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Daniel Weiskopf (computer Scientist)
Daniel Weiskopf is an American philosopher and Professor of Philosophy at Georgia State University. He is known for his works on the nature of representation in mind, science, and art. Early life and education Daniel Weiskopf was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and raised in Rockford, Illinois. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy from the University of California, Berkeley in 1996. He went on to receive a Master of Arts in philosophy from Brown University in 1999. Weiskopf completed his Ph.D. in Philosophy–Neuroscience–Psychology at Washington University in St. Louis, Washington University in St. Louis in 2003. Books * ''An Introduction to the Philosophy of Psychology'', with Frederick Adams (philosopher), Frederick Adams, Cambridge University Press. 2015. References External linksPersonal website * 21st-century American philosophers American philosophy academics Living people Washington University in St. Louis alumni Brown University alumni Universi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Philosophy
Western philosophy refers to the Philosophy, philosophical thought, traditions and works of the Western world. Historically, the term refers to the philosophical thinking of Western culture, beginning with the ancient Greek philosophy of the Pre-Socratic philosophy, pre-Socratics. The word ''philosophy'' itself originated from the Ancient Greek (φιλοσοφία), literally, "the love of wisdom" , "to love" and σοφία ''Sophia (wisdom), sophía'', "wisdom". History Ancient The scope of ancient Western philosophy included the problems of philosophy as they are understood today; but it also included many other disciplines, such as pure mathematics and natural sciences such as physics, astronomy, and biology (Aristotle, for example, wrote on all of these topics). Pre-Socratics The pre-Socratic philosophers were interested in cosmology (the nature and origin of the universe), while rejecting unargued fables in place for argued theory, i.e., dogma superseded reason, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
