He gave philosophical currency to the notion of world-view (Weltanschauung) and, indirectly, world-picture (Weltbild), thereby establishing among philosophers and scientists unity of science as an intellectual ideal.
September 4, 1892 Wiesbaden, Germany June 12 , 1985Göttingen Helmuth Plessner, (born Sept. 4, 1892, Wiesbaden, Ger. died June 12 , 1985 Göttingen, W.Ger.) German philosopher credited with establishing European philosophical anthropology, the study of the nature of individuals through their experiences.
Moreover, he was the first philosopher to establish a formal system of deontic logic (see the entry on Mally's deontic logic), and though, according to most philosophers, it was seriously flawed, it was a major undertaking and only recently received the attention it was due.
Dashnami sannyasin, Hindu Shaivite ascetic who belongs to one of the 10 orders (dashnami, "ten names") established by the philosopher Shankara in the 8th century ce and still flourishing in India today.
No wonder the former scientist with a PhD. in computational biology has establish a reputation as a musical philosopher and heir apparent to accessibly obtuse artists like Aphex Twin, with fans who are willing to follow his every artistic whim.
In the perspective of a pagan philosopher, Aristides' Apology begins with a discussion of the harmony in creation and, in the manner of the Stoic philosophers, establishes a correlation with the Divine Being responsible for the creation and preservation of the universe.
When Ibn 'Arabî talks about imagination as one of the heart's two eyes, he is using the language that philosophers established in speaking of the soul's faculties.
Unlike questions about Newton's methods and his apparent deviation from the norms established by mechanist philosophers like Descartes and Boyle, Newton's conception of space and time, along with his view of the divine being, did not immediately engender a philosophical debate.
John Stuart Mills, one of the greatest, if not the master, of all liberal philosophers established the harm principle.
Dr White is a philosopher, and he sought to establish the idea that a person need not be human.
