Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Virtue Theory Virtue Theory- View that morality is the development of or virtues. Moral Philosophy Moral Philosophy- Introduction to ethics, with links to other articles at the IEP. Democritus Democritus- 4th century BCE philosopher of Abdera who expanded the atomic theory of Leucippus. Menippus Menippus- Third century BCE Greek philosopher and satirist. Time Time- Long article about questions of time discussed throughout the history of philosophy. Xenophon Xenophon- Pupil of Socrates, who contributed to the record of his life. Cicero, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Marcus Tullius- 1st century BCE Roman orator and philosopher of the New Academy. Eckhart, Meister Eckhart, Meister- 13th century Dominican mystic who was almost forgotten until Franz von Baader revived his memory in the nineteenth century. Deism, French Deism, French- The deism of Voltaire and Rousseau. Deism, English Deism, English- Explores the deism of Hobbes, Locke, Tindal, and the influence of Hume. Natural Theology Natural Theology- Used in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to describe knowledge of God drawn from nature. The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy- Free online encyclopedia. Edited by James Fieser and Bradley Dowden, hosted by the University of Tennessee at Martin. Descartes, René Descartes, René- Early modern philosopher who rejected religious authority in the quest for scientific and philosophical knowledge. Plato Plato- Biography and description of the philosophy of Plato. Parmenides Parmenides- Greek philosopher and poet. Aristotle Aristotle- The life and work of the 4th century BCE Greek philosopher.