Nicolas Malebranche: Life and works

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Nicolas Malebranche, born in Paris in 1638, made his first studies of philosophy and theology, from 1654 to 1659, at the college of La Marche and at the Sorbonne; he entered as a novice at the Oratory in 1660, was … Read More

Marketing and your business

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Customer reviews play a significant role in the success of your business. Word of mouth can either help your business grow or destroy it. The ultimate goal of marketing is to build customer loyalty. Marketing is about identifying customer needs … Read More

Philosophy of the 14th century: Duns Scotus (2)

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Duns Scotus also seems to abandon the principle of universal analogy which, for Bonaventure and even for Saint Thomas, was the great driving force of continuity. By declaring that Being has a univocal and not equivocal meaning with regard to … Read More

The Epicurean Canonical

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Epicurus,” says Cicero, “has many very brilliant words; but he hardly cares to remain in agreement with himself.” (6) His philosophy is in fact one of those which proceeds by discrete and separate evidences, each of which is sufficient in … Read More

Is a new ”AI winter” coming?

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The field of artificial intelligence (AI) has enjoyed a renaissance over the past decade, marked by groundbreaking advances in machine learning, natural language processing, and generative AI. From AI-powered chatbots to self-driving cars, the technology has captivated industries and investors … Read More

Aristotle, Organon – Topics: on dialectic

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Aristotle is the inventor of formal logic, that is to say of that part of logic which gives rules of reasoning independent of the content of the thoughts on which one reasons. But, despite appearances, the logical writings gathered under … Read More

Mathematical notations in physics

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Physics is a science that is essentially based on measurement and modeling. The physicist’s background must therefore contain the tools and methods that allow him to: derive rational information from his measurements. approach the behavior of a model system using … Read More

Plato and Platonism

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From the time immediately following Plato, there has been disagreement about the meaning of his dialogues. From Antiquity to the present day, we see divergent doctrines claiming to be his inspiration; at the time of Cicero, for example, some attached … Read More

World Philosophy Day

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World Philosophy Day, celebrated annually on the third Thursday of November, is a global recognition of the enduring value of philosophy in shaping human thought, ethics and society. Established by UNESCO in 2002, the day serves as an opportunity to … Read More

The Stoics and Hellenism (2)

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We know the broad outlines of the political history of Greece at this time; it is a closed field where the successors of Alexander, particularly the kings of Macedonia and the Ptolemies, confront each other. The cities or leagues of … Read More

The diffusion of Aristotle’s works in the West during the 13th century

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The complete knowledge of Aristotle’s works, translated into Latin, either from Arabic or from Greek, open up to philosophical thought a field hitherto almost unknown and give for the first time the direct revelation of a pagan thought, which has … Read More

Muslim Theologians of the Middle Ages Eastern Philosophy

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Their belonging to Islam remains, however, a fundamental fact. The Koran has not engendered, as we know, any dogmatic theology analogous to that which dominated Europe. There are several reasons for this; first, most of the theological controversies arose from … Read More

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