Francis Hutcheson (1694—1745) Francis Hutcheson was an eighteenth-century Scottish philosopher whose meticulous writings and activities influenced life in Scotland, Great Britain, Europa, and even the newly formed North American colonies. For historians and political scientists, the emphasis has been on his theories of liberalism and political rights; for philosophers and psychologists, Hutcheson’s importance comes from his theories of human nature, which include an account of

Mou Zongsan (Mou Tsung-san) (1909-1995) Mou Zongsan (Mou Tsung-san) è un esempio sofisticato e sistematico di un filosofo cinese moderno. Un nazionalista cinese, mirava a rinvigorire la filosofia tradizionale cinese attraverso un incontro con l'Occidente (e soprattutto tedesco) filosofia e riportarla ad una posizione di prestigio nel mondo. In particolare, si è impegnato a stretto contatto con le tre critiche di Immanuel Kant e ha tentato di mostrare, ritmo

Higher-Order Theories of Consciousness The most fundamental and commonly used notion of the term ‘conscious’ in philosophical circles is captured by Thomas Nagel’s famous “what it is like” sense (Nagel 1974). Quando sono in uno stato mentale cosciente, c'è "qualcosa come" per me essere in quello stato dal punto di vista soggettivo o in prima persona. When I smell a rose

Game Theory This article sketches the basic concepts of the theory of games in order to discuss some of their philosophical implications and problems. Consider the following situation: when two hunters set out to hunt a stag and lose track of each other in the process, each hunter has to make a decision. Either she continues according to plan, hoping that her partner does likewise