Thomism is the school of philosophy that follows the teachings and ideologies of Thomas Aquinas, a Catholic theologian and philosopher. Aquinas combined Christian theology and…
Niccolo Machiavelli was a 15th century writer whose name often evokes feelings of distrust and mischief because of the ideas outlined in his greatest work…
The above question has been asked by many people several times. Some people believe Fredrick Nietzsche is not a nihilist. To them, the philosopher was…
Famously referred to as Voltaire, Francois-Marie Arouet was a philosopher, historian, and writer who singlehandedly defined the 18th century Enlightenment movement. He was famous for…
The year was 1776 and America had unanimously agreed that it was time to get her independence from Britain, its colonial masters. The troops were…
The German philosopher Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz stands tall in the history philosophy today. He and philosophers like Baruch Spinoza and Rene Descartes were the three…
Parmenides was one of the most famous and prominent pre-Socrates philosophers, founder and principal agent of the Eleatic school in ancient Greek. Most times he…
We live in a time where government is seen as being far from the people. Most persons have a general distrust of their government, and…
Have you thought about how we come by to have views and perceptions in our lives? Have you wondered how you were before you started…
Socrates was an ancient Greek philosopher who is regarded as one of the founders of Western philosophy. He is reputed to be one of the…
Auguste Comte was a French philosopher whose philosophy and scientific methods have greatly advanced the field of social science. He is popularly known as the…
In the event of his father’s death, Avicenna was offered an administrative post in Samanid. However, he was forced to relocate to Gurganj in Khwarazm,…
While on his death bed, after a protracted pain and suffering from kidney stone, he wrote of that day as his happy day. In his…
I exist therefore I am” is a famous quote made by the French philosopher and mathematician René Descartes. He is regarded as the father of…
Mozi was a Chinese philosopher who was active during China’s Hundred Schools of Thought period. He is best known for being the first ever scholar…
Parmenides was one of the most challenging thinkers in the history of Greek philosophy. His most impressive work On Nature, a metaphysical poem, has undoubtedly…
History, as the saying goes, is an excellent teacher and so is the life of every great man or woman. We have a lot to…
The transcendentalism movement started in New England in the 1830s and continued from then until the 1850s. Many philosophers were involved in this movement including…
Around the time Jean-Jacques Rousseau was born, there were many philosophers with many theories already in existence. Socrates, Aristotle, and Plato were the pioneers of…
Faith and reason are authoritative sources on which beliefs can be based. The reason is believed to be the doctrine for a practical inquest, be…