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		Department of Philosophy - DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY - University of Liverpool ^Votes:0 Skip to navigation Skip main content Staff Students Search University of Liverpool for Department of Philosophy New MA Courses MA Art, Aesthetics and Cultural Institutions MA Philosophy as a Way of Life Research Our research interests are broad and include Philosophy of Mind, Ancient and Medieval Philosophy, Indian Philosophy, Ethics and more. Teaching Our teaching excellence is reflected in our score of 24/24 in the most recent teaching review. International We have an outstanding international reputation for Indian Philosophy and strong international links with philosophers working in this area. Philosophy Home News & Events About the Department Research Prospective Undergraduates Prospective Postgraduates Current Undergraduate Current Postgraduates Staff Contact Us philosophy @ large © Read More Go to Site


		Greek Philosophy Archive ^Votes:0 Welcome to the Greek Philosophy Archive That we've broken their statues, that we've driven them out of their temples, doesn't mean at all that the gods are dead. O land of Ionia, they're still in love with you, their souls still keep your memory. When an August dawn wakes over you, your atmosphere is potent with their life, and sometimes a young ethereal figure, indistinct, in rapid flight, wings across your hills. "Ionic" C.P. Cavafy, 1911 Dialogues of Plato Click above to download each of the dialogues of Plato. Works of Aristotle Click above to download the works of Aristotle. Visit our Sculpture Garden Click above to enter our Sculpture Garden and enjoy images of Ancient Greek sculpture, ceramics, mosaics and architecture. Works by other Greek Philosophers Click above to down Read More Go to Site

		HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY WESTERN PHILOSOPHY ^Votes:0 History of Contemporary Western Philosophy ?1997 by Eiichi ShimomissÉ Lecture 1 - Introduction Continental Rationalism (Descartes-Spinoza-Leibniz) Lecture 2 - RenÉ Descartes (1596-1650) Lecture 3 - Baruch de Spinoza (1632-1677) Lecture 4 - Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-176) British Empiricism (Locke-Berkeley-Hume) Lecture 5 - John Locke (1632-1704) Lecture 6 - George Berkeley (1685-1753) Lecture 7 - David Hume (1711-1776) Lecture 8 - The Philosophies of Enlightenment Lecture 9 - Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) [ Back ] Read More Go to Site

		History of Philosophy ^Votes:0 History of Philosophy The safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato. Alfred North Whitehead, Process and Reality , p. 53 [Free Press, 1969]; the painting is the School of Athens ( Scuola di Atene ) by Raphael, with Plato, pointing up, and Aristotle, gesturing down, in the middle. BILL MURRAY : "What did you study?" SCARLETT JOHANSSON : "Philosophy." BILL MURRAY : "Yeah, there's a good buck in that racket." SCARLETT JOHANSSON : "Well, so far it's pro bono." Lost in Translation , 2003, Focus Features Editorial Essays Index Western Philosophy Ancient Philosophy Greek Philosophy Hellenistic Philosophy Philosophy in Late Antiquity Mediaeval Philosophy Modern Philosophy Reviews Letters Eastern Philosophy Language Read More Go to Site

		History of Philosophy ^Votes:0 Philosophy Pages Search Dictionary Study Guide Logic F A Q s Traffic History Timeline Philosophers Locke History of Western Philosophy The pages of this section offer a narrative survey of the historical development of Western philosophy. Although some sections are nearly complete, this remains a work in progress; please be patient. For a different approach to the work of individual thinkers, please consult Assembled Philosophers , the Dictionary of Philosophical Terms and Names , or the Philosophy Timeline . Please note that references to the on-line editions of philosophical texts will open in a second browser window, while the narrative (and other Philosophy Pages material) remains here. Some users find it helpful to resize the two windows so that they appear side-by-side on the screen. Read More Go to Site

		HISTORY OF WESTERN PHILOSOPHY FROM 1492 TO1776 ^Votes:0 "if so great and considerable a part of the world as America is...was yet unknown to all the world besides for so many generations together; well may it be conceived, not only that some but many truths, yea and those of main concernment and importance, may yet be unknown." --Thomas Godwin, 1642 This web site is intended for anyone interested in the stars and marvels of the history of philosophy from the 16th through the 18th century. This web site is also the Home Port for a class here at Oregon State University: Phl 302, Great Voyages: the History of Western Philosophy from 1492-1776, Winter 1997. The website is divided into two main sections - The Era and The Course . If you are a visitor mainly interested in material about the history of philosophy, The Era will likely be of most intere Read More Go to Site

