African Philosophy 1. Introduction One of the primary impediments to understanding African philosophy is the large number of culture-specific terms and ...

Atomic Theory in Indian Philosophy 1. Introduction Philosophy has been one of the most thriving enterprises in Indian culture. It has continued to thrive ...

Divine Command Theories of Ethics 1. Introduction Published more than thirty years ago and very sparsely commented upon since, Phillip Quinn's "Divine ...

Concepts of God 1. Different conceptions of God It is useful for our purposes to speak of "pictures" or "conceptions" of God rather than "belief in" God, ...

Medical Ethics 1. Introduction to Medical Ethics Medical ethics is a system of moral principles that apply values and judgments to the practice of ...

Informed Consent in the Practice of Law 1. Introduction But informed consent may also come to issue in the setting of lawyer-client relations that are ...

Error Theory of Ethics 1. Introduction There is a modern argument from biologists that moral philosophy is strictly superfluous; that a general understanding ...

Equality, Moral and Social 1. Introduction Since it has a number of quite separate claims, it does not have a single easy central thesis. However, it does ...

Probability and Chance 1. Introduction Characteristic of this definition of probability can be seen in the experiment of flipping a coin. When a fair coin ...

Mind-Body Problem 1. Introduction The mind-body problem is a philosophical problem that is concerned with the issue of the relationship between the mind ...