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The study of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct.

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belief

Philosophy; General philosophy

Belief is primarily a psychological or mental phenomenon. More specifically, it is a psychological phenomenon which is cognitive rather than conative or emotive. The use of the ...

Nicolai Alexandrovich Berdyaev

Philosophy; General philosophy

(1874-1948) Ukrainian philosopher who participated in the Revolution but was exiled to France in 1922. Distressed by totalitarian developments in communism, Berdyaev adopted a ...

Gustav Bergmann

Philosophy; General philosophy

(1906-1987) Austrian-American philosopher who employed the construction of an ideal language as a method for resolving ontological questions.

Henri Bergson

Philosophy; General philosophy

(1859-1941) French philosopher. Rejecting sterile mechanistic accounts of the natural world, including those of Darwin and Spencer, Bergson developed an account that emphasized ...

creative mind

Philosophy; General philosophy

An Introduction to Metaphysics (1934). In L'fivolution cr^atrice Bergson argued that thought, creativity, motion, and evolution are all products of a creative impulse that emerges ...

Hector Berlioz

Philosophy; General philosophy

(1803-1869) French Composer. Although he composed Catholic Church-music (TeDeum, Mass of the Dead, etc.) and is claimed in the Catholic Encyclopedia , Berlioz often admits in his ...

Bernard Claude

Philosophy; General philosophy

(1813-1878) Famous French physiologist. As he was educated by the Jesuits and the Church was allowed some share in his funeral ceremonies Catholics always claim the great ...