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HAMILTON, Alexander

HAMILTON, Alexander (1757–1804)   Reference library

Rick Kennedy

Dictionary of Early American Philosophers

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Current Version:
2013
Subject:
Philosophy, Social sciences, Regional and Area Studies
Length:
914 words

Alexander Hamilton was born on 11 January 1757 in Nevis, British West Indies. He entered King’s College (later Columbia University)

Hume, David

Hume, David   Reference library

Peter Jones, Mary Mothersill, and James Grant

Encyclopedia of Aesthetics (2 ed.)

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2014
Subject:
Art & Architecture, Philosophy
Length:
12,244 words

To analyze Hume’s contribution to aesthetics, this entry comprises three essays: Survey of Thought “Of the Standard of Taste” Theory

Kantianism

Kantianism   Reference library

Graham Bird

The Oxford Companion to Philosophy (2 ed.)

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2005
Subject:
Philosophy
Length:
1,860 words

covers any philosophical view which derives from, or echoes, the central tenets of Kant's critical philosophy. After the publication of the ...

knowledge by acquaintance, and knowledge by description

knowledge by acquaintance, and knowledge by description   Reference library

Richard L. Gregory

The Oxford Companion to the Mind (2 ed.)

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2006
Subject:
Science and technology, Psychology, Philosophy
Length:
197 words
This distinction was made by Bertrand Russell (see especially Russell 1914: 151). Knowledge by acquaintance is ‘what we derive from sense’, which does not imply ‘even the smallest ... More
Russell's paradox

Russell's paradox   Reference library

Mark Sainsbury

The Oxford Companion to Philosophy (2 ed.)

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Current Version:
2005
Subject:
Philosophy
Length:
194 words
Central paradox in the theory of classes. Most classes are not members of themselves, but some are; for example, the class of non-men, being itself not a man, is a member of itself. Let ... More

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