Feb 11, 2014 · The philosophy of language since Frege has emphasized propositions and declarative sentences, but it is clear that questions and interrogative sentences are just as important. Scientific …

Oct 4, 2004 · 1. Introduction Both logic and ontology are important areas of philosophy covering large, diverse, and active research projects. These two areas overlap from time to time and problems or …

Sep 16, 2005 · 2.3 Implications for the philosophy of Socrates It is a risky business to say where ancient philosophy is now, but an advantage of an entry in a dynamic reference work is that authors are …

Dec 14, 2005 · The term “epistemology” comes from the Greek words “episteme” and “logos”. “Episteme” can be translated as “knowledge” or “understanding” or “acquaintance”, while “logos” can …

Sep 11, 2009 · 1. The Concept of Taste The concept of the aesthetic descends from the concept of taste. Why the concept of taste commanded so much philosophical attention during the 18th century …

Apr 30, 2020 · Artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics are digital technologies that will have significant impact on the development of humanity in the near future. They have raised fundamental questions …

Aug 20, 2002 · Personal identity deals with philosophical questions that arise about ourselves by virtue of our being people (or as lawyers and philosophers like to say, persons). This contrasts with …

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May 15, 2007 · The question of what (if anything) makes a person’s life meaningful is conceptually distinct from the questions of what makes a life happy or moral, although it could turn out that the …

Sep 10, 2007 · Related to questions about the nature of space and time are questions about the nature of objects that take up space or persist through time, and these questions form yet another central …