A-series and B-series Reference library
E. J. Lowe
The Oxford Companion to Philosophy (2 ed.)
These are terms introduced by J. M. E. McTaggart to describe two different ways in which events can be thought of as being ordered in ...
a-series of time Quick reference
A Dictionary of Philosophy (3 ed.)
Aaron, Richard Ithamar (1901–87) Reference library
The Continuum Encyclopedia of British Philosophy
R. I. Aaron was born in Seven Sisters on 6 November 1901, but brought up in Ynystawe in the
abacus Reference library
Richard L. Gregory
The Oxford Companion to the Mind (2 ed.)
abandonment Reference library
Thomas Baldwin
The Oxford Companion to Philosophy (2 ed.)
abandonment Quick reference
A Dictionary of Philosophy (3 ed.)
Term used by *existentialists to dramatize the sense of loss that comes from realizing that there is no external source of moral authority, such as a God....
Abbagnano, Nicola (1901–90) Quick reference
A Dictionary of Philosophy (3 ed.)
Abbot, Francis Ellingwood (1836–1903) Reference library
The Dictionary of Modern American Philosophers
Francis Ellingwood Abbot was born in Boston, Massachusetts on 6 November 1836. Following Boston Latin School, Abbot joined the class
Abbott, Edwin (1838–1926) Reference library
The Continuum Encyclopedia of British Philosophy
Edwin Abbott was born in London on 20 December 1838 and died of influenza, having been bedridden for seven years,
Abbott, Thomas Kingsmill (1829–1913) Reference library
The Continuum Encyclopedia of British Philosophy
Thomas Kingsmill Abbott was born in Dublin on 26 March 1829 and died there on 18 December 1913. He
Abbott, Lyman (1835–1922) Reference library
The Dictionary of Modern American Philosophers
Abbott Lyman was born on 18 December 1835 in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Lyman graduated from New York University with a BA
Abbt, Thomas (1738–66) Reference library
The Dictionary of Eighteenth-Century German Philosophers
Thomas Abbt was born in Ulm on 17 November 1738 and died in Bückeburg on 3 November 1766. The
‘Abd Al-Jabbar, Qadi (c.325–415) Reference library
The Biographical Encyclopaedia of Islamic Philosophy
‘Abd al-Jabbar b. Ahmad b. Khalil was born in Asadabad, a town in the southwest of Hamadan, probably around 325
Abderites Quick reference
A Dictionary of Philosophy (3 ed.)
Term for the two earliest *atomists, *Democritus and *Leucippus, both of whom came from Abdera in northern Greece....
‘Abdu, Muhammad (1849–1905) Reference library
The Biographical Encyclopaedia of Islamic Philosophy
Muhammad ‘Abdu was born in 1849 in lower Egypt and received a traditional religious education at home, in Tanta and
abduction Reference library
C. J. Hookway
The Oxford Companion to Philosophy (2 ed.)
Abductive reasoning accepts a conclusion on the grounds that it explains the available evidence. The term was introduced by Charles Peirce...
abduction Quick reference
A Dictionary of Philosophy (3 ed.)
Term introduced by *Peirce for the process of using evidence to reach a wider conclusion, as in inference to the best ...
Abduh, Muhammad (1849–1905) Quick reference
A Dictionary of Philosophy (3 ed.)
notable for attempting to reconcile Islam with elements in the modern world. His work The Theology of Unity was translated into English in ...
Abel, Jakob Friedrich von (1751–1829) Reference library
The Dictionary of Eighteenth-Century German Philosophers
Jakob Friedrich von Abel was born in Vaihingen, Württemberg on 9 May 1751 and died in Schorndorf in 1829.
Abelard, Peter Reference library
Alexander Broadie
The Oxford Companion to Philosophy (2 ed.)
(1079–1142).
Most widely known for his love affair with Héloïse, about which we learn a good deal from his letters to her as well as from his ...
