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Philosophical Theories and Concepts. General Philosophy Articles. Existentialism. Ethics. Philosophy of mind. Logic. Epistemology. Part of Nietzsche’s problem with history, science, and the knowledge drive in general is that these activities typically presuppose that "knowing" is possible, and that truth is more valuable than untruth, or appearance.
It is supposed that there is another world, one free from our perceptions, which can be known if we can find an objectifying lens through which the real nature of things, i.e. inherent properties, things-in-themselves, essences, can be understood. Nietzsche sees most endeavors concerned with discovering the truth as attempts to separate the knower from the known in such a way that they can separate their perceptions (the way the world seems) from the perceived object (an entity that has an existence free from what we bring to the word.)
Western Philosophy. Hidden musical code found written into Plato's texts. "Plato’s books played a major role in founding Western culture, but they are mysterious and end in riddles," said Dr.
Jay Kennedy of University of Manchester's Faculty of Life Sciences. Those riddles are finally being unwound, thanks to Kennedy's thorough five-year study of Plato's best-known work, "The Republic". Philosophy Timeline.