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Diagram: The Divisions of Philosophy

Jonathan Dolhenty

The Epistemological Question: The Theory of Knowledge

Jonathan Dolhenty

Metaphysics and Its Problems, by Jonathan Dolhenty

The Six Pillars of Intellectual Insanity – Diagram In Philosophy by Jonathan Dolhenty

Jonathan Dolhenty

Explanation: To understand this chart, it is necessary to begin at the bottom. The two main pillars upon which all intellectual insanity rests are...

What is Intellectual Insanity? — Jonathan Dolhenty

Jonathan Dolhenty

America's War with Reality, Truth, and Morality BY JONATHAN DOLHENTY, PH.D. Ideas have consequences. A philosophy is a set of ideas about basic things like reality,...

A Theory of Public Nonsense

Jonathan Dolhenty

By Jonathan Dolhenty, Ph.D. An analysis of nonsense in areas as broad as social behavior, political policy, and science can be complex and intimidating. Since...

Truth and Certainty

Jonathan Dolhenty

By Jonathan Dolhenty, Ph.D. We have a knowledge of reality. Reality is presented to us by our senses through the medium of percepts and our...

What Form of Government Do We Have Anyway?

Jonathan Dolhenty

JONATHAN DOLHENTY, PH.D. I remember some years ago when a certain group of political activists used to go around promoting the idea that "America is...

The Place Of Thomism In Mediaeval Philosophy

Jonathan Dolhenty

THE PHILOSOPHICAL SYSTEM OF THOMAS AQUINAS I. Introduction A. The place of Thomism in Mediaeval Philosophy Some years ago I made a circuit of the French Cathedrals...

What Do We Mean By Applied Philosophy?

Jonathan Dolhenty

BY JONATHAN DOLHENTY, PH.D. Classical realists generally define the academic discipline of philosophy as the study of all reality in its ultimate causes and principles...

A Brief on the Perennial Philosophy

Jonathan Dolhenty

BY JONATHAN DOLHENTY, Ph.D. Our understanding of common sense can be approached in two ways. First, there is the wide, popular meaning of common sense....

The Activity of God—Jonathan Dolhenty

Jonathan Dolhenty

(Note: The following is a presentation of the classical Thomistic doctrine of philosophical theology for those who are unacquainted with it. Knowledge of the...

Philosophy of Education

Jonathan Dolhenty

By Jonathan Dolhenty, Ph.D. This essay is an excerpt from a much larger work I wrote in 1978 about the linguistic muddle which permeated educational...

The Nature of Ideas

Jonathan Dolhenty

JONATHAN DOLHENTY, PH.D. The Comprehension of the Idea The comprehension of an idea is the sum total of all the attributes or thought-elements which constitute the...

John Locke: Philosopher of Freedom and Natural Rights

Jonathan Dolhenty

JONATHAN DOLHENTY, PH.D. It is an undisputed fact of history that the gems of the American Declaration of Independence are contained in the writings of...

Equality and Liberty: Can We Integrate These Two Concepts?

Jonathan Dolhenty

JONATHAN DOLHENTY, PH.D. The Greek philosopher, Socrates, once said that the unexamined life is not worth living. With all due apologies to that great thinker,...

Classical Liberalism, Libertarianism, and Individualism

Jonathan Dolhenty

BY JONATHAN DOLHENTY, PH.D. I have often been asked to present a brief introduction to Classical Liberalism and how it fits into the philosophical tradition...

The Principle of the Practical Effect

Jonathan Dolhenty

BY JONATHAN DOLHENTY, PH.D. Pyrrho was a citizen of Elis in ancient Greece, born around 360 B.C. or so and, to the best of our...

Thomas Aquinas: The World (Cosmology)

Jonathan Dolhenty

THE PHILOSOPHY OF THOMAS AQUINAS General Discussion from Classic Philosophers by Jonathan Dolhenty Ph.D. In determining or defining the relationship of God with the world, Aquinas...

Philosophy of Education

Jonathan Dolhenty

An Example of Applied Philosophy BY JONATHAN DOLHENTY, PH.D. Applied philosophy involves the application of philosophical principles and concepts to the practical affairs of the human...

What is Intellectual Insanity?

Jonathan Dolhenty

America's War with Reality, Truth, and Morality BY JONATHAN DOLHENTY, PH.D. Ideas have consequences. A philosophy is a set of ideas about basic things like reality,...

Have We Lost Our Common Sense?—Dolhenty

Jonathan Dolhenty

BY JONATHAN DOLHENTY, PH.D. The world is in a desperate state of affairs. Social institutions – the family, schools, and churches – are falling apart....

The Nature of Ideas

Jonathan Dolhenty

THE PROBLEM OF KNOWLEDGE A Brief Introduction to Epistemology By Jonathan Dolhenty, Ph.D. PART V: THE NATURE OF IDEAS: FORMATION OF IDEAS, IDEA AND SENSE IMAGE Ideas are...

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