John Damascene See JOHN OF DAMASCUS.

John of Damascus Saint, also called John Damascene and Chrysorrhoas (Golden Speaker) (c.675–c.750),...

John of Saint Thomas also known as John Poinsot (1589–1644), Portuguese theologian and philosopher....

John the Scot See ERIGENA.

Johnson W(illiam) E(rnest) (1858–1931), British philosopher who lectured on psychology and...

Ju See CONFUCIANISM.

Juan Chi (210–63), Chinese Neo-Taoist philosopher. Among his extant writings the most...

Judgment See AKRASIA, FACULTY PSYCHOLOGY,. KAN. Jung, Carl Gustav (1875–1961), Swiss...

Jung ju, Chinese terms that express the Confucian distinction between honor...

Jurisprudence the science or knowledge of law; thus, in its widest...

Jury theorem See CONDORCET.

Jus ad bellum See JUST WAR THEORY.

Jus in bello See JUST WAR THEORY.

Just in case See IFF.

Just war theory a set of conditions justifying the resort to war (jus...

Justice each getting what he or she is due. Formal justice...

Justice as fairness See RAWLS.

Justification a concept of broad scope that spans epistemology and ethics...

Justification by faith the characteristic doctrine of the Protestant Reformation that sinful human...

Justification by works See JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH.

Justification, conclusive See JUSTIFICATION.

Justification, deductive See JUSTIFICATION.

Justification, epistemic See EPISTEMOLGY.

Justification, inductive See JUSTIFICATION.

Justification, inferential See FOUNDATIONALISM.

Justification, propositional See EPISTEMOLOGY.

Justifying reason See HUTCHESON.

K’ang Yu-wei (1858–1927), Chinese scholar who pushed for radical reforms under Emperor...

K’un See CH'IEN, K'UN.

K’ung Ch’iu See CONFUCIUS.