Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Folk Psychology as Mental Simulation Folk Psychology as Mental Simulation- By Robert M. Gordon, University of Missouri. Feminist Perspectives on the Self Feminist Perspectives on the Self- By Diana Meyers of the University of Connecticut. Voluntary Euthanasia Voluntary Euthanasia- By Robert Young, La Trobe University. Representational Theories of Consciousness Representational Theories of Consciousness- By William Lycan, University of North Carolina. Contractarianism Contractarianism- By Ann E. Cudd, University of Kansas. Behaviorism Behaviorism- By George Graham of University of Alabama at Birmingham. Saint Anselm Saint Anselm- By Thomas Williams, University of Iowa. Philip the Chancellor Philip the Chancellor- Life and work of this 13th-century philosopher, theologian, and lyric poet. From the Stanford Encyclopedia, by Colleen McCluskey. Richard the Sophister Richard the Sophister- Richardus Sophista was an English philosopher/logician who studied at Oxford most likely sometime during the second quarter of the thirteenth century. From … Medieval Theories of Practical Reason Medieval Theories of Practical Reason- From the Stanford Encyclopedia, by Anthony Celano. Divine Illumination Divine Illumination- Augustine's doctrine described by Robert Pasnau of the University of Colorado. Saint Augustine Saint Augustine- By Michael Mendelson of Lehigh University. Animal Consciousness Animal Consciousness- By Colin Allen of Texas A&M, addressing the qualitative or phenomenological nature of experience. Probabilistic Causation Probabilistic Causation- "Probabilistic Causation" designates a group of philosophical theories that aim to characterize the relationship between cause and effect using the tools … Medieval Theories of Conscience Medieval Theories of Conscience- The ability to act on the determinations of conscience is tied to the development of the moral virtues, which in turn refines the functions of con… Artifact Artifact- By Risto Hilpinen of the University of Miami. Thomas Aquinas Thomas Aquinas- Biographical and expository essay, by Ralph McInerny. Thought Experiments Thought Experiments- By James Robert Brown, University of Toronto. Stoicism Stoicism- Stoicism was one of the new philosophical movements of the Hellenistic period. By Dirk Baltzly. Mental Imagery Mental Imagery- By Nigel Thomas of Leeds University. Miracles Miracles- Exploring Hume's argument and the religious significance. By Michael P. Levine of the University of Western Australia. Game Theory Game Theory- Von Neumann and Morgensterns mathematical theory of bargaining, introduced by Don Ross University of Cape Town. Karl Popper Karl Popper- By Stephen Thornton from the University of Limerick. Plotinus Plotinus- Life and work of this founder of Neoplatonism; by Lloyd Gerson. Pyrrho Pyrrho- The life and work of the founder of Pyrrhonism; by Richard Bett. Arthur Prior Arthur Prior- Detailed biographical article by B. Jack Copeland of the University of Canterbury. Plato's Middle Period Metaphysics and Epistemology Plato's Middle Period Metaphysics and Epistemology- Discussion of Plato's views on metaphysics and the theory of knowledge, including his theory of forms; by Allan Silverman. Descartes' Modal Metaphysics Descartes' Modal Metaphysics- Interpretations of René Descartes' ontology of necessities and possibilities; by David Cunning. Descartes' Epistemology Descartes' Epistemology- By Lex Newman of the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Donald Davidson Donald Davidson- Jeff Malpas of the University of Tasmania.