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Index Of Contemporary Philosophy Articles
This is a list of articles in contemporary philosophy. * 1926 in philosophy * 1962 in philosophy * 20th-century philosophy * A New Philosophy of Society: Assemblage Theory and Social Complexity * A New Refutation of Time * A. C. Grayling * A. P. Martinich * Abandonment (existentialism) * Abraham Edel * Abstract expressionism * Abstract labour and concrete labour * Accumulation by dispossession * Against His-Story, Against Leviathan * Alain Badiou * Alain de Benoist * Alain Etchegoyen * Alan Ross Anderson * Alan Soble * Alan Stout (philosopher) * Albert Camus * Albert Chernenko * Alberto Jori * Alberto Toscano * Albrecht Wellmer * Aldo Gargani * Alejandro Deustua * Alejandro Rozitchner * Alexander Bard * Alexandre Koyré * Alexandru Dragomir * Alexis Kagame * Alf Ross * Alfred Adler * Alfred I. Tauber * Alfred Jules Ayer * Alfred Jules Émile Fouillée * Alfred North Whitehead * Allan Bloom * Alvin Plantinga * Anarchism * Anarchism and anarcho-capitalism * Anarc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contemporary Philosophy
Contemporary philosophy is the present period in the history of Western philosophy beginning at the early 20th century with the increasing professionalization of the discipline and the rise of analytic and continental philosophy. The phrase "contemporary philosophy" is a piece of technical terminology in philosophy that refers to a specific period in the history of Western philosophy (namely the philosophy of the 20th and 21st centuries). However, the phrase is often confused with modern philosophy (which refers to an earlier period in Western philosophy), postmodern philosophy (which refers to some philosophers' criticisms of modern philosophy), and with a non-technical use of the phrase referring to any recent philosophic work. Professionalization Process Professionalization is the social process by which any trade or occupation establishes the group norms of conduct, acceptable qualifications for membership of the profession, a professional body or association to oversee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Stout (philosopher)
Alan Ker Stout (9 May 1900 – 20 July 1983) was a moral philosopher working at the University of Sydney, who also wrote on cinema. His father was G. F. Stout, British philosopher.Armstrong D. MObituary: Alan Ker Stout (1900-1983) in Australian Academy of the Humanitie1982-83 Proceedings Biography Stout gained his MA at Oxford in 1924 and, in June of that year, he was appointed to an assistant lectureship at the University College of North Wales in Bangor, under Professor James Gibson. In this period he published three articles on Descartes and produced plays. He married Evelyn Roberts in 1927, an undergraduate leading lady in his theatre productions. He was appointed Lecturer in Moral Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh in 1934. His mother, Isabella Ker (born in 1855), died at St Andrews in 1935. In June 1939, having applied for the position at the suggestion of Professor John Anderson (philosopher), he commenced a career in the foundation Chair of Moral and Political ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alf Ross
Alf Niels Christian Ross (10 June 1899 – 17 August 1979) was a Danish jurist, legal philosopher and judge of the European Court of Human Rights (1959–1971). He is best known as one of the leading figures of Scandinavian legal realism. His debate in 1959 with the prominent British legal philosopher H. L. A. Hart – which began in the ''Cambridge Law Journal'' (Vol. 17) – was important in framing the modern conflict between legal positivism and legal realism. Biography Education and academic career Ross was born in Copenhagen as a son of civil servant Frederik Ross and graduated from high school in 1917. Ross studied law at the University of Copenhagen graduating in 1922. He consequently worked in a barrister’s office. In 1923, he commenced a study tour, which would last for two and a half years, visiting France, England and Austria, where he met and befriended fellow legal scholar, Hans Kelsen. He spent 1928–1929 at the Uppsala University, receiving a doctoral degree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexis Kagame
