Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Alan M. Turing Alan M. Turing- Life and work of philosopher and mathematician Alan Mathison Turing; by Andrew Hodges. Church-Turing Thesis Church-Turing Thesis- Jack Copeland of the University of Canterbury, New Zealand outlines this frequently misunderstood thesis. Gottlob Frege Gottlob Frege- Edward N. Zalta of the Metaphysics Research Lab. Category Theory Category Theory- Jean-Pierre Marquis of the University of Montreal introduces the general mathematical theory of structures and systems of structures. Benjamin Peirce Benjamin Peirce- Life and work of 19th century mathematician and philosopher of mathematics; by Ivor Grattan-Guinness and Alison Walsh. Aristotle's Rhetoric Aristotle's Rhetoric- Discussion of one of Aristotle's major works; by Christof Rapp. Sovereignty Sovereignty- Modern notion of political authority of supreme authority within a territory; by Dan Philpott. Constitutionalism Constitutionalism- Philosophical survey of the idea that government should be limited in its powers by law; by Wil Waluchow. Equality Equality- Survey of social and political equality; by Stefan Gosepath. Hobbes's Moral and Political Philosophy Hobbes's Moral and Political Philosophy- Survey of work of Thomas Hobbes; by Sharon A. Lloyd. Cosmology: Methodological Debates 1932-48 Cosmology: Methodological Debates 1932-48- Discusses philosophical views about cosmology in the 1930s and 1940s; by George Gale. Quantum Mechanics Quantum Mechanics- Survey by Jenann Ismael. Collapse Theories Collapse Theories- Survey of the dynamical reduction program; by Giancarlo Ghirardi. Relational Quantum Mechanics Relational Quantum Mechanics- An interpretation of quantum theory which discards the notions of absolute state of a system, absolute value of its physical quantities, or absolute … The Many-Worlds Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics The Many-Worlds Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics- Interpretation of quantum mechanics due to Hugh Everett according to which many universes exist in parallel at the same space … The Copenhagen Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics The Copenhagen Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics- First interpretation of quantum mechanics due to Nields Bohr; by Jan Faye. The Kochen-Specker Theorem The Kochen-Specker Theorem- By Carsten Held. Measurement in Quantum Theory Measurement in Quantum Theory- Study of the details and some of the implications of the measurement problem. By Henry Krips of the University of Pittsburgh. Everett's Relative-State Formulation of Quantum Mechanics Everett's Relative-State Formulation of Quantum Mechanics- Describes Everett's attempt to solve the measurement problem by dropping the collapse dynamics from the standard von Neu… Philosophy of Statistical Mechanics Philosophy of Statistical Mechanics- By Lawrence Sklar. René Descartes' Life and Works René Descartes' Life and Works- Life and work of 17th century French philosopher; by Kurt Smith. Confucius Confucius- The life and work of the Chinese philosopher and educator; by Jeffrey Riegel. Jonathan Edwards Jonathan Edwards- Life and work of 18th century American philosophical theologian; by William Wainwright. Dante Alighieri Dante Alighieri- Life and work of 13th century Italian poet and philosopher; by Winthrop Wetherbee. Prisoner's Dilemma Prisoner's Dilemma- By Steven T. Kuhn of Georgetown University. The Turing Test The Turing Test- Proposal due to Alan Turing for a criterion of the presence of mind or consciousness; by Graham Oppy and David Dowe. Turing Machine Turing Machine- Article on Turing Machines from the Stanford Encyclopedia. The Modern History of Computing The Modern History of Computing- Historical survey from Babbage onward; by B. Jack Copeland. Actualism Actualism- The thesis that there are no merely possible entities; by Christopher Menzel. Action Action- Theories about intentional action and agency; by George Wilson.