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Structured Propositions Structured Propositions
Structured Propositions- To say that propositions are structured is to say that they are complex entities, entities having parts or constituents. By Jeffrey C. King. ...
Analysis Analysis
Analysis- The historical development and conceptual structure of philosophical analysis; by Michael Beaney. ...
Singular Propositions Singular Propositions
Singular Propositions- Propositions about a particular object or individual in virtue of having the object or individual as a constituent of the proposition. By G. W. Fitch. ...
Propositional Attitude Reports Propositional Attitude Reports
Propositional Attitude Reports- Explores semantic accounts of propositional attitude reports, and some of the theories developed to deal with Frege's puzzle. From the Stanford Encyclopedia, by Thomas J. McKay. ...
Semantic Challenges to Realism Semantic Challenges to Realism
Semantic Challenges to Realism- Realism and the representation problem; by Drew Khlentzos. ...
Cognitive Science Cognitive Science
Cognitive Science- The study of mind and intelligence. By Paul Thagard of the University of Waterloo. ...
Connectionism Connectionism
Connectionism- Movement in cognitive science which hopes to explain human intellectual abilities using artificial neural networks. By James W. Garson of the University of Houston. ...
Mental Representation Mental Representation
Mental Representation- According to the Representational Theory of Mind, psychological states are to be understood as relations between agents and mental representations. By David Pitt, CUNY. ...
The Identity Theory of Mind The Identity Theory of Mind
The Identity Theory of Mind- Evaluates the theory that holds that states and processes of the mind are identical to states and processes of the brain. By J. J. C. Smart of Monash. ...
Epiphenomenalism Epiphenomenalism
Epiphenomenalism- Discusses the view that mental events are caused by physical events in the brain, but have no effects upon any physical events. From the Stanford Encyclopedia, by William S. Robinson. ...
Multiple Realizability Multiple Realizability
Multiple Realizability- John Bickle discusses the contention that a given mental kind (property, state, event) is realized by distinct physical kinds. ...
The Unity of Consciousness The Unity of Consciousness
The Unity of Consciousness- History and philosophical accounts of unity of consciousness; by Andrew Brook. ...
Higher-order Theories of Consciousness 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. ...
Consciousness and Intentionality Consciousness and Intentionality
Consciousness and Intentionality- Discussion of the connection between phenomenal consciousness and intentionality; by Charles Siewert. ...
Panpsychism Panpsychism
Panpsychism- The doctrine that mind is a fundamental feature of the world which exists throughout the universe; by William Seager. ...
The Computational Theory of Mind 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. ...
Eliminative Materialism 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 Language of Thought Hypothesis 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. ...
Private Language Private Language
Private Language- By Stewart Candlish from the University of Western Australia. ...
Philosophy for Children Philosophy for Children
Philosophy for Children- Discusses introduction of philosophy into the school curriculum; by Michael Pritchard. ...
The Hole Argument 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 University of Pittsburgh. ...
Time Travel and Modern Physics 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 Encyclopedia, by Tim Maudlin. ...
Modal Fictionalism Modal Fictionalism
Modal Fictionalism- Survey of the view that claims of necessity and possibility are to be construed as fictional claims; by Daniel Nolan. ...
Private Language Private Language
Private Language- Entry from the Stanford Encyclopaedeia of Philosophy. ...
Mereology 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. ...
Incompatibilist (Nondeterministic) Theories of Free Will Incompatibilist (Nondeterministic) Theories of Free Will
Incompatibilist (Nondeterministic) Theories of Free Will- By Randolph Clarke. ...
Causal Processes Causal Processes
Causal Processes- Bertrand Russell, Wesley Salmon, and conserved quantities. By Phil Dowe of the University of Tasmania. ...
Counterfactual Theories of Causation Counterfactual Theories of Causation
Counterfactual Theories of Causation- Discussion of analysis of causal statements in terms of counterfactual conditionals; by Peter Menzies. ...
Tropes Tropes
Tropes- An article describing tropes by John Bacon. ...
Holes Holes
Holes- Short article by Roberto Casati of the École Polytechnique and Achille C. Varzi of Columbia. ...
Events Events
Events- Survey of philosophical views on the character and status of events; by Roberto Casati and Achille Varzi. ...
Physicalism Physicalism
Physicalism- Discussion of the thesis that everything is physical; by Daniel Stoljar. ...
Abstract Objects Abstract Objects
Abstract Objects- Survey of attempts to draw the distinction between concrete and abstract objects; by Gideon Rosen. ...
Qualia: The Knowledge Argument 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 Martine Nida-Rümelin. ...
Existence Existence
Existence- By Barry Miller. ...
Paul Feyerabend Paul Feyerabend
Paul Feyerabend- Biographical and expository essay by John Preston of Reading University. ...
Friedrich Nietzsche Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Nietzsche- Robert Wicks, University of Auckland. ...
Zeno's Paradoxes Zeno's Paradoxes
Zeno's Paradoxes- Discusses the paradoxes of Zeno of Elea, e.g., Achilles and the Tortoise; by Nick Huggett. ...
William Godwin William Godwin
William Godwin- Article on the life and work of the founder of philosophical anarchism. From the Stanford Encyclopedia, by Mark Philp. ...
Johann Georg Hamann Johann Georg Hamann
Johann Georg Hamann- Life and work of this German Enlightenment philosopher; by Gwen Griffith-Dickson. ...
Paul-Henri Thiry, Baron d'Holbach Paul-Henri Thiry, Baron d'Holbach
Paul-Henri Thiry, Baron d'Holbach- Life and work of French Enlightenment philosoher; by Michael LeBuffe. ...
Robert Holkot Robert Holkot
Robert Holkot- Life and Work of Robert Holcot, 14th Century English philosopher and theologian; by Hester Gelber. ...
John Austin John Austin
John Austin- Life and work of 19th century British legal philosopher and founder of legal positivism; by Brian Bix. ...
Aristotle's Metaphysics Aristotle's Metaphysics
Aristotle's Metaphysics- Aristotle's notions of category and substance; by S. Marc Cohen. ...
Aristotle's Logic 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 Political Theory Aristotle's Political Theory
Aristotle's Political Theory- By Fred D. Miller, Jr of Bowling Green State University. ...
Aristotle's Psychology 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 Colorado. ...
Adorno, Theodor Adorno, Theodor
Adorno, Theodor- Life and work of 20th century German philosopher and critical theorist; by Lambert Zuidervaart. ...
Archytas Archytas
Archytas- Life and work of fourth century BC Greek mathematician, political leader and philosopher; by Carl Huffman. ...
Timon of Phlius Timon of Phlius
Timon of Phlius- Timon (c. 320-230 BC) was the younger contemporary and leading disciple of Pyrrho; by Richard Bett. ...

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