Denis Diderot: Philosophy Summary
Denis Diderot is a french essayist, philosopher and playwright, one the leading figures of the Enlightenment. He studied in Paris where he became acquainted…
The cynics
The cynics is philosophical movement, which give to ancient greek thinking few of the famous philosophers. It means “Dog-like” (Greek : kynokoi) and is…
What is critical realism ?
Critical realism is the doctrine accepted by some philosophers sympathetic to the view of R.W. Sellars, as published in Critical Realism (1916). Definition Critical…
Cosmogony and Origin of Universe
Cosmogony is a scientific or mythic account of the origin of the Universe. Among primitive races, a cosmogony is portrayed as a single act…
Existence: Philosophical Definition
Philosophy and Existence Without having been ignored or overshadowed by the thought of the Middle Ages or the reflection of the eighteenth century, the…
Passion: Philosophical Definition
The passion: from passivity to activity The passion in philosophy is a central concept, which refers to the conception of subjectivity. For philosophers of…
Sigmund Freud’s Theories
Sigmund Freud, an Austrian psychiatrist and thinker, has developed many theories on the human subjectivity and founded the psychoanalysis method. Freud explored the unconscious,…
Spy, Democracy and Politics
Does secrets ruined democracy? The question of intelligence Each election, each political issue always refers to the place of secrecy in the public sphere,…
Equality of What by Amartya Sen (Summary)
Sen vs Rawls The work of the economist Amartya Sen, sanctioned in 1998 by Nobel laureate, held in the global intellectual landscape, a place…
Emanationism – Definition
Emanationism is a theory particularly associated with neoplatonism, which accounts for the source and structure of reality in terms of a perpetual, spontaneous flowing…
Theory Laden – Definition
Denoting a concept, term, or statement that refers to, and can only be understood in the light of, a particular theory. For example, the…
Tabula Rasa in Locke
The tabula rasa is the latin expression for blank tablet. Tabula rasa have been used by John Locke in the Human Understanding to describe…
Unconscious
Unconscious and philosophers (Freud, Lacan, Leibniz) The Classical thought did not recognize the existence of the unconscious. Descartes, in fact, identified consciousness and psyche….
The Kid – A philosophical analysis
The Kid by Charlie Chaplin: Summary and Analysis The Kid, filmed in 1921, is certainly the most beautiful of Charlie Chaplin’s films and a highly meaningful,…
Robespierre and the Reign of Terror
Robespierre and The conspiracy theory: We will try to show that the french revolutionary terror is indeed based on a conspiracy theory that leads…
Introduction to Phenomenology
Phenomenology : a science of phenomenon Phenomenology is, in general, descriptive study of a set of phenomena. It often refers to Husserl’s philosophical system…
Plato: Phaedo Summary
The Phaedo, a synthesis of the Socratic thought The Phaedo, a Plato’s dialogue, has two advantages for readers: firstly, it is one of the…
Kant and Metaphysics (Summary)
Kant and the rejection of the dogmatic metaphysics Kant’s project in the metaphysics branch holds in one sentence: breaking with dogmatism. To achieve this goal, Kant…
Mr Smith goes to Washington (Analysis)
Summary of Mr Smith goes to Washington A Senator of an West State has just died. Sam Taylor, a corrupt and local newspaper magnate,…
Romanticism: Philosophical Definition
Romanticism is a broad movement of thought in philosophy, the arts, history, and political theory, at its height in Germany, England and France towards…