In 1997, I had a vision that I drew out in a flash that would change my life. It depicted the evolution of complexity that started with energy and grew into the dimensions of matter, life, mind, and ...

The debate over the nature of knowledge has long contended with the distinction between theoretical understanding (knowing that) and the capacity to perform tasks (knowing how). This research topic ...

Examine complex problems, challenge ideas, and communicate clearly in RIT’s versatile philosophy degree. Dynamic Curriculum: Provides a thorough grounding in core areas of philosophy (history of ...

A COMMON refrain heard around New Scientist‘s offices in recent weeks has been “episte… what?!” Even among educated and well-informed people, epistemology – the study of knowledge – is neither a ...

PROF. LADD, of Yale, is well known as an industrious writer on psychology, and upon philosophy regarded mainly from a psychologist's point of view. The present volume gives his Theory of Knowledge, ...

Boston, MA—January 8, 2009— In advance of the final ten episodes of this exciting, thought provoking television series, Wiley-Blackwell's presents its latest installment of its Philosophy and Pop ...

When we look at the world around us, we don't see everything. We can't. Humans evolved in a very specific environment and adapted to maximize their chances of surviving in it. We are creatures of the ...

Matthew Sharpe works for Deakin University. He is part of an ARC funded grant on the history of philosophy, its practice and practices, and relations to the world. “A great deal of philosophy doesn’t ...