Athenian School See MIDDLE PLATONISM.

Athenian Academy See DAMASCIUS.

Atheismusstreit See FICHTE.

ataraxia See EPICUREANISM, SEXTUS EMPIRICUS,. SKEPTIC. Athanasius (c.297–373), early Christian father,...

asymmetrical See RELATION.

association of ideas See ASSOCIATIONISM. Astell, Mary (1666–1731), an early English feminist and...

associationism the psychological doctrine that association is the sole or primary...

assisted suicide See BIOETHICS.

assertoric See MODALITY.

attitude, reactive See STRAWSON.

attitude, propositional See PROPOSITION, PHILOSO -. PHY OF MIN.

attitude, practical See PRACTICAL REASONING.

attitude, phenomenological See HUSSERL.

Atticus See COMMENTARIES ON PLATO, MIDDLE PLA-. TONIS.

atomism, semantic See SEMANTIC HOLISM.

atomism, logical See RUSSELL.

atomism, ancient See ANCIENT ATOMISM.

Atman in Hindu thought, the individual, viewed by Advaita Vedanta as...

autarkia ancient Greek term meaning 'self-sufficiency'. Autarkia was widely regarded as...

authenticity See EXISTENTIALISM, HEIDEGGER.

autological See SEMANTIC PARADOXES.

automata theory See COMPUTER THEORY, SELF -. REPRODUCING AUTOMATO.

automatism, conscious See PHILOSOPHY OF MIND.

Australian materialism See SMART.

Austin John (1790–1859), English legal philosopher known especially for his command...

Aurelius, Marcus See MARCUS AURELIUS, STOICISM.

attributive use of descriptions See THEORY OF. DESCRIPTION. Augustine, Saint, known as Augustine of...

attributive pluralism See PLURALISM.

attribution theory a theory in social psychology concerned with how and why...

automaton See COMPUTER THEORY, SELF -REPRO -. DUCING AUTOMATO.