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John Duns Scotus (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. How to Cite the SEP. PDFs for SEP Friends. Author and Citation Info. First published Thu May 31, 2001; substantive revision Mon Jan 12, 2015. 1 Life and Works. 11 The life of John Duns the Scot. 21 Some methodological preliminaries. 22 Proof of the existence of God. 23 Divine infinity and the doctrine of univocity. 31 The subject matter of metaphysics. 32 Matter and form, body and soul. 33 Universals and individuation. 4 Theory of Knowledge. 51 The natural law. Scotus...
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The Sophists (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. How to Cite the SEP. PDFs for SEP Friends. Author and Citation Info. First published Fri Sep 30, 2011; substantive revision Wed Sep 9, 2015. Formed from the noun. Lsquo;wisdom’ or ‘learning’, has the general sense ‘one who exercises wisdom or learning’. As. 1108F) that Democritus argued against Protagorean subjectivism (see below), complemented by Sextus, who reports (. Specifically, in the. 1407b6–7) and to have suggested that gender should be modified to fit t...
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Hume on Free Will (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. How to Cite the SEP. PDFs for SEP Friends. Author and Citation Info. Hume on Free Will. First published Fri Dec 14, 2007; substantive revision Tue Oct 7, 2014. But to proceed in this reconciling project with regard to the question of liberty and necessity; the most contentious question of metaphysics, the most contentious science…. Mdash;David Hume (EU, 8.23/95). A Treatise of Human Nature. 231–2) and, later, in a slightly amended form, in the. This article will be ar...
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Moral Responsibility (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. How to Cite the SEP. PDFs for SEP Friends. Author and Citation Info. First published Sat Jan 6, 2001; substantive revision Wed Mar 26, 2014. Philosophical reflection on moral responsibility has a long history. One reason for this persistent interest is the way the topic seems connected with our conception of ourselves as ‘persons.’. Concerns of this sort have often motivated reflection on moral responsibility. 1 Some Historical Background. 1 Some Historical Background.
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Mysticism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. How to Cite the SEP. PDFs for SEP Friends. Author and Citation Info. First published Thu Nov 11, 2004; substantive revision Mon Mar 3, 2014. Chapter 19) and not as the terminus of their efforts. Thus, in general, ‘mysticism’ would best be thought of as a constellation of distinctive practices, discourses, texts, institutions, traditions, and experiences aimed at human transformation, variously defined in different traditions. Under the influence of William James'.
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Color (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. How to Cite the SEP. PDFs for SEP Friends. Author and Citation Info. First published Mon Dec 1, 1997; substantive revision Thu Oct 11, 2012. 1 The Philosophy of Color. 11 A Problem with Color. 12 Resistance to Eliminativism/Subjectivism. 13 The Problem of Color Realism. 14 Rival Theories of Color. 2 The Aim of Philosophical Theories of Color. 21 The Relevance of the Ordinary Conception. 22 The Ordinary Conception of Color and Metaphysics. 6 Theories of Color. Physicis...
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Ancient Skepticism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. How to Cite the SEP. PDFs for SEP Friends. Author and Citation Info. First published Wed Feb 24, 2010; substantive revision Sat May 31, 2014. 1 The Central Questions. 2 Skeptical Ideas in Early and Classical Greek Philosophy. 21 Early Greek Philosophy. 33 Later Academic Skepticism. 41 Early Figures: Pyrrho and Timon. 42 Aenesidemus, the Ten Modes, and Appearances. 43 Agrippa, and the Five Modes. 5 Ancient and Modern Skepticism: Transitions. 54 External World Skepticism.
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Pythagoreanism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. How to Cite the SEP. PDFs for SEP Friends. Author and Citation Info. First published Wed Mar 29, 2006; substantive revision Fri Oct 31, 2014. Pythagoreanism can be defined in a number of ways. 1) Pythagoreanism is the philosophy of the ancient Greek philosopher Pythagoras. Ca 570 – ca. 490 BCE), which prescribed a highly structured way of life and espoused the doctrine of metempsychosis (transmigration of the soul after death into a new body, human or animal). 43 Neop...
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Paul Natorp (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. How to Cite the SEP. PDFs for SEP Friends. Author and Citation Info. First published Tue Aug 12, 2003; substantive revision Tue Apr 12, 2016. Under Cohen at Marburg in 1881, and taught there until his death on August 17, 1924. At Marburg in 1923. Upon Natorp’s death the following summer (see Heidegger 1992), Heidegger assumed his chair, thus bringing the department’s Kantian orientation to a decisive close. Like his younger contemporary, Ernst Cassirer, Natorp initial...
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Louis Althusser (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. How to Cite the SEP. PDFs for SEP Friends. Author and Citation Info. First published Fri Oct 16, 2009; substantive revision Mon Feb 10, 2014. Louis Pierre Althusser (1918–1990) was one of the most influential Marxist philosophers of the 20. 2 Early Work (1946–60). 21 Christianity and Marxism. 23 Marx not Hegel. 24 Historical Work: Montesquieu and Feuerbach. 3 Classic Work (1961–1966). 32 Epistemology and Philosophy of Science. 33 The Role of Philosophy. Raised in an o...
