Benedict de Spinoza: Philosophy of Religion Philosophers generally count Spinoza (1632-1677), along with Descartes (1596-1650) and Leibniz (1646-1716), as one of the great rationalists of the 17th century, but he was also a keen student of religion whose analysis has shaped our modern outlook. For those at home in secular liberal democracies, much seems familiar … Continue reading Benedict de Spinoza: Religion→| Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
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A commenter the other day used "chisholm" as a verb, reminding me that it has been a while since The Philosophical Lexicon has made the rounds (or so it seems to me). Here's the definition of "chisholm": chisholm, v. To make repeated small alterations in a definition or example. "He started with definition (d.8) and| Daily Nous - news for & about the philosophy profession
A new study is underway to learn about neurodiversity in philosophers. The eventual aim is to discover whether and how neurodiversity is related to different philosophical views. One of the researchers involved in the study, Thomas Nadelhoffer (College of Charleston), writes: My collaborators and I are conducting research on neurodiversity in professional philosophers (and those| Daily Nous - news for & about the philosophy profession