Philosophy Resources (page 2)

Plato IIt has been said that all philosophy is just footnotes on Plato. Whether or not that is the case he stands right at the beginning of Western philosophy, and framed some of the ...

Descartes I think therefore I am , mind versus body, can I doubt everything? These are part of the legacy of French philosopher, Rene Descartes. He aimed to become to the modern w...

Despite the terminology of Capgras Delusion and Imposter Syndrome I propose that the experience of a loved one as a double is a symptom of greater psychosis or a reasonable response t...

The Cartesian RevolutionRene Descartes (d.1650 AD) is often referred to as the father of modern philosophy with good reason. Through his writings in Meditations, Descartes ushered i...

Among the most fundamental distinctions made in philosophy is between the categories of the universal and the particular. In the theory of universals, objects are divided into thin...

Who were the Sophists?It has become somewhat of a clich to accuse one s intellectual opponents of sophistry, yet who exactly the historical sophists were seems to elude many who...

The Problem of ParmenidesIt seems at once intuitive to affirm that things change based on the shared human experience of nature leaves turn red and fall to the ground in Autumn be...

(A) IntroductionMeaning is the one of our most central and ubiquitous concepts. Anything at all may, in suitable contexts, have meaning ascribed to it. In this article, I will depart ...

Our world today is more competitive than ever. If you want to make it to the top you are expected to perform at a near-infallible level of performance. However this culture we have bu...

A brief discussion on ethics in our previous episode, showed that ethical language doesn t only deal with moral preferences or emotions, but also implies a moral obligation or ...