Religion, philosophy of

By Stump, Eleonore

Philosophy of religion is philosophical reflection on religion. It is as old as philosophy itself and has been a standard part of Western philosophy in every period (see ...

Religion, philosophy of

Philosophy of religion comprises philosophical reflection on a wide range of religious and religiously significant phenomena: religious belief, doctrine and practice in general; the phenomenology and cognitive significance ...

Renaissance philosophy

By Ashworth, E.J.

The term ‘Renaissance’ means rebirth, and was originally used to designate a rebirth of the arts and literature that began in mid-fourteenth century Italy (see Humanism, Renaissance). Here ...

Russian philosophy

By Kelly, Aileen

Russian thought is best approached without fixed preconceptions about the nature and proper boundaries of philosophy. Conditions of extreme political oppression and economic backwardness are not conducive to ...

Rabbinic Law

see Halakhah.

Rabbinic theology

see Theology, Rabbinic.

Raconis, Charles d’Abra de

see Aristotelianism in the 17th century.

Radical Aristotelianism

see Averroism.

Radischev, A.

see Enlightenment, Russian. Liberalism, Russian.

Ralbag

see Gersonides.

Rambam

see Maimonides, Moses.

Ramée, Pierre de la

see Ramus, Petrus.

Ramified type theory

see Theory of types.

Rammohun Roy, Raja

see Brahmo Samaj.

Realism

see Moral realism. Realism in the philosophy of mathematics. Realism and antirealism. Scientific realism and antirealism. Scientific realism and social science.

Realism and antirealism, scientific

see Scientific realism and antirealism.

Realism, moral

see Moral realism.

Reasoning, common-sense

see Common-sense reasoning, theories of.

Rebirth, Indian theories of

see Karma and rebirth, Indian conceptions of.

Rechtsstaat

see Rule of law.

Referential opacity

see Propositional attitude statements (§2).

Referential/attributive

see Descriptions. Reference.

Relativism, epistemic

see Epistemic relativism.

Relativism, moral

see Moral relativism.

Relativity theory

see General relativity, philosophical responses to.