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P_4_02 Philosophy & Meaning

P_4_02 — Perennial Philosophy and Universal Wisdom

The Perennial Philosophy — philosophia perennis — is the thesis that beneath the surface diversity of the world's religious and spiritual traditions lies a SINGLE, universal truth about the nature of reality and human ex

perennial philosophy philosophia perennis Huxley Leibniz Steuco mysticism
P_4_15 Verified Philosophy & Meaning

P_4_15 — Japanese Philosophy: Zen, Bushido, Wabi-Sabi, Mono no Aware

Japanese philosophy encompasses a rich, distinctive tradition that has woven together indigenous Shinto concepts (sacredness of nature, ritual purity, musubi — the vital creative force), continental imports from Chinese

Japanese philosophy Zen bushido wabi-sabi mono no aware Nishida Kitarō
P_4_05 Philosophy & Meaning

P_4_05 — Stoicism — Ancient Resilience Philosophy Applied to Modern Existence

Stoicism — founded by Zeno of Citium circa 300 BCE and developed over five centuries by thinkers ranging from freed slaves to Roman emperors — is one of history's most practically influential philosophical systems. Its c

Stoicism Zeno of Citium Seneca Epictetus Marcus Aurelius logos
P_4_08 Philosophy & Meaning

P_4_08 — Ubuntu and African Philosophical Traditions

African philosophy encompasses a rich and diverse family of intellectual traditions far too often overlooked in global philosophical discourse. Ubuntu — "I am because we are" (umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu) — is the most wide

Ubuntu African philosophy Yoruba Ori Akan Sankofa
P_5_13 Verified Philosophy & Meaning

P_5_13 — Leibniz: Monads, Theodicy, and Pre-Established Harmony

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646–1716) was among the most versatile intellects in Western history — a mathematician, philosopher, logician, diplomat, jurist, historian, and engineer who co-invented the infinitesimal calcu

Leibniz monads monadology theodicy pre-established harmony best of all possible worlds
P_5_14 Verified Philosophy & Meaning

P_5_14 — African Philosophy Beyond Ubuntu: Sage, Négritude, and Ethnophilosophy

African philosophy extends far beyond the Ubuntu concept most familiar to Western audiences. It is a diverse, complex, frequently contested field encompassing multiple traditions, methods, and debates. The "Great Debate"

African philosophy sage philosophy négritude ethnophilosophy Ubuntu Paulin Hountondji
P_5_18 Verified Philosophy & Meaning

P_5_18 — Comparative Religion & the Science of Sacred Traditions

Comparative religion — the systematic study of the world's religious traditions through cross-cultural analysis — emerged as an academic discipline in the 19th century with Friedrich Max Müller's translation of the Sacre

comparative religion history of religions Mircea Eliade Joseph Campbell phenomenology of religion sacred and profane
P_5_02 Philosophy & Meaning

P_5_02 — Computational Phylogenetics of Mythology

This document examines Computational Phylogenetics of Mythology, a topic within the Philosophy Meaning research area. Key areas of investigation include The Traditional Approach: Comparative Mythology, The Biological Ana

phylogenetics mythology Yuri Berezkin Julien d'Huy Michael Witzel Laurasian
P_5_12 Verified Philosophy & Meaning

P_5_12 — Postmodernism: Derrida, Foucault, Lyotard, and Deconstruction

Postmodernism — a loose, contested, and internally diverse intellectual movement that emerged from French philosophy and literary theory in the 1960s-1980s — is characterized by a thoroughgoing skepticism toward universa

postmodernism Derrida deconstruction Foucault Lyotard power-knowledge
P_2_18 Verified Philosophy & Meaning

P_2_18 — Bioethics Frameworks

Bioethics is the interdisciplinary field that examines ethical questions arising from advances in biology, medicine, and biotechnology. The field emerged as a distinct discipline in the early 1970s, catalyzed by public r

bioethics principlism Beauchamp Childress autonomy beneficence
P_2_13 Verified Philosophy & Meaning

P_2_13 — Philosophy of Biology: Teleology, Species Concepts, and Function

The philosophy of biology examines the conceptual foundations, explanatory structures, and ontological commitments of the biological sciences — asking questions that biology itself presupposes but does not typically addr

philosophy of biology species concept biological species teleology function natural selection
P_2_11 Verified Philosophy & Meaning

P_2_11 — Deontological Ethics: Duty, Rights, and the Categorical Imperative

Deontological ethics (from Greek deon, "duty" or "obligation") is the family of moral theories holding that the rightness or wrongness of an action depends on the action's conformity to moral rules, duties, or rights — n

deontological ethics deontology Kant categorical imperative duty moral law
P_2_12 Verified Philosophy & Meaning

P_2_12 — Meta-Ethics: Moral Realism, Emotivism, and Constructivism

Meta-ethics is the branch of moral philosophy that asks foundational questions not about what is right or wrong (that is normative ethics) but about the nature, status, and foundations of moral claims themselves: Do mora

meta-ethics moral realism moral anti-realism emotivism expressivism constructivism
P_2_16 Credible Philosophy & Meaning

P_2_16 — Philosophy of Law: Natural Law, Legal Positivism, and the Foundations of Justice

The philosophy of law (jurisprudence) addresses the fundamental questions: What is law? What is the relationship between law and morality? What makes a legal system legitimate? and how should judges decide difficult case

philosophy of law jurisprudence natural law legal positivism Hart Fuller
P_2_01 Philosophy & Meaning

P_2_01 — The Problem of Evil and Theodicy

The Problem of Evil is the oldest and most potent objection to the existence of an omnipotent, omniscient, benevolent God. First formulated rigorously by Epicurus (~300 BCE): "If God is willing to prevent evil but unable

theodicy problem of evil Epicurus Leibniz free will moral evil
ZE_5_13 Verified Ethics & Applied Philosophy

ZE_5_13 — Ethics of Charity and Philanthropy: Effective Altruism and Duty to Give

The ethics of charity and philanthropy interrogates the moral obligations of the wealthy toward the poor, the effectiveness and legitimacy of charitable giving as a response to poverty, and the emerging movement of effec

charity philanthropy effective altruism Singer duty to give aid
ZE_5_18 Verified Ethics & Applied Philosophy

ZE_5_18 — Research Ethics & Global Standards

Research ethics — the principles, regulations, and institutional structures governing the conduct of research involving human subjects, animals, and sensitive data — emerged as a formal discipline from the horrors of Naz

research ethics Nuremberg Code Declaration of Helsinki Belmont Report institutional review board IRB
ZE_4_05 Verified Ethics & Applied Philosophy

ZE_4_05 — Ethics of Global Justice and Human Rights

Global justice asks what moral obligations individuals and states owe to people beyond their borders, and whether justice requires global institutional reform. Human rights — rights held by all persons simply by virtue o

global justice human rights UDHR cosmopolitanism distributive justice Rawls
ZE_4_08 Verified Ethics & Applied Philosophy

ZE_4_08 — Ethics of Archaeology and Cultural Heritage

The ethics of archaeology and cultural heritage examines moral obligations surrounding the excavation, ownership, display, and repatriation of cultural materials. The field emerged from a colonial history where Western i

archaeology ethics cultural heritage repatriation NAGPRA UNESCO looting
ZE_4_01 Verified Ethics & Applied Philosophy

ZE_4_01 — Just War Theory and Ethics of Violence

Just war theory — the ethical framework for evaluating when the use of military force is morally justified and how it may be conducted — has roots in classical antiquity (Cicero, Augustine) and medieval theology (Aquinas

just war jus ad bellum jus in bello jus post bellum proportionality discrimination principle