Diagrams

I love diagrams. I have used them for decades to help myself and others understand complex systems of ideas.

History of Western Philosophy 600BCE - 1965CE

Diagram based on Sociology of Philosophies by Randall Collins. It is about 13 meters (44 feet) tall at 12 point font.

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History of Western Philosophy 600BCE - 600CE

Diagram based on Sociology of Philosophies by Randall Collins. It covers the ancient period before the revival of philosophy in Europe in the medieval period.

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History of Western Philosophy 1000CE - 1965CE

Diagram based on Sociology of Philosophies by Randall Collins. It covers the medieval and modern periods.

Movements in Modern Western Philosophy

This diagram of Modern Western Philosophy is based on Bertrand Russell's History of Western Philosophy

Movements in Western Philosophy

All of Western Philosophy based on Bertrand Russell's History of Western Philosophy.

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History of Western Philosophy 1835 - 1965

Diagram based on Sociology of Philosophies by Randall Collins.

It covers the mid 19th century through mid 20th century.

Definition of 'Computer'

Definition of 'computer' from John Haugland's Artificial Intelligence: The Very Idea.

German Idealism

Authors and their major works during the period of German Idealism (1750 -1850).

Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations

Some of the major civilizations in bronze age and iron age around the Mediterranean, and their interactions (3000BCE - 1CE).

History of Rome 700BCE - 1500CE

History of Roman Kingdom, Republic, and Empire into Byzantine Empire.

Socrates, Plato, Aristotle

Timeline of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle with major events in Ancient Greece (500BCE - 300BCE).

Presocratics and Socrates

Based on Bertrand Russell's History of Western Philosophy.

Frege's Begriffschrift

The logical relationships among all the propositions of Gotlob Frege's work Begriffschrift, which laid the foundation for modern logic.

The Semantic Network from Hofstadter's Godel, Escher, Bach

A recreation of Douglass Hofstadter's own diagram of his influential book on self-reference.

Robert Brandom's Between Saying and Doing

The relationships among all practices and vocabularies in Brandom's Between Saying and Doing.

Donald Davidson's Philosophical System

Displays the relationships among the major topics and theories addressed by Donald Davidson.

Davidson on Decision Theory

Davidson's view on the framework that makes it possible for rational entities to attribute beliefs and desires to one another on the basis of preference behavior.

Davidson on Interpretation

Davidson's view on the framework that makes it possible for rational agents to attribute beliefs and meanings to each other on the basis of linguistic behavior.

Davidson's Unified Theory of Decision and Interpretation

Davidson's unification of rationalization and interpretation.

Davidson on Social, Individual, and World

Davidson's views on the relation between knowledge of oneself, other rational entities, and the world.

Davidson on Sociality

Relationships among views expressed in Davidson's papers on social aspects of rationality.

Davidson on Conceptual Schemes

Relations among views in Davidson's paper "On the Very Idea of a Conceptual Scheme"

Davidson's Theory of Radical Interpretation

Relationships among elements of framework for understanding interpretation .

Attitude Revision

Relationships among elements in framework for updating beliefs and desires.