Philosophy of Education

Coming out of a large state university, I thought I would keep my progressive existentialist perspective forever. But, the second day of student teaching had been a meandering disaster. Since that rude awakening, my philosophy of education began its evolution to its current state, a progressive essentialism. There are skills and knowledge students need [...]

The three worlds of Philosophy

There are basically three worlds or three different ways to consider objects in philosophy. They each have very different views on existence and how it relates to us. The worlds go in an order and you must pass through one to get to the other. It’s like a cycle. The first world we experience [...]

Gottfried Wilhem Leibniz

Gottfried Leibniz was a German mathematician and rationalist philosopher. Along with Newton, he invented differential and integral calculus. He was a widely talented and traveled individual in his early manhood. Leibniz made many friendships with many scientists, philosophers and political figures of his time. Leibniz was born, and raised, in Leipzig, Germany on June [...]

Satire in “Candide”

In the eighteenth century, the people of Europe began to open their eyes and see past the religious, political and philosophical dogma that had been blinding them for almost a thousand years. This era is now known as the Enlightenment and is a turning point in history that transformed the ancient world into its modern [...]

Renaissance philosophy

Overview In the Western tradition, Renaissance Philosophy referred to the period after Medieval Philosophy but before Modern Philosophy. There were no exact dates delineating the period, but many would roughly estimate it as extending from 14th to 17th centuries. Much of this period can also be seen as a reaction to and a move away [...]

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