"Nihilism" is a term mostly associated with Friedrich Nietzsche. But it precedes him by nearly a century. Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi coins it in 1799 to name what he regards as philosophy’s inescapable error. 1. PSR and Individuality According to Jacobi, philosophy demands total intelligibility and refuses to accept anything on faith. For philosophy, there can…| Blog of the APA
Matt: Hi, Victoria! How are you doing this morning? Victoria: Good. Well, it’s evening for me here in England. Matt: Right. Well, really lovely to connect with you. Victoria: Ye…| Footnotes2Plato
The following reflections are based on transcribed excerpts from a recent podcast that should appear at the end of the year and that I will be sure to share. Do I consider myself a Whiteheadian? On…| Footnotes2Plato
In this video, James Schofield and I have detailed discussion about process philosophy, with a focus on our respective backgrounds, interests, and scholarly work. James begins by introducing his a…| Footnotes2Plato