Philosophy: Reference: Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Page 9

16th century philosopher and politician.

School of Russian thought centered on the work of Bakhtin which focused on questions of signification in artistic creation.

18th century aristocrat whose work 'On Crimes and Punishments (1764)' inspired reform in the Italian criminal justice system.

Theory in philosophy of mind which maintains that talk of mental events should be translated into talk about observable behavior.

Extensive article on the 18th century 'founder' of utilitarianism.

Influential 18th century Irish philosopher.

Group of academics who gathered round Hans Reichenbach in late 1920s and later joined up with the Vienna Circle.

18th century Tory disciple of Locke.

18th century icon of a highly intellectualized theology.

Nineteenth century Scottish philosopher who was one of the key figures of the idealist movement that dominated British philosophy from 1870 until the mid 1920s.

View that morality is based on social agreements that serve the interests of those who make the agreement.