Philanthropy

Harriet Taylor Mill Harriet Taylor Mill- Life and work of 19th century English philosopher and proponent of women's rights; by Dale E. Miller. Salomon Maimon Salomon Maimon- Life and work of contemporary and critic of Kant; by Peter Thielke and Yitzhak Melamed. Maritain, Jacques Maritain, Jacques- By William Sweet of St. Francis Xavier University. Peter John Olivi Peter John Olivi- Life and work of one of the most original and interesting philosophers of the later Middle Ages. From the Stanford Encyclopedia, by Robert Pasnau. William Whewell William Whewell- Life and work of 19th century British philosopher; by Laura J. Snyder. William of Ockham William of Ockham- Occam (1287-1347) was one of the most important philosophers of the Middle Ages. By Paul Vincent Spade. Alfred North Whitehead Alfred North Whitehead- By A. D. Irvine. Timon of Phlius Timon of Phlius- Timon (c. 320-230 BC) was the younger contemporary and leading disciple of Pyrrho; by Richard Bett. Archytas Archytas- Life and work of fourth century BC Greek mathematician, political leader and philosopher; by Carl Huffman. Adorno, Theodor Adorno, Theodor- Life and work of 20th century German philosopher and critical theorist; by Lambert Zuidervaart. Aristotle's Psychology Aristotle's Psychology- Recounts the principal and distinctive claims of Aristotle's psychological writings, especially "De Anima." By Christopher Shields of the University of Col… Aristotle's Political Theory Aristotle's Political Theory- By Fred D. Miller, Jr of Bowling Green State University. Aristotle's Logic Aristotle's Logic- Survey of Aristotle's logical work, focus on the "Organon," syllogistic, and dialectic. From the Stanford Encyclopedia, by Robin Smith. Aristotle's Metaphysics Aristotle's Metaphysics- Aristotle's notions of category and substance; by S. Marc Cohen. Aristotle's Ethics Aristotle's Ethics- Discussion of Aristotle's ethical views; by Richard Kraut. Alcmaeon Alcmaeon- Life and work of early Greek medical writer and philosopher-scientist; by Carl Huffman. Albert of Saxony Albert of Saxony- Life and work of 14th century German logician and philosopher; by Joël Biard. John Austin John Austin- Life and work of 19th century British legal philosopher and founder of legal positivism; by Brian Bix. David Hume David Hume- Life and work of 18th century Scottish philosopher; by William Edward Morris. Hegel, G. W. F. Hegel, G. W. F.- Paul Redding of the University of Sydney. Robert Holkot Robert Holkot- Life and Work of Robert Holcot, 14th Century English philosopher and theologian; by Hester Gelber. Paul-Henri Thiry, Baron d'Holbach Paul-Henri Thiry, Baron d'Holbach- Life and work of French Enlightenment philosoher; by Michael LeBuffe. Johann Georg Hamann Johann Georg Hamann- Life and work of this German Enlightenment philosopher; by Gwen Griffith-Dickson. William Godwin William Godwin- Article on the life and work of the founder of philosophical anarchism. From the Stanford Encyclopedia, by Mark Philp. Zeno's Paradoxes Zeno's Paradoxes- Discusses the paradoxes of Zeno of Elea, e.g., Achilles and the Tortoise; by Nick Huggett. Friedrich Nietzsche Friedrich Nietzsche- Robert Wicks, University of Auckland. Paul Feyerabend Paul Feyerabend- Biographical and expository essay by John Preston of Reading University. Existence Existence- By Barry Miller. Qualia: The Knowledge Argument Qualia: The Knowledge Argument- Aims to establish that conscious experience involves non-physical properties. It is one of the most discussed arguments against physicalism; by Mar… Abstract Objects Abstract Objects- Survey of attempts to draw the distinction between concrete and abstract objects; by Gideon Rosen. Physicalism Physicalism- Discussion of the thesis that everything is physical; by Daniel Stoljar. Events Events- Survey of philosophical views on the character and status of events; by Roberto Casati and Achille Varzi. Holes Holes- Short article by Roberto Casati of the École Polytechnique and Achille C. Varzi of Columbia. Tropes Tropes- An article describing tropes by John Bacon. Counterfactual Theories of Causation Counterfactual Theories of Causation- Discussion of analysis of causal statements in terms of counterfactual conditionals; by Peter Menzies. Causal Processes Causal Processes- Bertrand Russell, Wesley Salmon, and conserved quantities. By Phil Dowe of the University of Tasmania. Incompatibilist (Nondeterministic) Theories of Free Will Incompatibilist (Nondeterministic) Theories of Free Will- By Randolph Clarke. Mereology Mereology- The theory of parthood relations: of the relations of part to whole and the relations of part to part within a whole; by Achille Varzi. Modal Fictionalism Modal Fictionalism- Survey of the view that claims of necessity and possibility are to be construed as fictional claims; by Daniel Nolan. Time Travel and Modern Physics Time Travel and Modern Physics- Survey of philosophical woories about inconsistencies inherent in the idea of time travel in the context of modern physics. From the Stanford Encyc… The Hole Argument The Hole Argument- The hole argument is an attempt to illustrate how spacetime substantivalism causes errors in a large class of spacetime theories. By John D. Norton of the Unive… Philosophy for Children Philosophy for Children- Discusses introduction of philosophy into the school curriculum; by Michael Pritchard. Private Language Private Language- By Stewart Candlish from the University of Western Australia. The Language of Thought Hypothesis The Language of Thought Hypothesis- By Murat Aydede, surveying the arguments for and against the proposition that thoughts are expressed in a mental language. Eliminative Materialism Eliminative Materialism- The view that some or all of the mental states posited by common-sense do not actually exist; by William Ramsey. The Computational Theory of Mind The Computational Theory of Mind- The philosophical theopry that the mind is, or functions like, a computer; by Steven Horst. Panpsychism Panpsychism- The doctrine that mind is a fundamental feature of the world which exists throughout the universe; by William Seager. Consciousness and Intentionality Consciousness and Intentionality- Discussion of the connection between phenomenal consciousness and intentionality; by Charles Siewert. Higher-order Theories of Consciousness Higher-order Theories of Consciousness- Theories which explain conscious states by their relations to higher-order representations of them; by Peter Carruthers. The Unity of Consciousness The Unity of Consciousness- History and philosophical accounts of unity of consciousness; by Andrew Brook.