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View Debate →Modern Philosophy
Thinkers and essays gathered around this school of thought.
7Thinkers
2Thoughts
23Major Works
23Archive Entries
Modern · Early ModernTime Period
Featured Thinker
John Locke
Examines empiricism, identity, tolerance, education, property, government, and rights through practical liberal reasoning.
“No man’s knowledge here can go beyond his experience.”
Debates in Modern Philosophy
Ethics · Metaphysics
The Unconscious Motivations Behind Rapid Technological Adoption
With the accelerating pace of technological advancements, society risks adopting new technologies without understanding the unconscious motivations driving their acceptance. The central fault line is The…
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Ethics · Existentialism
The Ethical Implications of Human Autonomy in Technological Advancements
In the rapidly advancing age of technology, the importance of preserving human autonomy and dignity is being increasingly challenged by the allure of technological solutions that…
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Economics · Existentialism
The Dialectical Nature of Freedom and Technology
Amidst the rapid technological advancements, humanity risks losing sight of freedom's essence by uncritically embracing new technologies. The central fault line is The tension between technological…
View Debate →A history of Modern Philosophy
René Descartes
Early Modern
John Locke
Early Modern
Baruch Spinoza
Early Modern
David Hume
Enlightenment
Immanuel Kant
Enlightenment
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Modern
Kitaro Nishida
Modern
Thinkers
1870–1945
Kitaro Nishida
Bridges Zen-inflected thought and Western philosophy through experience, place, and nothingness.
Eastern Philosophy · Metaphysics · Modern Philosophy
1632–1704
John Locke
Examines empiricism, identity, tolerance, education, property, government, and rights through practical liberal reasoning.
Empiricism · Modern Philosophy · Political Philosophy
1711–1776
David Hume
Challenges certainty through skepticism, habit, causation, emotion, morality, religion, and human nature.
Empiricism · Ethics · Modern Philosophy
1724–1804
Immanuel Kant
Structures thought around reason, duty, autonomy, experience, judgment, and the limits of what humans can know.
Ethics · Metaphysics · Modern Philosophy
1770–1831
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Interprets history, consciousness, contradiction, freedom, and social institutions through dialectical development.
Metaphysics · Modern Philosophy · Political Philosophy
1596–1650
René Descartes
Uses radical doubt, clarity, mind-body questions, and rational foundations to examine knowledge and certainty.
Metaphysics · Modern Philosophy · Rationalism
1632–1677
Baruch Spinoza
Explores God or Nature, freedom, emotion, ethics, necessity, and human flourishing through geometric reasoning.
Ethics · Metaphysics · Modern Philosophy
Questions within the collection
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The Nature of Doubt: A Cartesian Exploration of Skepticism and Certainty
Introduction In the realm of philosophy, few concepts are as profoundly unsettling yet essential as doubt. At its core, doubt serves as a critical…
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The Nature of Freedom: A Spinozist Inquiry
The Nature of Freedom: A Spinozist Inquiry Freedom is often heralded as a fundamental aspect of human existence, yet its true nature eludes many.…
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Empiricism
A curated path through the thinkers, works, and enduring questions gathered in Empiricism.
73 thinkers · 8 thoughts
Ethics
A curated path through the thinkers, works, and enduring questions gathered in Ethics.
22 thinkers · 6 thoughts
Metaphysics
A curated path through the thinkers, works, and enduring questions gathered in Metaphysics.
33 thinkers · 11 thoughts
Western Philosophy
A curated path through the thinkers, works, and enduring questions gathered in Western Philosophy.
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