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| x Theoretical philosophy | School of Thought |
The division of philosophy into a practical and a theoretical discipline has its origin in Aristotle's natural philosophy and moral philosophy categories. In Sweden, Denmark and Finland courses in theoretical and practical philosophy are taught...
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| x Aesthetics |
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Field Of Study | Gianni Vattimo |
Aesthetics or esthetics (also spelled æsthetics) is commonly known as the study of sensory or sensori-emotional values, sometimes called judgments of sentiment and taste. More broadly, scholars in the field define aesthetics as "critical reflection...
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| Book Subject | Hans-Georg Gadamer | |||
| Profession | Mark Turner | |||
| Friedrich Nietzsche | ||||
| Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel | ||||
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| x Hermeneutics |
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Profession | Gianni Vattimo |
Hermeneutics may be described as the development and study of theories of the interpretation and understanding of texts. In contemporary usage in religious studies, hermeneutics refers to the study of the interpretation of religious texts.
It is...
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| Field Of Study | John D. Caputo | |||
| Hans Köchler | ||||
| x Politics |
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Comic Strip Genre | Gianni Vattimo |
Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions. The term is generally applied to behavior within civil governments, but politics has been observed in all human group interactions, including corporate, academic, and religious...
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| Film subject | Noam Chomsky | |||
| Website Category | Alexander Tarasov | |||
| Field Of Study | Aristotle | |||
| Book Subject | Albert Camus | |||
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| x Weak theology | Philosophical Idea | Gianni Vattimo |
Weak theology -- in close association with postmodern a/theology -- is a school of thought within continental philosophical theology that has been heavily influenced by Jacques Derrida's style of theorizing known as deconstruction.
Weak theology...
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| x Ethics |
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Field Of Study | Gianni Vattimo |
Ethics is a major branch of philosophy, encompassing right conduct and good life. It is significantly broader than the common conception of analyzing right and wrong. A central aspect of ethics is "the good life", the life worth living or life that...
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| Quotation Subject | Bertrand Russell | |||
| Film subject | Noam Chomsky | |||
| Book Subject | Ivo Urbančič | |||
| Profession | Aristotle | |||
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| x Metaphysics |
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Field Of Study | Hans-Georg Gadamer |
Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy investigating principles of reality transcending those of any particular science. Cosmology and ontology are traditional branches of metaphysics. It is concerned with explaining the ultimate nature of being...
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| Film subject | Aristotle | |||
| Quotation Subject | Arthur Schopenhauer | |||
| Anaximander | ||||
| Adam Weishaupt | ||||
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| x Epistemology |
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Field Of Study | Hans-Georg Gadamer |
Epistemology (from Greek επιστήμη - episteme, "knowledge" + λόγος, "logos") or theory of knowledge is a branch of philosophy concerned with the nature and scope (limitations) of knowledge. The term was introduced into English by the Scottish...
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| Literary Genre | Bertrand Russell | |||
| Media genre | A.J. Ayer | |||
| Adam Weishaupt | ||||
| Baruch Spinoza | ||||
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| x Language |
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Type/domain equivalent topic | Hans-Georg Gadamer |
A language is a dynamic set of visual, auditory, or tactile symbols of communication and the elements used to manipulate them. Language can also refer to the use of such systems as a general phenomenon. Language is considered to be an exclusively...
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| Quotation Subject | Protagoras | |||
| Antisthenes | ||||
| David Kellogg Lewis | ||||
| Victoria Welby-Gregory, Lady Welby | ||||
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| x Ontology |
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Hans-Georg Gadamer |
In philosophy, ontology (from the Greek ὄν, genitive ὄντος: of being and -λογία: science, study, theory) is the study of the nature of being, i.e. existence or reality, in general and of its basic categories and their relations. Traditionally...
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| Ivo Urbančič | ||||
| Empedocles | ||||
| Friedrich Nietzsche | ||||
| William of Ockham | ||||
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| x Philosophy of science | Book Subject | Bertrand Russell |
Philosophy of science is the study of assumptions, foundations, and implications of science. The field is defined by an interest in one of a set of "traditional" problems or an interest in central or foundational concerns in science. In addition to...
