Skip to main content
search
Philosophy Student
By In History Of Philosophy

INDIAN PHILOSOPHY

Philosophy on the Indian subcontinent between 1000 BC and the early centuries of the first millennium was comprised of six…
Read More
CONTINENTAL PHILOSOPHYHistory Of Philosophy
November 15, 2023

CONTINENTAL PHILOSOPHY IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

While the focus of western philosophy has primarily been on the analysis and understanding of our most basic concepts, another important theme has been the preparation and education of man…
Philosophy Student
Love0
History Of PhilosophyNON-WESTERN PHILOSOPHICAL TRADITIONS
November 15, 2023

INDIAN PHILOSOPHY

Philosophy on the Indian subcontinent between 1000 BC and the early centuries of the first millennium was comprised of six major schools of Hindu philosophy (Nyaya, Vaisheshika, Samkhya, Yoga, Mimamsa,…
Philosophy Student
Love0
History Of PhilosophyTHE EARLY MODERN PERIOD
November 15, 2023

RATIONALISM

Rationalism designates a variety of philosophical schools maintaining that reason, as opposed to empirical investigation, is the most important method of acquiring knowledge.
Philosophy Student
Love0
History Of Philosophy
November 15, 2023

POST-KANTIAN PHILOSOPHY IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY

Kant’s philosophy continued to dominate throughout the nineteenth century, although there were increasing concerns about the overall coherence of his system; in particular, there was doubt as to whether the…
Philosophy Student
Love0
Modern Branches of PhilosophyPhilosophy Branches
November 14, 2023

HERMENEUTICS

Originally applied to scriptural exegesis (interpretation), hermeneutics is more generally the theory and method of all “textual” interpretation. In the modern context, this refers to both verbal and non-verbal “texts”…
Philosophy Student
Love0
Philosophy BranchesTraditional Branches of Philosophy
December 12, 2023

NATURAL PHILOSOPHY

An important historical branch designation rather than a current one, natural philosophy was the study of nature and the physical universe by philosophical (that is, largely empirical reason-based) methods.
Philosophy Student
Love0
Logic
November 15, 2023

MANY-VALUE LOGICS

In the classical logics already discussed, the logical connectives are taken to be bivalent—that is, they allow of only two different truth values: true and false. One natural extension to…
Philosophy Student
Love0
Philosophy BranchesTraditional Branches of Philosophy
December 12, 2023

PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION

Many religions distinguish between truths accessible through reason (natural theology), and truths accessible through faith (revealed theology). Both natural and revealed theology raise interesting philosophical questions about these two sources…
Philosophy Student
Love0
CONTINENTAL PHILOSOPHYHistory Of Philosophy
November 15, 2023

EXISTENTIALISM

A broad philosophical and literary movement that flourished during the first half of the twentieth century, Existentialism emphasized the uniqueness of human experience over the generalizations of traditional scientific or…
Philosophy Student
Love1
Philosophy BranchesTraditional Branches of Philosophy
December 12, 2023

PHILOSOPHY OF LAW

The philosophy of law is concerned with all aspects of theoretical reflection on laws and legal systems and therefore encompasses historical and sociological studies in addition to the philosophical questions…
Philosophy Student
Love0
CLASSICAL PHILOSOPHYHistory Of Philosophy
November 15, 2023

EPICUREANISM

Founded by Epicurus (341–271 BC), this eponymous philosophy is best known through the Roman poet Lucretius (mid first century BC). Like the Atomists, the Epicureans maintained that everything is made…
Philosophy Student
Love0
History Of Philosophy
November 15, 2023

THE SOPHISTS

The Sophists were not a single school but a professional grouping of largely itinerant teachers of rhetoric, philosophy, and legal argumentation. Their importance lies not in any specific doctrines but…
Philosophy Student
Love0
ANALYTIC PHILOSOPHYHistory Of Philosophy
November 15, 2023

LOGICAL POSITIVISM

Originally founded by Auguste Comte (1798–1857), Positivism was primarily a view about science. Influenced by Immanuel Kant’s (1724-1804) assertion that knowledge of things-inthemselves was impossible, Comte argued that our scientific…
Philosophy Student
Love0
History Of PhilosophyTHE EARLY MODERN PERIOD
November 15, 2023

THE EARLY MODERN PERIOD

Philosophical thought during the Enlightenment was characterized by a rejection of existing sources of authority. The broadly Aristotelean scientific worldview was undermined by a period of scientific revolution—conventionally beginning with…
Philosophy Student
Love0
PHILOSOPHICAL BOOKS AND TEXT
November 27, 2023

GUIDES TO PHILOSOPHICAL WRITING

As with developing any skill, learning to write philosophically takes practice. Here are some links to academic sites, along with several style guides, to aid you.
Philosophy Student
Love0
Philosophy Student
By In ANALYTIC PHILOSOPHY

ANALYTIC PHILOSOPHY IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

The analytic tradition arose partly as a rejection of Hegelian idealism in favor of what George Edward Moore (1873–1958) called…
Read More

Logic

Books

  • Buy product

    Tao Te Ching: The Definitive Edition

    $16.95
  • Buy product

    Master Critical Thinking for Teens: The Complete Guide to Improving Decision-Making Skills, Mastering Problem Solving, and Conquering Logical Fallacies

    $14.97
  • Buy product

    On Resurrection (Fathers of the Church Medieval Continuations)

    $46.31
  • Buy product

    An Introduction to General Systems Thinking

    $9.98
  • Buy product

    Sophie’s World: A Novel About the History of Philosophy (Fsg Classics)

    $9.99
  • Buy product

    Maharishi Mahesh Yogi on the Bhagavad-gita: A New Translation and Commentary with Sanskrit Text: Chapters 1-6

    $182.00
  • Buy product

    True Crime Case Histories – Volume 7: 12 Disturbing True Crime Stories (True Crime Collection)

    $13.99
  • Buy product

    The Courage to Be

    $29.28
  • Buy product

    I Am The Love Of My Life: Unbroken

    $16.00
  • Buy product

    Spinoza, Life and Legacy

    $49.99
  • Buy product

    Our Aesthetic Categories: Zany, Cute, Interesting

    $22.81
  • Buy product

    Knowledge and Christian Belief

    $17.99
  • Buy product

    99 Zulu Proverbs and Sayings: A Collection of Classic Zulu Expressions, Wise Sayings, and Advice

    $9.95
  • Buy product

    Thus Spake Zarathustra (Dover Thrift Editions: Philosophy)

    $3.00
  • Buy product

    The Art of Happiness, 10th Anniversary Edition: A Handbook for Living

    $17.45
  • Buy product

    Aquinas and Modern Science: A New Synthesis of Faith and Reason

    $30.00

Terms & Concepts

E

Eliminative materialism

The theory that the terminology of mental states will be abandoned as more is known about the brain. https://youtube.com/shorts/GuHVnxEtQ6M?feature=share
B

Behaviorism

A theory of mind in which features of an individual’s mental states are inferred from what is publicly observable. https://youtube.com/shorts/I1cNTvIgLkM?feature=share
L

Logical truth

A sentence that is true in all possible circumstances. A sentence that is never false—that is,true by its logical form. So, it is a logical consequence of any set of…
S
Socratic method
P
Possible world
M
Method
R
Rational
O
O-proposition
O
Ockham’s (Occam’s) Razor
A
Argument
P
Principle of induction
S
Sufficient condition
View All

Copyright © 2024 Philisophy Student.
All rights reserved.

Aristotle Publishing  |  Contact  |  Sitemap | Privacy Policy | About Us