[Revised entry by Emily A. E. Thomas on October 6, 2026.
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Australian-born philosopher Samuel Alexander (1859 – 1938) was a prominent figure in early twentieth-century British philosophy. He is best known for advancing “British Emergentism”, a movement that held mind “emerges” from matter. Alexander rejected idealism, and accordingly can be labelled a “new realist” alongside the likes of Bertrand Russell; however, unlike other new realists, Alexander maintained close ties with British idealism throughout his career, and his ontology arguably bears similarities to…
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Foucault’s critique of power and knowledge shaped poststructuralism, yet its rejection of truth risks becoming its own orthodoxy. To remain...
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