historical theory of reference See PHILOSOPHY OF. LANGUAG. historicism, the doctrine that knowledge of...

historicity See PHILOSOPHY OF HISTORY.

history, philosophy of See PHILOSOPHY OF HISTORY.

Hobbes Thomas (1588–1679), English philosopher whose writings, especially the English version...

Hohenheim Theophrastus Bombastus von. See PARACELSU. Hohfeld, Wesley Newcomb (1879–1918), American...

Holbach, Paul-Henri-Dietrich d’ See D'HOLBACH.

Hölderlin Johann Christian Friedrich (1770– 1843), German poet, novelist, and dramatist....

holism, confirmational See PHILOSOPHY OF SCI -. ENC.

holism, doxastic See HOLISM.

holism, epistemic See HOLISM.

holism, methodological See METHODOLOGICAL. HOLIS.

holism, semantic See SEMANTIC HOLISM.

holistic system See COMPUTER THEORY.

hologram the image of an object in three dimensions created and...

homoeomerity See HOMOEOMEROUS.

homoeomerous (from Greek homoiomeres, 'of like parts'), having parts, no matter...

homoiousian See HOMOOUSIOS.

homological See SET-THEORETIC PARADOXES.

homomorphism in model theory, a structurepreserving mapping from one structure to...

homonymy See AMBIGUITY.

homoousian See HOMOOUSIOS.

homoousios (Greek, 'of the same substance'), a concept central to the...

homuncular functionalism See FUNCTIONALISM.

homunculus (from Latin, 'little man'), a miniature adult held to inhabit...

hormic psychology See MCDOUGALL.

Ho Yen (d.A.D. 249), Chinese philosopher, an early leader of the Neo-Taoist...

hsiao Chinese team meaning 'filial piety'. Hsiao refers both to a...

hsien in Chinese philosophy, divine 'immortals' or 'transcendents' – spiritual beings...

Hsi K’ang (A.D.223–62), Chinese philosopher, a key representative of Neo-Taoism. Hsi K'ang's...

hsin1 Chinese term meaning 'heart', 'mind', 'feeling'. Generally, the hsin is...