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Vor 3 Tagen · Contemporary philosophers consider that epistemology is a major subfield of philosophy, along with ethics, logic, and metaphysics, which are more ancient subdivisions of philosophy. But in the early and mid 20th century, epistemology was not seen as an independent field on its own.
Vor 2 Tagen · Overview and definition. Modernism was a cultural movement that impacted the arts as well as the broader zeitgeist. It is commonly described as a system of thought and behavior marked by self-consciousness or self-reference, prevalent within the avant-garde of various arts and disciplines. [13]
Vor 18 Stunden · Philosophy. Philosophy ( φιλοσοφία, 'love of wisdom', in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, value, mind, and language. It is a rational and critical inquiry that reflects on its own methods and assumptions. Historically, many of the individual ...
Vor 3 Tagen · Libertarianism is a political philosophy that takes individual liberty to be the primary political value. It may be understood as a form of liberalism, which seeks to define and justify the legitimate powers of government in terms of certain natural or God-given individual rights. The central philosophical issue is not individuality ...
- Libertarianism has deep roots in Western thought. A central feature of the religious and intellectual traditions of ancient Israel and ancient Gree...
- A long-standing criticism of libertarianism is that it presupposes an unrealistic and undesirable conception of individual identity and of the cond...
Vor 4 Tagen · Adam Smith, Scottish social philosopher and political economist who is a towering figure in the history of economic thought, best known for his book An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1776), the first comprehensive system of political economy. Learn more about Smith’s life and career.
- Adam Smith was the son by the second marriage of Adam Smith, the comptroller of customs at Kirkcaldy, Scotland, a small (population 1,500) but thri...
- Adam Smith received his elementary education at a two-room “burgh” school in Kirkcaldy, Scotland, before entering Glasgow College at age 14 in 1737...
- Returning to his home in Kirkcaldy, Scotland, in 1746 after six years of study at Oxford, Adam Smith cast about for suitable employment and through...
- Adam Smith is known primarily for a single work—An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1776), the first comprehensive syst...
Vor 3 Tagen · Details. 4th International Colloquium in Contemporary Philosophy and Culture. May 31 - June 02, 2024. Theme. Nature, Spirituality, and Culture. Organizer. Society for Philosophy as Global Conversation ( https://philogc.org ) Hosted by. The University of Nagano, Nagano, Japan.
Vor 5 Tagen · Intended learning outcomes. Students who successfully complete this subject will: have a sound general comprehension of major contemporary advances in philosophical understanding of the nature and characteristics of knowledge as well as scepticism about knowledge;
