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A prominent question in meta-philosophy is that of whether or not philosophical progress occurs and more so, whether such progress in philosophy is even possible. It has even been disputed, most notably by Ludwig Wittgenstein, whether genuine philosophical problems actually exist.
In a paper delivered to the Aristotelian Society on 12 March 1956, [1] Walter Bryce Gallie (1912–1998) introduced the term essentially contested concept to facilitate an understanding of the different applications or interpretations of the sorts of abstract, qualitative, and evaluative notions [2] —such as "art", "philanthropy", [3] "power ...
The journal was established in November 2018 by academic moral philosophers Francesca Minerva, Jeff McMahan, and Peter Singer. [1] [4] It began accepting submissions in April 2020, [5] looking for "careful, rigorous, unpolemical discussion of issues that are widely considered controversial, in the sense that certain views about them might be regarded by many people as morally, socially, or ...
A seminal essay by Don Marquis argues that abortion is wrong because it deprives the embryo of a valuable future. [29] Marquis begins by arguing that what makes it wrong to kill a normal adult human being is the fact that the killing inflicts a terrible harm on the victim.
Pages in category "Philosophy controversies" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
Core tenent of irrationalism is to be opposed to philosophy of rationalism. Since the term irrationalism is often used as a derogatory accusation to criticize other positions as unreasonable, unscientific and thus wrong, it is controversial as a scientific category, especially in individual cases.
John Searle, Intentionality: An Essay in the Philosophy of Mind, 1983 Stephen Stich , From Folk Psychology to Cognitive Science: The Case Against Belief , 1983 Ruth Garrett Millikan , Language, Thought, and Other Biological Categories: New Foundations for Realism , 1984
The collection includes essays on the subjects of sociology, ethics and philosophy.In the eponymous essay, Russell displays a series of arguments and reasoning with the aim of stating how the 'belief in the virtue of labour causes great evils in the modern world, and that the road to happiness and prosperity lies instead in a diminution of labour' and how work 'is by no means one of the ...