Filosofia e Ciências Humanas
Sociology of knowledge – Verbete da “The Encyclopedia of Philosophy” – Paul Edward, Editor in Chief. vol VII. Collier Macmillan Publishers, London. Social origin of ideas. While there is general agreement among .scholars in the field that social relationships provide the key to the understanding of the genesis of ideas, there are also far-reaching disagreements … Ler mais
SIMPLICIUS, sixthcentury Neoplatonist and commentator on Aristotle, studied in Alexandria under Ammonius and in Athens under Damascius. The School at Athens was closed in 529, and Simplicius withdrew to Persia. When he returned, his paganism barred him from lecturing.
Verbete da “The Encyclopedia of Philosophy” – Paul Edward, Editor in Chief. vol VII. Collier Macmillan Publishers, London. SKOVORODA, GREGORY SAVVICH (1722-1794), Ukrainian poet, fabulist, philosopher, and religious thinker. Skovoroda was educated at the Kiev Theological Academy. As a young man he traveled in eastern and western Europe and paid brief visits io St. Petersburg … Ler mais
SKEPTICISM, as a critical philosophical attitude, questions the reliability of the knowledge claims raised by philosophers and others. Originally the Creek term skeptikos meant “inquirers.” Philosophical skeptics have been engaged in inquiry into alleged human achievements in different fields lo see if any knowledge has been or could be gained by them
REALISM. K. J. Hirst Verbete da "The Encyclopedia of Philosophy" – Paul Edward, Editor in Chief. vol VII. Collier Macmillan Publishers, London. In the early history of philosophy, particulary in medieval thought, the term "realism" was used, in opposition to nominalism, for the doctrine that universals have a real, objective existence. In modern philosophy, … Ler mais