Argomentazioni progettuali a favore dell'esistenza di Dio Le argomentazioni progettuali sono argomentazioni empiriche a favore dell'esistenza di Dio. Questi argomenti in genere, anche se non sempre, procedere tentando di identificare varie caratteristiche empiriche del mondo che costituiscono la prova di un disegno intelligente e deducendo l’esistenza di Dio come la migliore spiegazione per queste caratteristiche. Poiché i concetti di design e scopo sono strettamente correlati, anche gli argomenti relativi al design

Heraclitus (fl. c. 500 B.C.E.) A Greek philosopher of the late 6th century BCE, Heraclitus criticizes his predecessors and contemporaries for their failure to see the unity in experience. He claims to announce an everlasting Word (Logos) according to which all things are one, in un certo senso. Opposites are necessary for life, but they are unified in a system of balanced exchanges. The world itself

Autismo Autismo, o il disturbo dello spettro autistico, è un disturbo psicologico dello sviluppo che inizia nelle prime fasi dell’infanzia e colpisce la capacità del bambino di sviluppare abilità sociali e impegnarsi in attività sociali. Tre attuali teorie psicologico/filosofiche tentano di spiegare l'autismo come il risultato di alcune carenze cognitive. Ciascuna teoria adotta un approccio diverso al disturbo autistico e teorizza cause diverse. Mentre no

Epistemic Justification We often believe what we are told by our parents, friends, medici, and news reporters. We often believe what we see, gusto, e odore. We hold beliefs about the past, the present, and the future. Do we have a right to hold any of these beliefs? Are any supported by evidence? Should we continue to hold them, or should we discard some? Questi

Hippocrates (c. 450—c. 380 B.C.E.) Hippocrates of Cos was said to have lived sometime between 450 BCE to 380 BCE. He was a physician, and the writings of the Corpus Hippocraticum provide a wealth of information on biomedical methodology and offer one of the first reflective codes of professional ethics. Though Plato (a contemporary) makes reference to Hippocrates (Phaedrus 270a and elsewhere), it is generally

Anselm of Canterbury (1033—1109) Saint Anselm was one of the most important Christian thinkers of the eleventh century. He is most famous in philosophy for having discovered and articulated the so-called “ontological argument;” and in theology for his doctrine of the atonement. Tuttavia, his work extends to many other important philosophical and theological matters, among which are: understanding the aspects and the unity of the