Empiricism - New World Encyclopedia Mill's empiricism went a significant step beyond Hume in still another respect: in maintaining that induction is necessary for all meaningful knowledge including mathematics. As summarized by D.W. Hamlin: [Mill] claimed that mathematical truths were merel
Sophism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sophism is a method of teaching. In ancient Greece, sophists were a category of teachers who specialized in using the techniques of philosophy and rhetoric for the purpose of teaching arete—excellence, or virtue—predominantly to young statesmen and nobili
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Epicureanism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Epicureanism is a system of philosophy based upon the teachings of the ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus, founded around 307 BC. Epicurus was an atomic materialist, following in the steps of Democritus. His materialism led him to a general attack on supe
Plato on Knowledge in the Theaetetus (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy) 1. Introduction The Theaetetus, which probably dates from about 369 BC, is arguably Plato's greatest work on epistemology. (Arguably, it is his greatest work on anything.) Plato (c.427–347 BC) has much to say about the nature of knowledge elsewhere. But o
John Locke - Rick Grush's Home Page LOCKE, JOHN (1632-1704), English empiricist and moral and political philosopher. He was born in Wrington, Somerset. Locke's father, an attorney and for a time a clerk to the justices of the peace in Somerset, fought on the parliamentary side in the first
osarome ogbebor: PHILOSOPHICAL THEORIES OF KNOWLEDGE: EPISTEMOLOGY OF EMPIRICISM AND RATIONALISM When we look at the history of epistemology, we can discern a clear trend, in spite of the confusion of many seemingly contradictory positions. The first theories of knowledge stressed its absolute, permanent character, whereas the later theories put the
Ancient Skepticism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy) Related Entries Arcesilaus | Aristotle | Carneades | moral skepticism | perception: epistemological problems of | Plato | Pyrrho | skepticism | skepticism: medieval | ... Acknowledgments I am grateful to John Cooper, Jens Haas, Chloe Layman, Wolfgang Mann
The Basics of Philosophy: A huge subject broken down into manageable chunks By Branch/Doctrine | By Historical Period | By Movement/School | By Individual Philosopher A huge subject broken down into manageable chunks Random Quote of the Day:
positivism (philosophy) -- Encyclopedia Britannica positivism, in philosophy, generally, any system that confines itself to the data of experience and excludes a priori or metaphysical speculations. More narrowly, the term designates the thought of the French philosopher Auguste Comte (1798–1857). As a ..
