Confucianism, Taoism, and Legalism would ultimately absorb other concepts and condemn previous schools of thought. Introduction The...
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This new outlook put great emphasis on reason as the key to human progress. Introduction The Enlightenment...
An awareness of our mortality, of our precious finitude, can move us to seek the meaning that...
A comparison of the concept of the “general will” in revolutionary France. Introduction The concept of the...
What is the context for Shakespeare’s Roman plays? Why did classical Rome capture the interest of people...
While we don’t get to decide when we get shipwrecked, we do get to decide what we...
In the philosophy of science, empiricism refers to an emphasis on those aspects of scientific knowledge that...
In the western intellectual tradition, philosophical reflection on ethical codes began with the Greek Sophists of the...
The history of logic cannot be separated from general philosophy and the philosophy of logic. Introduction The...
The Enlightenment advocated reason as a means to establishing an authoritative system of aesthetics, ethics, government, and...
Balibar’s ‘portmanteau’ invites us to invent a ‘politics against politics’. Introduction It could be asserted that the...
Rousseau is both one of the greatest advocates and most profound critics of the social contract tradition....
How knowledge, belief, sex, and power were viewed in the medieval world. Knowledge The way medieval eyes...
Contemporary physics aligns smoothly with the doctrine of the eternal return suggested by Nietzsche. By Duane Altheide...
Rufus is primarily known today as the teacher of Epictetus, the slave who became a famous Stoic...
His ideas altered the education of children worldwide. “I believe that education is the fundamental method of...
Is there a subjectivist alternative? One that starts with evolution? Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor...
William James and the philosophy of pragmatism. “Be not afraid of life, believe that life is worth...
Cicero’s life was marked by a tension between the life of a politician and that of a...
In philosophy, the notion of virtue played a central role in ethical theory up until the Enlightenment....
The Lyceum had been used for philosophical debate long before Aristotle and stood long after. Introduction The Lyceum (Ancient...
There began a cult of Khayyám that lasted at least until the First World War. By Roman...
A utilitarian machine with a suicidal ghost inside. J S Mill (1873) by George Frederick Watts /...
Department for Communities/flickr/Creative Commons By Dr. Peter Worley / 03.03.2016 CEO, The Philosophy Foundation President, SOPHIA Visiting...
Buddhist Man Meditating / Photo by Jakub Michankow, Wikimedia Commons ‘Mindfulness’ has become a household word, standing for inner...
Machiavelli’s earlier book, Discourses on Livy, displayed strong support for free speech, a republican form of government, and compromise....
Comparing the different approaches towards artistic activity of Plato and Aristotle. By David OrozcoProfessor of PhilosophyPontificia Universidad...
Beauty makes me happy and evidence shows that’s true for many, if not, most of us. George...
Examining the ancient Greek interpretation of freedom and its collateral of responsibility. Scientific Deliberation and Practical Wisdom―Exclusive...
Positioning Problems Problems into its nineteenth-century psychological and philosophical tradition, as understood by Lewes. By Scott C....