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Table of Contents - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
agent-based modeling in philosophy of science — see modeling in the philosophy of science, agent-based. agent-relative vs. agent-neutral reasons — see reasons for action: agent-neutral vs. agent-relative. agnosticism and atheism — see atheism and agnosticism. Agrippa — see skepticism: ancient.
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Plato - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Mar 20, 2004 · Plato (429?–347 B.C.E.) is, by any reckoning, one of the most dazzling writers in the Western literary tradition and one of the most penetrating, wide-ranging, and influential authors in the history of philosophy.
Aristotle - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Sep 25, 2008 · Aristotle (384–322 B.C.E.) numbers among the greatest philosophers of all time. Judged solely in terms of his philosophical influence, only Plato is his peer: Aristotle’s works shaped centuries of philosophy from Late Antiquity through the Renaissance, and even today continue to be studied with keen, non-antiquarian interest.
Epistemology - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Dec 14, 2005 · Although the term “epistemology” is no more than a couple of centuries old, the field of epistemology is at least as old as any in philosophy. In different parts of its extensive history, different facets of epistemology have attracted attention.
The Analysis of Knowledge - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Feb 6, 2001 · The propositional knowledge that is the analysandum of the analysis of knowledge literature is paradigmatically expressed in English by sentences of the form “ S knows that p ”, where “ S ” refers to the knowing subject, and “ p ” to the proposition that is known.
The Problem of Evil - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Sep 16, 2002 · The epistemic question posed by evil is whether the world contains undesirable states of affairs that provide the basis for an argument that makes it unreasonable to believe in the existence of God. This discussion is divided into eight sections.
The History of Utilitarianism - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Mar 27, 2009 · Utilitarianism is one of the most powerful and persuasive approaches to normative ethics in the history of philosophy. Though not fully articulated until the 19 th century, proto-utilitarian positions can be discerned throughout the history of ethical theory.
The Meaning of Life - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
May 15, 2007 · Many major historical figures in philosophy have provided an answer to the question of what, if anything, makes life meaningful, although they typically have not put it in these terms (with such talk having arisen only in the past 250 years or so, on which see Landau 1997).