Methodological solipsism — In epistemology and the philosophy of mind, methodological solipsism has at least two distinct definitions: Methodological solipsism is the epistemological thesis that the individual self and its states are the sole possible or proper starting… … Wikipedia
Solipsism — (Latin: solus , alone + ipse , self) is the philosophical idea that My mind is the only thing that I know exists. Solipsism is an epistemological or metaphysical position that knowledge of anything outside the mind is unjustified. The external… … Wikipedia
Metaphysical solipsism — is the variety of idealism which is based on the argument that no reality exists other than one s own mind or mental states, and that the individual mind is the whole of reality and the external world has no independent existence. It is expressed … Wikipedia
List of philosophy topics (I-Q) — II and thou I Ching I Ching I proposition I Thou I Thou relationshipIaIamblichus (philosopher)IbYahya Ibn Adi Yahya Ibn Adi Ibn al Arabi Muhyi al Din Ibn al Arabi Abu Bakr Ibn Bajja Abu Bakr Ibn Bājja Abu Bakr Muhammad Ibn Yahya Ibn as Say igh… … Wikipedia
Falsifiability — Are all swans white? Falsifiability or refutability of an assertion, hypothesis or theory is the logical possibility that it can be contradicted by an observation or the outcome of a physical experiment. That something is falsifiable does not… … Wikipedia
Hermeneutics — Gadamer and Ricoeur G.B.Madison THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: ROMANTIC HERMENEUTICS Although the term ‘hermeneutics’ (hermeneutica) is, in its current usage, of early modern origin,1 the practice it refers to is as old as western civilization itself … History of philosophy
Internalism and externalism — See also Externalism. Internalism and externalism are two opposing ways of explaining various subjects in several areas of philosophy. These include human motivation, knowledge, justification, meaning and truth. The distinction arises in many… … Wikipedia
List of topics in philosophy of mind — * Alan Turing * Alexius Meinong * Anomalous monism * Anthony Kenny * Arnold Geulincx * Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness * Australian materialism * Baruch Spinoza * Biological naturalism * Brain in a vat * C. D. Broad *… … Wikipedia
Idealism (italian) and after — Italian idealism and after Gentile, Croce and others Giacomo Rinaldi INTRODUCTION The history of twentieth century Italian philosophy is strongly influenced both by the peculiar character of its evolution in the preceding century and by… … History of philosophy
Naturalism (philosophy) — This article is about the term that is used in philosophy. For other uses, see Naturalism (disambiguation). Part of a series on Irreligion … Wikipedia
