sine qua non See CONDITIO SINE QUA NON.

Simmel Georg (1858–1918), German philosopher and one of the founders of...

simple ordering See ORDERING.

simplicity See CURVE-FITTING PROBLEM, DIVINE. ATTRIBUTES , PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENC. Simplicius...

singleton set See SET THEORY.

single case, problem of the See PROBABILITY,. PROPENSIT.

sin See PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION.

simple supposition See SUPPOSITIO.

simplification, rule of See CONJUNCTION ELIMINA -. TIO. simulation theory, the view that...

sign See THEORY OF SIGNS.

sign, formal See SEMIOSIS.

Shyreswood, William See SHERWOOD.

Siger of Brabant (c.1240–84), French philosopher, an activist in the philosophical and political...

Sidgwick Henry (1838–1900), English philosopher, economist, and educator. Best known for...

similarity, exact See IDENTITY.

signified See SIGNIFIER.

signs, theory of See THEORY OF SIGNS.

sign, conventional See THEORY OF SIGNS.

signifier a vocal sound or a written symbol. The concept owes...

silhak See KOREAN PHILOSOPHY.

sign, instrumental See SEMIOSIS.

sign, natural See THEORY OF SIGNS.

sheng Chinese term meaning 'the sage', 'sagehood'. This is the Chinese...

Shang Yang also called Lord Shang (d. 338 B.C.), Chinese statesman. A...

Shepherd Mary (d.1847), Scottish philosopher whose main philosophical works are An...

shriek operator See APPENDIX OF SPECIAL SYM-. BOLS. shu1, Chinese term for...

shu2 See CHUNG, SHU.

Shen Tao also called Shen Tzu (350?–275? B.C.), Chinese philosopher associated with...

Shpet Gustav Gustavovich (1879–1937), leading Russian phenomenologist and highly regarded student...

ship of Theseus the ship of the Greek hero Theseus, which, according to...