Vitoria Francisco de (1492/93–1546), Spanish Dominican jurist, political philosopher, and theologian...

Vives Juan Luis (1492?–1540), Spanish humanist and teacher. Born in Valencia,...

voluntarism any philosophical view that makes our ability to control the...

voluntarism, doxastic See VOLUNTARISM.

voluntarism, ethical See NATURAL LAW.

voluntarism, metaphysical See VOLUNTARISM.

voluntarism, theological See VOLUNTARISM.

voluntary act See ACTION THEORY.

voluntary euthanasia See EUTHANASIA. von Neumann, John (1903–57), Hungarian-born American mathematician, physicist,...

von Wright G. H. (b.1916), Finnish philosopher, one of the most influential...

Vorstellung See PERCEPTION.

vortex theory See DESCARTES.

voting paradox the possibility that if there are three candidates, A, B,...