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Showing posts with label history of philosophy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label history of philosophy. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Short Summary: Romanticism - History of Philosophy

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Romanticism is similar to the philosophy of the Renesance in being a reaction to the emphasis on reason inherited from the enlightenment a...

Short Summary: Immanuel Kant - History of Philosophy

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Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) felt it was essential to preserve religion (Was Christian.) He was also a professor of philosophy, so he knew so...

Short Summary: Philosophy of the Enlightenment - History of Philosophy

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The characteristics of the French Enlightenment philosophers are opposition to authority, rationalism, cultural optimism, return to nature...

Short Summary: David Hume and George Berkeley - History of Philosophy

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David Hume (1711-1776) was an empiricist who influenced Kant. According to Hume experience is the key to life. You have two perceptions: i...

Short Summary: John Locke - History of Philosophy

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John Locke (1632-1704) was an empiricist , which is opposite of a rationalist (like Descartes and Spinoza). According to Locke's empir...

Short Summary: Spinoza - History of Philosophy

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Spinoza (1632-1677) was an excommunicated Jew who  had a historico-critical interpretation of the Bible. Spinoza wanted to see things from...
Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Short Summary: Rene Descartes - History of Philosophy

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Rene Descartes (1596-1650) was both a philosopher and a mathematician; a rationalist who only believed in reason. Descartes wanted to buil...

Short Summary: Renaissance, Reformation and Baroque - History of Philosophy

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Renaissance + Reformation Birth of humanism – importance of individual. “Go to the source.” Many technical advancements made: compass, g...