		Important Influences in the History of Philosophy ^Votes:0 Important Influences in the History of Philosophy Important Influences in the History of Philosophy Ancient Philosophy of India The Vedas The Upanishads The Mahabharata The Ramayana The Puranas The Darshanas (Six Systems of Indian Philosophy) - Nyaya School, Vaisheshika School, Sankhya School, Yoga School ( Pata&#241jali - 2rd century C.E.), Mimamsa School, Vedanta School ( Shankara c.788-822, Ramanuja c.1056-1137, Madhva c.1197-1276) Madhyamika Buddhism ( Nagarjuna 2nd century C.E.) Ancient Chinese Philosophy Kongfuzi (Confucius/K'ung Fu Tzu) 551-479 B.C. Mozi (Mo Tzu) c.470-381 B.C. Mengzi (Mencius/Meng Tzu) 372-289 B.C. Laozi (Lao Tzu) 6th century B.C. Chuang Tzu 369-286 B.C. Hsun Tzu 300-215 B.C. School of Names (Hui Shih 380-305 B.C., Kung-sun Lung c.320-250 B.C.) The Legalist School Read More Go to Site

		Introduction To Philosophy Online Text Textbook ^Votes:0 I ntroduction To Philosophy an Online Textbook by Philip A. Pecorino, Ph.D. Professor of Philosophy Queensborough Community College, CUNY Table of Contents for the Online Textbook text text text textbook textbook textbook Introduction to Philosophy Introduction to Philosophy Introduction to Philosophy Introduction to Philosophy Read More Go to Site

		MIA Philosophy Resource from Andy Blunden ^Votes:0 Non-frame browsers can reach this page at: front_pg.htm Read More Go to Site

		Redirects for Victorian Web, Postcolonial Web, and Cyberspace, Hypertext, & Critical Theory ^Votes:0 < faculty grants > < projects > < about > < staff > < publications > < search > George Landow's sites are no longer hosted at STG. They are now hosted at the following places Victorian Web: http://www.victorianweb.org/ Postcolonial Web: http://www.postcolonialweb.org/ Cyberspace, Hypertext, & Critical Theory: http://www.cyberartsweb.org/cpace/ For more information, see http://www.landow.com/ or send email to george_landow@brown.edu . : help : software : getting started : training : off campus : buying : email : myAccount : telephone : policy : being secure : cis home return to main content of page Read More Go to Site

		Skepticism ^Votes:0 General Glossary Philosophy Skepticism is the Western philosophical tradition that maintains that human beings can never arrive at any kind of certain knowledge. Originating in Greece in the middle of the fourth century BC, skepticism and its derivatives are based on the following principles: There is no such thing as certainty in human knowledge. All human knowledge is only probably true, that is, true most of the time, or not true. Several non-Western cultures have skeptical traditions, particularly Buddhist philosophy, but properly speaking, skepticism refers only to a Greek philosophical tradition and its Greek, Roman, and European derivatives. The school of Skeptic philosophers were called the "Skeptikoi" in Greece. The word is derived from the Greek verb, "skeptomai," which means "to Read More Go to Site

		Table of Contents ^Votes:0 Jump to Letter A · B · C · D · E · F · G H · I · J · K · L · M · N O · P · Q · R · S · T · U V · W · X · Y · Z Search the SEP • Advanced Search • Tools • RSS Feed Table of Contents • What's New • Archives • Projected Contents Editorial Information • About the SEP • Editorial Board • How to Cite the SEP • Special Characters Support the SEP Contact the SEP © Metaphysics Research Lab , CSLI , Stanford University Table of Contents A abduction (Peter Lipton) Abelard [Abailard], Peter (Peter King) Abner of Burgos (Charles Manekin) abortion (Margaret Little) Abrabanel, Judah (Aaron Hughes) abstract objects (Gideon Rosen) Academy, Plato's (Wolfgang Mann) accidental properties — see essential vs. accidental properties action (George Wilson) jo Read More Go to Site

		The European Enlightenment ^Votes:0 The European Enlightenment Pre-Enlightenment Europe The Case of England Seventeenth Century Enlightenment Thought RenÉ Descartes Blaise Pascal The Scientific Revolution The Eighteenth Century The Philosophes Jean-Jacques Rousseau Women: Communities, Economies, and Opportunities Absolute Monarchy and Enlightened Absolutism The Industrial Revolution of the Eighteenth Century Resources A Gallery of Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Visual Culture Enlightenment Reader A Glossary of Enlightenment Terms and Concepts Internet Resources on the European Enlightenment Administration About "The European Enlightenment" Bibliography of Sources Copyright Notices World Civilizations Home Page ?1996, Richard Hooker For information contact: Richard Hines Updated 6-6-1999 Read More Go to Site

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