Character guide

Immanuel Kant

supporting

Also known as Kant

German philosopher whose ideas on a priori knowledge are critically examined.

Descartes

supporting

French philosopher whose method of doubt and cogito are discussed.

Bishop Berkeley

supporting

Also known as Berkeley

Idealist philosopher whose esse est percipi doctrine is refuted.

Plato

supporting

Ancient Greek philosopher whose theory of universals is foundational.

Socrates

minor

Classical Greek philosopher referenced in discussions of universals.

Leibniz

minor

Rationalist philosopher whose principle of sufficient reason is mentioned.

Hume

supporting

Empiricist philosopher whose skepticism about induction is discussed.

Hegel

minor

German idealist philosopher briefly critiqued for his view of reality.

Julius Caesar

minor

Roman emperor used as an example in knowledge by description.

Charles I

minor

Also known as Charles

English king used as an example of historical knowledge.

Bismarck

minor

German statesman used as an example in knowledge by description.

Othello

minor

Shakespearean character used as an example of acquaintance.

Desdemona

minor

Shakespearean character used as an example of acquaintance.

Cassio

minor

Shakespearean character used as an example of acquaintance.

George IV

minor

British king used as an example in a logical puzzle.

Jones

minor

Hypothetical person used in examples about knowledge.

Brown

minor

Hypothetical person used in examples about knowledge.

Robinson

minor

Hypothetical person used in examples about knowledge.

Smith

minor

Hypothetical person used in examples about knowledge.

Hylas

minor

Fictional interlocutor in Berkeley's dialogues, referenced in discussion.