An introduction to the ethics of Mo Di, or Mozi, (墨子, c. 470 – c. 391 BCE), the founding figure of Mohism, a philosophical, social, and self-defense movement during the Warring States era (479–221 BCE) in China.
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Marquis de Condorcet’s Jury Theorem and Democracy
This essay explains Marquis de Condorcet’s "jury theorem" and how philosophers have used it as an argument for democracy.
What Is Misogyny?
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Gricean Conversational Implicature: What We Say and What We Mean
Author: Thomas Hodgson Category: Philosophy of Mind and Language Word count: 997 Alex and Chris are making cabbage soup and realize that there isn’t any cabbage in the kitchen. Alex states ‘there is a market nearby’. Chris takes Alex to have said that there is a market nearby. Alex also meant that cabbage can be … Continue reading Gricean Conversational Implicature: What We Say and What We Mean
Formal Logic: Symbolizing Arguments in Quantificational or Predicate Logic
There are many varieties of formal logic of varying complexity. Here we survey one that’s somewhat more complex than sentential or propositional logic, but still fairly elementary: quantificational or predicate logic.
Philosophy of Space and Time: Are the Past and Future Real?
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Philosophy and Race: An Introduction to Philosophy of Race
An introduction to philosophy and race.
Bayesianism
This essay is an introduction to Bayesianism. Bayesianism says that degrees of belief or justification can be represented by probabilities, and that we can assess the rationality of degrees of belief — of credences — by seeing whether they follow a certain set of rules.
Praise and Blame
We praise people for morally good things: giving to charity, being generous, having compassion for the needy. We blame for morally bad things: cheating on one’s spouse, being selfish, harboring ill will towards others. What are praise and blame, though? When are they appropriate? This essay reviews influential answers to these questions.
G. E. M. Anscombe’s “Modern Moral Philosophy”
An introduction to Gertrude Elizabeth Margaret Anscombe's famous 1958 article "Modern Moral Philosophy."