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  2. List of philosophical problems - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. History of philosophy - Wikipedia

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    A key innovation of Presocratic philosophy was its attempt to provide rational explanations for the cosmos as a whole. This approach contrasted with the prevailing Greek mythology , which offered theological interpretations—such as the myth of Uranus and Gaia —to emphasize the roles of gods and goddesses who continued to be worshipped even ...

  4. Philosophy - Wikipedia

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    It aims to answer questions such as how words are related to things and how language affects human thought and understanding. It is closely related to the disciplines of logic and linguistics. [136] The philosophy of language rose to particular prominence in the early 20th century in analytic philosophy due to the works of Frege and Russell ...

  5. List of philosophical concepts - Wikipedia

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    Cambridge change; Camp; Cartesian other; Cartesian Self; Categorical imperative; Categorization; Category of being; Causal adequacy principle; Causality; Chakra

  6. Western philosophy - Wikipedia

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    Modern philosophy and especially Enlightenment philosophy [60] is distinguished by its increasing independence from traditional authorities such as the Church, academia, and Aristotelianism; [61] [62] a new focus on the foundations of knowledge and metaphysical system-building; [63] [64] and the emergence of modern physics out of natural ...

  7. List of philosophies - Wikipedia

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    Absurdism – Academic skepticism – Achintya Bheda Abheda – Action, philosophy of – Actual idealism – Actualism – Advaita Vedanta – Aesthetic Realism – Aesthetics – African philosophy – Afrocentrism – Agential realism – Agnosticism – Agnostic theism – Ajātivāda – Ājīvika – Ajñana – Alexandrian school – Alexandrists – Ambedkarism – American philosophy ...

  8. Molyneux's problem - Wikipedia

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    Molyneux's problem is a thought experiment in philosophy [1] concerning immediate recovery from blindness. It was first formulated by William Molyneux , and notably referred to in John Locke 's An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1689).

  9. The Problems of Philosophy - Wikipedia

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    The Problems of Philosophy is a 1912 book by the philosopher Bertrand Russell, [1] in which the author attempts to create a brief and accessible guide to the problems of philosophy. He introduces philosophy as a repeating series of (failed) attempts to answer the same questions: Can we prove that there is an external world?