The Correspondence Theory of Truth
Philosopher John Searle talks about the correspondence theory of truth, which he says is, "...just a fancy way of saying statements are true when they correspond to how things really are." Professor Searle adds that we've coined a term for that, whi...
What is Art?: Representational Theory of Art, The
Intriguing works of art have one thing in common.They cannot be ignored. In ancient times, philosophers viewed art as representation, what they called mimesis. Plato saw art as an imitation of our world which itself is a mere imitation of heavenly i...
What is the Self?
Philosopher Daniel Dennett talks about the self, noting that every living thing has some sense that there is a difference between the rest of the world and itself. For non-human animals, the notion of self is based on physical differentiation. As an...
Justice: From Aristotle to Rawls
Philosopher Martha Nussbaum observes that, at first glance, it's difficult to find similarities between the views of justice expressed by Aristotle and John Rawls. Aristotle's perspective is based on what's good, while Rawls looks at what's procedur...