Alexis Kagame (15 May 1912 – 2 December 1981) was a Rwandan philosopher, linguist, historian, poet and Catholic priest. His main contributions were in the fields of ethnohistory and "ethnophilosophy" (the study of indigenous philosophical systems). As a professor of theology, he carried out wide research into the oral history, traditions and literature of Rwanda, and wrote several books on the subject, both in French and Kinyarwanda. He also wrote poetry, which was also published. Kagame was also active in the political field, and was seen by some European scholars as the intellectual leader of Tutsi culture and rights under the colonial system starting in the 1940s. Life Kagame was born in Kiyanza - Buliza Rwanda, in actual Murambi Sector, Rulindo District, Northern Province, to a long line of court historians. His family had high status in the kingdom of Rwanda, being of the ruling Tutsi class, and also belonging to a group called Abiru, the traditional ministers in the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandru Dragomir
Alexandru Dragomir (November 8, 1916 in Zalău – November 13, 2002 in Bucharest) was a Romanian philosopher. He made his doctoral studies under Martin Heidegger's direction, in 1940. Philosophy Dragomir refused to publish any of his writing. He always maintained that publishing was of no importance to him; instead, genuine understanding was all that mattered. Thus he never got involved with the public cultural milieu. Before his death, no one even knew whether he had actually written anything, or not. Walter Biemel recollects that Heidegger much appreciated Dragomir's brightness. Dragomir attended Heidegger's private seminars and it is said that, when the discussion seemed to stall, Heidegger would turn to him and say: “Eh, what do the Latins say? ”. Dragomir was a close friend of Biemel, with whom he translated “What is metaphysics? ” into Romanian (in 1942). At the end of 1943, Dragomir was obliged to leave Freiburg im Breisgau and Heidegger's seminars and return to Rom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandre Koyré
Alexandre Koyré (, ; born Alexandr Vladimirovich (or Volfovich) Koyra (russian: Александр Владимирович (Вольфович) Койра); 29 August 1892 – 28 April 1964), also anglicized as Alexander Koyre, was a French philosopher of Russian origin who wrote on the history and philosophy of science. Life Koyré was born in the city of Taganrog, Russia on 29 August 1892 into a Jewish family. His original name was Alexandr Vladimirovich (or Volfovich) Koyra (russian: Александр Владимирович (Вольфович) Койра). In Imperial Russia he studied in Tiflis, Rostov-on-Don and Odessa, before pursuing his studies abroad. At Göttingen, Germany (1908–1911) he studied under Edmund Husserl and David Hilbert. Husserl did not approve of Koyré's dissertation, whereupon Koyré left for Paris, to study at the Collège de France and the Sorbonne during the period 1912–1913 under Bergson, Brunschvicg, Lalande, Delbos and Picave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Bard
Alexander Bengt Magnus Bard (born 17 March 1961) is a Swedish musician, author, lecturer, artist, songwriter, music producer, TV personality, religious and political activist, and one of the founders of the Syntheist religious movement alongside his co-author Jan Söderqvist. Bard was a member of music band Army of Lovers. Background and education Bard was born in Medevi, Motala Municipality, Sweden on 17 March 1961. After he completed his upper secondary education, Bard studied in the United States and in Amsterdam, Netherlands. While living in Amsterdam, he earned part of his living as a sex worker. Bard returned to Sweden to study at the Stockholm School of Economics from 1984 to 1989. In addition to his studies in economics, he took a strong interest in philosophy and social theory with the explicit aim of becoming a philosophy writer and lecturer. Musical career Bard began his musical career in 1982 with the single ''Life in a Goldfish Bowl'' released under the name Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alejandro Rozitchner
