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Gadamer, Hans-Georg
Robert Dostal
Subject: Philosophy »
Date Added: 2015-09-29
Hans-Georg Gadamer Introduction Hans-Georg Gadamer (b. 1900–d. 2002) is known primarily for establishing philosophical hermeneutics as an impo...
Geometry, Epistemology of
Joshua Eisenthal, Lydia Patton
Subject: Philosophy »
Date Added: 2020-03-25
Epistemology of GeometryIntroductionFrom Euclid to Einstein, geometry has continually shown itself to be a remarkably rich area of philosophical inqui...
God and Possible Worlds
Klaas J. Kraay, Aylish Chantler, Kirk Lougheed
Subject: Philosophy »
Date Added: 2014-11-25
God and Possible Worlds Introduction This article surveys some contemporary literature in analytic philosophy of religion bearing on the relat...
God, Arguments for the Existence of
Graham Oppy
Subject: Philosophy »
Date Added: 2012-05-23
Arguments for the Existence of GodIntroductionPhilosophical discussion of arguments for the existence of God appeared to have become extinct during th...
God, The Existence and Attributes of
Trent Dougherty
Subject: Philosophy »
Date Added: 2011-06-29
The Existence and Attributes of God Introduction This entry focuses on the contents of the core conversation about God in recent Anglophone ana...
Grice, Paul
Matthew A. Benton
Subject: Philosophy »
Date Added: 2015-03-30
Paul GriceIntroductionHerbert Paul Grice (b. 1913–d. 1988) was a British philosopher and linguist, and one of the pivotal figures in philosophy during...
Habermas, Jürgen
Max Cherem
Subject: Philosophy »
Date Added: 2019-11-26
Jürgen HabermasIntroductionJürgen Habermas (b. 1929–) was born outside of Düsseldorf, Germany, and came of age at the tail end of World War II. He is ...
Heaven and Hell
Jonathan L. Kvanvig
Subject: Philosophy »
Date Added: 2010-05-10
Heaven and Hell Introduction The Western doctrines of heaven and hell have their source in religions of the Abrahamic tradition, involving a co...
Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich: Aesthetics
Beat Wyss
Subject: Philosophy »
Date Added: 2017-07-26
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel: AestheticsIntroductionGeorg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (b. 1770–d. 1831) developed his aesthetics by a series of lectures,...
Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich: Metaphysics
Paul Redding
Subject: Philosophy »
Date Added: 2015-08-31
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel: Metaphysics Introduction No scholarly consensus exists about the nature and evaluation of Hegel’s “metaphysics....
Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich: Philosophy of History
David Duquette
Subject: Philosophy »
Date Added: 2010-05-10
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel: Philosophy of HistoryIntroductionHegel’s philosophy of history emphasizes the development of freedom and the consciousn...
Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich: Philosophy of Politics
Thom Brooks
Subject: Philosophy »
Date Added: 2010-05-10
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel: Philosophy of PoliticsIntroductionG. W. F. Hegel is widely considered to be one of the most important philosophers in t...
Heidegger, Martin: Early Works
Denis McManus
Subject: Philosophy »
Date Added: 2010-05-10
Martin Heidegger: Early Works Introduction Martin Heidegger (1889–1976) is often described as one of the great philosophers of the 20th centu...
Hermeneutics
Kristin Gjesdal
Subject: Philosophy »
Date Added: 2011-08-26
Hermeneutics Introduction The term hermeneutics refers to the interpretation of a given text, speech, or symbolic expression (such as art). Ho...
Higher Education, Philosophy of
Thaddeus Metz
Subject: Philosophy »
Date Added: 2013-09-30
Philosophy of Higher Education Introduction This article aims to minimize overlap with the Oxford Bibliographies article Philosophy of Educati...
History, Philosophy of
Daniel Little
Subject: Philosophy »
Date Added: 2012-09-20
Philosophy of HistoryIntroductionWhen philosophers have written about “history,” they have often had different and even incompatible goals in mind. On...
Hobbes, Thomas
Johann Sommerville
Subject: Philosophy »
Date Added: 2013-06-25
Thomas Hobbes Introduction Thomas Hobbes (b. 1579–d. 1688) was an English philosopher best known for his work in political and moral philosoph...
Horkheimer, Max
J.C. Berendzen
Subject: Philosophy »
Date Added: 2014-07-30
Max Horkheimer Introduction Max Horkheimer (b. 1895–d. 1973) is one of the primary figures associated with the “Frankfurt School,” which is th...
Human Rights
John-Stewart Gordon
Subject: Philosophy »
Date Added: 2013-03-19
Human RightsIntroductionThere is an enormous range of contemporary and rapidly expanding literature on human rights that pervades almost every area of...
Hume, David: Aesthetics
Timothy M. Costelloe
Subject: Philosophy »
Date Added: 2018-11-29
David Hume: AestheticsIntroductionUnlike other writers in the tradition of 18th-century aesthetics, Hume never devoted a major work to the subject des...
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