Author: Addison Ellis Category: Historical Philosophy, Epistemology Word Count: 1000 Editor’s Note: This essay is the second of two essays in a series authored by Addison on the topic of philosophical idealism. Part 1 on Berkeley's Subjective Idealism can be read here. In the 18th Century, what has become known as the empiricist picture of … Continue reading Idealism Pt. 2: Kant’s Transcendental Idealism
Author: Addison Ellis Category: Historical Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology Word Count: 1000 Editor’s Note: This essay is the first of two essays in a series authored by Addison on the topic of philosophical idealism. Part 2 on Kant's Transcendental Idealism can be read here. We often take it for granted that we have some knowledge about … Continue reading Idealism Pt. 1: Berkeley’s Subjective Idealism
Author: Addison Ellis Category: Phenomenology and Existentialism, Ethics Word Count: 1000 Video below 1. Mr. Green Mr. Green is many things: a teacher, a husband, a father, a college graduate, and a medical patient, to name a few. Some of his features may be counted as accomplishments, others failures, and yet others unlucky accidents thrust upon … Continue reading Existentialism
Author: Addison Ellis Category: Philosophy of Mind and Language Word Count: 1000 Imagine: You direct your web browser to Google Translate. You select English as the input language and Chinese as the output language. You type 'Horses are really cool!' into the input field. In the blink of an eye, the output field reads '马是真的很酷!' We know … Continue reading Intentionality