Alejandro Rozitchner (born 1960 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine writer. "Artist of the ideas" or "intellectual nutritionist" are some of the names with which he describes his work. He is characterized by his affirmative thinking, his appreciation for enthusiasm (a concept on which he has published numerous articles and also a topic of several conferences), and for his open, casual, and provocative style. Biography Alejandro Rozitchner has a bachelor's degree in philosophy from the Universidad Central de Venezuela. He is the author of the novels ''El despertar del joven que se perdió la revolución'' (1998), ''Pernicioso vegetal'' (1999), ''Bienvenidos a mi'' (2003), and ''La venganza del oyente'', published in 2008. He also wrote ''Argentina Impotencia. De la producción de crisis, a la producción de país'' (2002), ''Amor y País. Manual de discusiones'' (2005), and ''Hijos sin dios. Cómo criar chicos ateos'', with his wife, Ximena Ianantuoni. As a professional scriptwrit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alejandro Deustua
Alejandro Octavio Deustua Escarza (22 March 1849 – 6 August 1945) was a Peruvian philosopher, educator and statesman. He was the Prime Minister of Peru from 9 August 1902 until 4 November 1902. Biography Deustua was born in Huancayo, Peru. His parents were Remigio Deustua and Toribia Escarza. Deustua studied in Guadalupe National School and graduated from Universidad de San Marcos in Lima, Peru. He died on 6 August 1945 at the age of 96 in Lima, Peru. Peruvian ministry in 1902 *Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs: Señor Alejandro Deustua *Minister of War and Marine: Colonel Diez Canseco * Minister of Justice: Dr. Jose Arias *Minister of Finance: Señor Jose Reinoso *Minister of Public Works: Señor Teodoro Elmor Works * Copias de historia del arte. -- ima : s.n., 1900* Apuntes sobre enseñanza secundaria. -- Lima : Impr. Americana, 1908 * La Cultura superior en Italia. -- Lima : Librería francesa científica, 1912 * A propósito de un cuestionario sobre la refor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aldo Gargani
Aldo Giorgio Gargani (1933 in Genova – 18 June 2009 in Pisa) was an Italians, Italian philosopher. He studied philosophy at the ''Scuola Normale Superiore'' in Pisa, Oxford University, and The Queen's College, Oxford, Queen's College. He was professor of Aesthetics and Philosophy#History, History of Philosophy at the University of Pisa. He is considered to be the most important Italian scholar of Wittgenstein. His writings introduced many British people, British and United States, American authors to an Italian audience. Works A. G. Gargani, , ed.Mimesis 2009 A. G. Gargani, , ed.Cortina Raffaello 2008 A. G. Gargani, , ed.Ets 2005 A. G. Gargani, , ed. Plus 2003 A. G. Gargani, , ed. Laterza 2002 A. G. Gargani, , ed. Laterza 1999 A. G. Gargani, , ed. Laterza 1998 A. G. Gargani, , ed. Einaudi 1997 A. G. Gargani, , ed. Laterza 1995 A. G. Gargani, , ed. Guerini e Associati 1994 External links Italian interview to Aldo Gargani, April 4, 2008 {{DEFAULTSORT:Gargani, Ald ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albrecht Wellmer
Albrecht Wellmer (9 July 1933 – 13 September 2018) was a German philosopher at the . Biography He studied mathematics and physics at Berlin and Kiel, then philosophy and sociology at Heidelberg and Frankfurt. He was an assistant to Jürgen Habermas at the University of Frankfurt from 1966 to 1970. He has held Professorships at the |
Alberto Toscano
Alberto Toscano (born 1 January 1977) is an Italian cultural critic, social theorist, philosopher, and translator. He has translated the work of Alain Badiou, including Badiou's ''The Century'' and ''Logics of Worlds''. He served as both editor and translator of Badiou's ''Theoretical Writings'' and ''On Beckett''. Work Toscano's own work has been described both as an investigation of the persistence of the idea of communism in contemporary thought and a genealogical inquiry into the concept of fanaticism. He is the author of ''The Theatre of Production'' (2006), and his book ''Fanaticism: The Uses of an Idea'' was published in 2010. Toscano has published on contemporary philosophy, politics and social theory. In an article on the Tarnac 9 case, written for ''The Guardian'' in December 2009, Toscano argues that society is losing its ability to distinguish between vandalism and terrorism. A reader in sociology at Goldsmiths, University of London, Toscano is a member of the edi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
