We report experimental results showing that participants are surprisingly likely to attribute knowledge in familiar Gettier cases and are often even more likely to do so when the believers in question are engaging in harmful or blameworthy acts. Our experiments bring together important elements from the Gettier case literature in epistemology and the Knobe effect literature in experimental phil...

In presenting the data concerning altered states of consciousness in an even-handed manner, I have found that I cannot at the outset assume that materialism is the correct theory of reality. As demonstrated by survey data, the beliefs about consciousness and reality of academics and scientists who could write about consciousness in the academic literature range along a material-transcendent dim...

.priscianus of lydia’s solutionum ad chosroem is a series of answers to questions asked at a philosophical debate held at the sasanian court c. 530 ce. priscianus of lydia was one of seven non-christian philosophers from the byzantine empire who journeyed to the sasanian empire to take part in the debate. long overlooked in the history of philosophy, priscianus of lydia’s text represents a bran...

The earth is the archetypal image of origin humanity, but throughout history Western culture it has given way to other, more heavenly allegories. Enlightenment as a paradigm knowledge consolidated itself in philosophical thought very convincing production meanings. Through this rereading first Greek metaphysics, gradually distanced from its materiality, possibility admiring concrete world, gett...

The research analysis is focused on the consideration of main postulates H.Skovoroda philosophy heart. Cordocentrism, as a direction religious philosophical tradition, most significantly affects issues cognition and potential knowledge. It in connection with this that heart creative cognitive center human's spiritual life. accumulates itself human transcendent their sacred sense, focus Ukrainia...

This essay introduces a new featured section, to be published in Small Axe annually, that explores the critical vocabulary of field Caribbean studies.

Interview with Spanish psychotherapist Rafael Santandreu, about various subject-matters: among them, his education, vocation, and professional career; the futility of progress; relevance Classical culture philosophy; desirability a Cynical attitude for fighting social preconceptions; need rationalizing in face apparent misfortunes.
 Keywords psychology, philosophy, Stoicism, education.