Great Philosophers
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Alfred Tarski and His Philosophy
The philosophy of Alfred Tarski, best known for his contribution to logic, metamathematics, semantics and the philosophy of language. more...
Quotes and Sayings from Great Philosophers
Short quotes on life, hope, and other human interests, from the best works of great philosophers Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Kant, and Bertrand Russell. more...
Willard Van Orman Quine Philosophy
Philosophy and work of American analytic philosopher and logician Willard Van Orman Quine, who believed that philosophy is not conceptual analysis. more...
Philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer
German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer, known for his own concept of noumena, post-Kantian phenomena, and the world made-up of desires and ideas. more...
Life and Essays of Michel de Montaigne
Philosophy of Michel de Montaigne, famous for scepticism and relativism, three essays including On Cannibals, and his motto, "What do I know?" more...
William of Occam and His Philosophy
The philosophy of William of Occam advocated the idea that it is vain to do with more what can be done with fewer, and that in reality, everything is singular. more...
The philosophy of Epicurus, who wrote the Principle Doctrines and advocated an ethical teaching in the pursuit of happiness, conceived of as freedom from pain. more...
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Pythagoras and the Divine Theory of Numbers
By: Jackie Slevin
The discoverer of the Pythagorean theorem taught that numbers were the ultimate reality and everything in nature was measured and predicted in rhythmic patterns and cycle more...
By: Jared Plotkin
Robert Ingersoll was a master of political oratory and an opponent of slavery, women's subjugation, and religion. more...
Socrates and the Method of the Elenchus
By: Arash Farzaneh
The dialectic method of the elenchus proposed by Socrates is not merely a philosophical concept but a concrete tool for seeking truth. more...
Historical & Moral Development in Existentialism
By: Arash Farzaneh
The moral development in the philosophy of existentialism proposed by various major, influential and controversial Western philosophers. more...
Plato: Art, Representation and the Truth
The Republic contains Plato's thoughts on society. Book Ten is dedicated to Art and the role Plato believed it should take in society. more...
A Brief Biography of Martin Heidegger
By: Jen Syrkiewicz
Martin Heidegger (1889 - 1976) is considered by many to be one of the most significant and influential philosophers of the twentieth century. more...
Leibniz's Third Letter to Clarke
By: Bengisu Kuscu
He claims that it's impossible for God to have a reason to place the universe in one place instead of the other when all the relations between the bodies are preserved. more...
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