Lotze Rudolf Hermann (1817–81), German philosopher and influential representative of post-Hegelian...
Love, ethics of See DIVINE COMMAND ETHICS.
Löwenheim-Skolem theorem the result that for any set of sentences of standard...
Lower functional calculus See FORMAL LOGIC.
Lu Hsiang-shan (1139–93), Chinese Neo-Confucian philosopher, an opponent of Chu Hsi's metaphysics....
Lü-shih ch’un-ch’iu a Chinese anthology of late Warring States (403–221 B.C.) philosophical...
Lucretius (99 or 94–55 B.C.), Roman poet, author of On the...
Luis de Molina See MOLINA.
Lukács Georg (1885–1971), Hungarian Marxist philosopher best known for his History...
Lukasiewicz Jan (1878–1956), Polish philosopher and logician, the most renowned member...
Lull Raymond, also spelled Raymond y, Ramon Llull (c.1232–1316), Catalan Christian...
Lumen naturale See DESCARTES.
Lun Yu See CONFUCIUS.
Luther Martin (1483–1546), German religious reformer and leader of the Protestant...
Lyceum, (1) an extensive ancient sanctuary of Apollo just east of...
Lyotard Jean-François (1924–98), French philosopher, a leading representative of the movement...
M’Naghten rule a rule in Anglo-American criminal law defining legal insanity for...
Mach Ernst (1838–1916), Austrian physicist and influential philosopher of science. He...
Mach’s principle See PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE.
Machiavelli Niccolò (1469–1527), the Italian political theorist commonly considered the most...
Machiavellianism See MACHIAVELLI.
Machine state See PHILOSOPHY OF MIND.
Machine state functionalism See PHILOSOPHY OF. MIN.
MacIntyre Alasdair (b.1929), British-American philosopher and eminent contemporary representative of Aristotelian...
Madhva (1238–1317), Indian philosopher who founded Dvaita Vedanta. His major works...
Madhyamika (Sanskrit, 'middle way'), a variety of Mahayana Buddhism that is...
Magnitude extent or size of a thing with respect to some...
Mahabharata See BHAGAVAD GITA.
Mahavira title ('Great Hero') of Vardhamana Jnatrputra (sixth century B.C.), Indian...
Mahayana Buddhism See BUDDHISM.
