Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a systemic philosophy of history, which, to the author's knowledge, is new in the study of history. As such this is an innovation into the study of history. Design/methodology/approach The question studied is: What constitutes a systemic appro...
And why is it an excellent vehicle for exploring epistemology? We’re going to answer those questions by defining Socratic dialogue; then we’ll break down some Socratic dialogue examples. By the end, you’ll know how to recognize and implement this techniue in your writing and everyday life...
In What Philosophers Know, Gary Gutting provides an epistemology of philosophical reflection. This paper focuses on the roles that various intuitive inputs are said to play in philosophical thought. Gutting argues that philosophers are defeasibly entitled to believe some of these, prior to the ...
I have divided my remarks into three sections: Philosophical Reflections on the Epistemology of Health Care, In Support of Cynicism as a Way of Life, and Causes for Optimism (when rape is inevitable...). If Ambrose Bierce, the American journalist, were alive today, he would certainly be ...
In the philosophy of Kant, a concept of reason that is transcendent but nonempirical. Belief A persuasion of the truths of religion; faith. No man can attain [to] belief by the bare contemplation of heaven and earth. Idea In the philosophy of Hegel, absolute truth; the complete and ultima...
Reality+- Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy 推荐初学者看 一、本书概要 《What Is This Thing Called Knowledge?》这本书主要讨论知识论领域的基本问题,包括知识的本质、价值、来源等。全书分为5个部分: (一)知识的本质 这部分探讨知识的定义、结构和理性等基本问题。主要内容包括:知识与真信念的区...
Economics does not naturally lend itself to scientifichypothesis testingas does physics. In the field of epistemology, scientists can learn through logical thought experiments, also called deduction, or through empirical observation and testing, also called positivism. Geometry is a logically deductive sci...
What Science Means for Postmodernist Epistemology and the Philosophy of EducationIn my view, postmodernism, as a cluster of bold epistemological claims, foundered on the rocks of contemporary science. Many postmodern positions about knowledge have conflicted with views of science that are extraordinarily ...
Grimm SR, Baumberger C, Ammon S (eds) (2016) Explaining Understanding: New perspectives from epistemology and philosophy of science. Routledge, New York Google Scholar Hills A (2016) Understanding why. Noûs 50:661–688.https://doi.org/10.1111/nous.12092 ...
Chapter Seven then reveals Milton's treatment of Satan and his descent to be consistent with the poem's monist epistemology. While Satan attempts to divorce a superior "self" from his fallen body, proclaiming "The mind is its own ... ML Hall - 《Philosophy & Literature》 被引量: 23发表...