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René Descartes { Philosophy Index }

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René Descartes (1596–1650) was a French scientist, philosopher and Roman Catholic of the Enlightenment period who is often considered to be the founder of modern philosophy, breaking away from the ways of the middle ages. Descartes departs from the philosophy of scholasticism. With a concept of universal doubt. He put much faith in the scientific method as a source of knowledge. Descartes was famous for the idea of " Cogito, ergo sum. Originally written as " Je pense, donc je suis. Sought to hold onto th...

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John Locke { Philosophy Index }

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Philosopher and scientist John Locke (1632–1704) contributed much to the realms of philosophy, law and politics. He believed strongly in the right to freedom and property of the people, and in the innate goodness of humans. Locke can be credited for founding British empiricism. Locke argued that the mind begins as a. Which, in Latin, means a "blank slate". He believed that human beings are born without any inherent ideas and derive all of their knowledge from experience. Two Treatises of Government.

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Friedrich Nietzsche { Philosophy Index }

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1844–1900) was a philosopher and philogist from Germany. He wrote mainly critical works that attacked the prevailing religious, cultural and philosophical views of his time. Nietzsche’s work has contributed greatly to the development of existentialism. And so-called continental philosophy. In 1889, Nietzsche began to develop mental illness that would leave him under his family's care for the rest of his life. Nietzsche is well known for one particular declaration, “ God is Dead. The Birth of Tragedy.

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Philosophy { Philosophy Index }

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Philosophy is the study of fundamental problems and questions in matters of interest or importance to humanity. Fundamental questions of philosophy include those of reality, knowledge and learning, reasoning and values. There are five traditional areas or branches of philosophy. Deals with reasoning—determining the laws of valid thought. Is the study of the nature of the universe and the meaning of reality. Is the system of human value based on the concept of "right and wrong". See branches of philosophy.

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Gottlob Frege { Philosophy Index }

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Friedrich Ludwig Gottlob Frege. 1848–1925) was a German mathematician, philosopher and logician who contributed greatly to the development of symbolic logic. And the launch of analytic philosophy. Frege's contributions to logic, which began with his 1879 work. Brought the first major advancement in logic since Aristotle. Frege described a new system of first-order predicate logic that introduced quantification functions and variables for the first time in a symbolic logic. Die Grundlagen der Arithmetik.

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Soren Kierkegaard { Philosophy Index }

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1813–1855) was a Danish philosopher who contributed greatly to existentialism. Kierkegaard seemed to believe in the idea of "subjective truth"—that is, the relationship one has with what he believes supercedes than the construct of the belief system itself. (For example, it is more important to live by the teachings of one's religion than to simply believe in them.). Kierkegaard wrote under various pseudonyms, including Johannes de silentio for. As well as A, B and Judge William in various parts of.

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Ludwig Wittgenstein { Philosophy Index }

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1889–1951) was a highly influential philosopher (or, as some may say, an anti-philosopher) in the areas of mathematics, language and mind. His first major work, Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus. Was his only work published during his lifetime. His other lectures and essays all appeared after his death in 1951. Wittgenstein is also famous for having largely revised his philosophy later in his life. In his later. He reverses many of the opinions that he had in the. Wittgenstein famously says in.

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Plato { Philosophy Index }

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Plato was a philosopher of ancient Greece. He was a pupil of Socrates. And a teacher of Aristotle. Plato’s ideas have had a great influence on the philosophers who followed him and on much of the history of the western world. Many of Plato’s works also make reference to the life of Socrates. You can access the full text from a number of Plato’s works here on Philosophy-Index.com:. Name: Πλατον (Plato).

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W. V. Quine { Philosophy Index }

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Willard Van Orman Quine. Willard Van Orman Quine. 1908–2000) was an analytic philosopher and logician. Quine made contributions to the discussion of epistemology. Quine is best known for his naturalism, namely his physicalist. Theory of mind and his behaviourism with regards to language. He is known for his naturalized epistemology. In particular, in which he rejects traditional methods of epistemology in favour of examining the empirical data around human stimulation and formation of knowledge. Died: De...