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| Person | A.J. Ayer | |||
| Field Of Study | Daniel Dennett | |||
| Profession | Karl Popper | |||
| Rudolf Steiner | ||||
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| x Mathematics |
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Field Of Study | Bertrand Russell |
Mathematics is the academic discipline, and its supporting body of knowledge, that involves the study of such concepts as quantity, structure, space and change. The mathematician Benjamin Peirce called it "the science that draws necessary...
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| Computer Game Genre | Archimedes | |||
| Quotation Subject | Democritus | |||
| Book Subject | Edmund Husserl | |||
| Dissertation | George Berkeley | |||
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| x Logic | Field Of Study | Bertrand Russell |
Logic is the study of the principles of valid demonstration and inference. Logic is a branch of philosophy, a part of the classical trivium of grammar, logic, and rhetoric. The word derives from Greek λογική (logike), fem. of λογικός (logikos), ...
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| Book Subject | Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel | |||
| Quotation Subject | Thomas Aquinas | |||
| Profession | William of Ockham | |||
| Zeno of Citium | ||||
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| x Philosophy of language |
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Profession | Bertrand Russell |
Philosophy of language is the reasoned inquiry into the nature, origins, and usage of language. As a topic, the philosophy of language for Analytic Philosophers is concerned with four central problems: the nature of meaning, language use, language...
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| Field Of Study | Noam Chomsky | |||
| A.J. Ayer | ||||
| George Berkeley | ||||
| Henri Bergson | ||||
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| x Psychology |
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Field Of Study | Noam Chomsky |
Psychology (from Greek ψῡχή, psȳkhē, "breath, life, soul"; and -λογία, -logia) is an academic and applied discipline involving the scientific study of mental processes and behavior. Psychologists study such phenomena as perception, cognition,...
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| Film subject | Arthur Schopenhauer | |||
| Literary Genre | Friedrich Nietzsche | |||
| Broadcast Genre | Maurice Merleau-Ponty | |||
| Exhibition subject | Søren Kierkegaard | |||
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| x Linguistics |
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Field Of Study | Noam Chomsky |
Linguistics is the scientific study of language, encompassing a number of sub-fields. An important topical division is between the study of language structure (grammar) and the study of meaning (semantics). Grammar encompasses morphology (the...
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| Character Power | Claude Lévi-Strauss | |||
| Ferdinand de Saussure | ||||
| Peter Ludlow | ||||
| Christian Jakob Kraus | ||||
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| x Philosophy of mind |
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Profession | Noam Chomsky |
Philosophy of mind is the branch of philosophy that studies the nature of the mind, mental events, mental functions, mental properties, consciousness and their relationship to the physical body, particularly the brain. The mind-body problem, i.e....
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| Field Of Study | David Hume | |||
| Daniel Dennett | ||||
| Friedrich Hayek | ||||
| John Locke | ||||
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| x Kinship | Claude Lévi-Strauss |
Kinship is a relationship between any entities that share a genealogical origin, through either biological, cultural, or historical descent. In anthropology the kinship system includes people related both by descent and marriage, while usage in...
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| x Anthropology |
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Field Of Study | Claude Lévi-Strauss |
Anthropology (/ˌænθɹəˈpɒlədʒi/, from Greek ἄνθρωπος, anthrōpos, "human"; -λογία, -logia) is the study of humanity. Anthropology has origins in the natural sciences, and the humanities. Ethnography is both one of its primary methods and the text that...
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| Book Subject | Ernest Gellner | |||
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| x Society |
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Quotation Subject | Claude Lévi-Strauss |
A society is a population of humans characterized by patterns of relationships between individuals that share a distinctive culture and/or institutions. More broadly, a society is an economic, social and industrial infrastructure in which a varied...
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| Kazi Nazrul Islam | ||||
| René Guénon | ||||
| x Semiotics |
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Ferdinand de Saussure |
Semiotics, semiotic studies, or semiology is the study of sign processes (semiosis), or signification and communication, signs and symbols, both individually and grouped into sign systems. It includes the study of how meaning is constructed and...
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| Sebastian Shaumyan | ||||
| Roland Barthes | ||||
| Félix Guattari | ||||