The demarcation problem is often formulated as that of distinguishing between science and metaphysics. In this formulation metaphysics must be taken in a broad sense to include both general religious and philosophical ...

Joseph Nusbaum-Hilarowicz (1859-1917) was an eminent biologist and propagator of Darwin’s theory of evolution. He accepted the positivist methodology in his biological investigations, but was interested in philosophy which, ...

In the Dennett’s opinion the resolving of the problem of human consciousness is possible according to the standards of the functionalism. But the most questionable element of this solution is the problem of the intrinsic ...