I. BERLIN'S PHILOSOPHY: HISTORY AND ITS METHOD

Philosophy of Mathematics and Philosophy of History

mathematical and one philosophical. In the first, Socrates leads the slave boy to correct, refine, and extend his intuition of a pair of geometrical diagrams by examining his presuppositions in the light of certain background knowledge (about arithmetic), as they solve a problem together. In the second, Socrates leads Meno to correct, refine, and extend his intuition about virtue as well as abo...

The tribunal of philosophy and its norms: history and philosophy in Georges Canguilhem’s historical epistemology

In this article I assess Georges Canguilhem’s historical epistemology with both theoretical and historical questions in mind. From a theoretical point of view, I am concerned with the relation between history and philosophy, and in particular with the philosophical assumptions and external norms that are involved in history writing. Moreover, I am concerned with the role that history can play i...

History/Philosophy

Several physicians, born in Empoli area, have an outstanding position in the history of medicine. First of all, we have to stress the great insights into anatomy and physiology that Leonardo (Vinci 1452 – Cloux 1519) realized about five centuries ago. The second scientist we want to introduce is Michele Mercati, who was born in San Miniato on 1541. He was educated at the University of Pisa, whe...

On Defining African Philosophy: History, Challenges, and Perspectives

Possibilities of the Philosophy of History