Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature Characters

Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature Character List

Kant

Kant is a philosopher who transformed the ancient concept of philosophy-metaphysics as an "empress of the sciences." Kant concentrated on the universal understanding of knowledge.

Wittgenstein

Wittgenstein is a revolutionary philosopher who introduced new thinking that defines the foundations of knowledge. Unlike most ancient philosophers, Wittgenstein creates room for criticism.

Heidegger

Heidegger belongs to the group of theorists who constructed a new set of metaphysical classes and comprehension. Heidegger's work has nothing to do with the findings of knowledge, epistemological background, or the Cartesian expedition for inevitability.

Dewey

Dewey is a philosopher who neutralized the philosophical assumptions of Hegel regarding the history of knowledge. Dewey's intellectual work focuses on self-deception that deconstructs the conclusions and beliefs of the 17th-century philosophers.

Aquinas

Aquinas asserts that the likelihood of a post-Kantian ethos, one in which there is no all-inclusive chastisement which legalizes its conclusions is based on unrealistic assumption. As a philosopher, Aquinas believes that God exists and that can be proved naturally.

Ryle

Ryle is a philosopher who questions behaviorism and materialism in his works but makes a conclusion which the narrator disagrees with. Ryle concludes that neo-dualists are joyous to agree with mental states, which the narrator finds ironic.

Descartes

Descartes is a famous philosopher who denounces the philosophical schools who think that they are substitutes to foundations of knowledge and better thinking. According to Descartes, he provides a better theory of reasoning and thinking because it is based on ethics.

Hobbes

Hobbes defines philosophy as knowledge acquired through argumentation. Unlike other philosophers who assume that their findings are final and conclusive, the narrator tends to agree with Hobbies.

Lecky

Lecky thinks that modern philosophers such as Hobbes and Descartes' work contradict the science and theology findings. According to Lecky, cultural role plays a critical role in philosophy, and it does not discourage theorists from basing their conclusions on science and theology.

Hegel

Hegel is a philosopher who speculated idealism and argued that it does not dominate Germany’s intellectual scene. Hegel’s work concentrates on the subjectivity and objectivity of philosophical findings.

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