismo Il termine “edonismo,” dalla parola greca ἡδονή (a Hedon) per piacere, si riferisce a diverse teorie correlate su ciò che è bene per noi, come dovremmo comportarci, e cosa ci motiva a comportarci nel modo in cui lo facciamo. Tutte le teorie edonistiche identificano il piacere e il dolore come gli unici elementi importanti di qualunque fenomeno intendano descrivere. Se le teorie edonistiche identificassero il piacere e

Francesco Bacone (1561—1626) Sir Francis Bacon (later Lord Verulam and the Viscount St. Albans) was an English lawyer, statesman, essayist, storico, intellectual reformer, philosopher, and champion of modern science. Early in his career he claimed “all knowledge as his province” and afterwards dedicated himself to a wholesale revaluation and re-structuring of traditional learning. To take the place of the established tradition (a miscellany of Scholasticism,

Philosophy of Biology Philosophy of biology is the branch of philosophy of science that deals with biological knowledge. It can be practiced not only by philosophers, but also by scientists who reflect on their own work. The distinctive mark of philosophy of biology is the effort to achieve generalizations about biology, up to various degrees. Per esempio, philosophy of biology makes biology relevant to classic

Hamid al-Din al-Kirmani (d. 1020) Hamid al-Din al-Kirmani fu un importante missionario ismailita durante il regno del califfo fatimide-imam al-Hakim (996-1021). Era di origine persiana e probabilmente nacque nella provincia di Kirman. Sembra che abbia trascorso la maggior parte della sua vita come da'i fatimide (missionario) nell'Iraq (a Baghdad e Bassora) e nelle parti centrali e occidentali del

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 taken up as analytical tools; “governmentality” and ”biopower” are the most prominent of these. Più in generale, Foucault developed a radical new conception of social power as forming strategies embodying intentions