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Kevin Kane in The Love of Wisdom

Feb 19, 2017

The Intuition/Deduction Thesis

What’s that all about?

~ Rationalism vs. Empiricism / The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

The Intuition/Deduction Thesis

Kevin Kane in The Love of Wisdom

Mar 7, 2017

Was Freud a Philosopher?

Sigmund Freud and the philosopher’s stone.

Kevin Kane in The Love of Wisdom

Feb 19, 2017

The Innate Knowledge Thesis

What’s that all about?

~ Rationalism vs. Empiricism / The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

The Innate Knowledge thesis joins the Intuition/Deduction thesis in asserting that we have a priori knowledge, but it does not offer…

Kevin Kane in The Love of Wisdom

Feb 18, 2017

Chronology of Kierkegaard’s Life and Works

Kierkegaard was very prolific.

Kevin Kane in The Love of Wisdom

Mar 7, 2017

The Swedish Education System

Stockholm pre-school to high school (example).

Four of five children in…

Kevin Kane in The Love of Wisdom

Mar 7, 2017

Was Darwin a 20th Century Philosopher?

Darwin passed away in the 1800s.

Charles Darwin, in full Charles…

Kevin Kane in The Love of Wisdom

Feb 19, 2017

I Am Right, You Are Wrong

Observations (1990) by Dr. Edward De Bono.

Kevin Kane in The Love of Wisdom

Mar 7, 2017

Is philosophy a science?

Philosophy is the original science.

Kevin Kane in The Love of Wisdom

Feb 19, 2017

The “Mystery” of Johannes Climacus

It was one of Søren Kierkegaard’s pen names.

Commented Anthony D. Storm, a fan of Kierkegaard:

Johannes Climacus is the author of the Philosophical Fragments and its companion piece, the Concluding Unscientific…

Kevin Kane in The Love of Wisdom

Feb 19, 2017

Empiricism

What’s that all about?

Empiricists endorse the following claim for some subject area.

The Empiricism Thesis:

Empiricism about a particular subject rejects the corresponding version of the Intuition/Deduction thesis…

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The word Philosophy from ancient Greek “φιλοσοφία” (philosophia) literally means “love of wisdom”. It’s a passion for knowledge. Mans search of meaning.

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