Systems of Philosophy: On Robert Brandom’s “A Spirit of Trust” - Los Angeles Review of Books
what counts is the way our minds interpret or understand things, not the way things are in themselves.
T.Z. Lavine • From Socrates to Sartre: The Philosophic Quest
Philosophy, almost by definition, is preoccupied with our craving after some form of certainty or knowledge, a desire to find a once-and-for-all basis of understanding the world. That has traditionally led Western philosophers to pursue a foundation for knowledge. For something to qualify as a foundation for knowledge, that something must somehow b
... See moreBarry Magid • Ending the Pursuit of Happiness: A Zen Guide
Leibniz, in his private thinking, is the best example of a philosopher who uses logic as a key to metaphysics. This type of philosophy begins with Parmenides, and is carried further in Plato’s use of the theory of ideas to prove various extra-logical propositions. Spinoza belongs to the same type, and so does Hegel. But none of these is so clear cu
... See moreBertrand Russell • History of Western Philosophy
The pair then pressed on with their logic, pointing out that it challenged the conventional view that a person’s mind exists within their brain, and nowhere else. It would challenge it still further, if they could show externalism to apply not just to our thought processes but also to our beliefs – understood in the wide, philosophical sense: what
... See moreRoland Allen • The Notebook
The true nature of mind is clear and empty. All systems of knowledge fail in ascertaining such directness because they themselves are not direct and are always based on concepts.