philosophy
101analytical philosophy — The philosophy that takes the process of analysis to be central to philosophical method and progress. The common idea of analytical philosophers was that the surface form of a language may conceal hidden logical structure, and may mislead us as… …
102history, philosophy of — Reflection upon the nature of history, or of historical thinking. The term was used in the 18th century (e.g. by Voltaire ) to mean critical historical thinking, as opposed to the mere collection and repetition of stories about the past. In Hegel …
103linguistic philosophy — A not entirely happy name for the philosophical method of taking language, rather than what the language ostensibly concerns, as the primary datum. Rather than studying numbers, or space and time, or the mind, the philosopher distinctively… …
104religion, philosophy of — The attempt to understand the concepts involved in religious belief: existence, necessity, fate, creation, sin, justice, mercy, redemption, God. Until the 20th century the history of western philosophy is closely intertwined with attempts to make …
105art, philosophy of — The philosophy of art is distinguished from the wider topic of aesthetics only by confining attention to the aesthetic appreciation of deliberately produced works of art. A central problem is therefore that of defining what feature distinguishes… …
106economics, philosophy of — The basic questions of economics blend with those of political philosophy and ethics. Perhaps the most fundamental concern is whether we can compare and measure different levels of well being in economic terms, given that the sources of value are …
107mind, philosophy of — The philosophy of mind seeks to answer such questions as: is mind distinct from matter? Can we define what it is to be conscious, and can we give principled reasons for deciding whether other creatures are conscious, or whether machines might be… …
108organism, philosophy of — Title for the philosophy of nature espoused by Whitehead …
109Oxford philosophy — See linguistic philosophy …
110social philosophy — The attempt to understand and to chart the basic categories with which to think about the social aspects of human life. Topics given separate discussions include anarchism, authority, class (social), exploitation, holism, individualism, law,… …
