Synthese spans the topics of Epistemology, Methodology and Philosophy of Science. Coverage includes the theory of knowledge; general methodological problems of science, of induction and probability, ...

Contemporary philosophy has a problem. No one outside the philosophical tribe seems to be listening. The most abstract of the humanities, philosophy grows ever more marginal in academe. As core ...

In his book Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge, E.O. Wilson laid out a grand vision for how the natural sciences, the social sciences, and the humanities might be coherently interrelated. Given how ...

Philosophy fads are not considered fads by philosophers. “Finally a path to the truth!"—that’s how philosophers consider philosophy fads. Logical empiricism (early 20th century) is the Platonic ideal ...

A general introduction to the problems and methods of philosophy drawing on classic and contemporary texts. Topics covered may include the existence of God and nature of religious belief, what it ...

Legal dogmatics in Continental European law (scientia iuris, Rechtswissenschaft) consists of professional legal writings whose task is to systematize and interpret valid law. Legal dogmatics pursues ...

Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow do not succeed in murdering philosophy in their recent book The Grand Design. Nor do they even try. Perhaps this is because they believe, as they blandly announce ...

Buridan’s Ass is one of the oldest insults in existence. It has been consistently used to make fun of a particular worldview — one that doesn’t allow for free will. But this notion gained new ...