Leo Apostel, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 29 relations: Antwerp, Ark Prize of the Free Word, Belgians, Brussels, Carl Gustav Hempel, Chaïm Perelman, Exact sciences, Geneva, Ghent, Ghent University, Human, Humanities, Jean Piaget, Life, Logic, Master of Arts, Metaphysics, Pennsylvania State University, Philosophy, Philosophy of law, Philosophy of science, Rudolf Carnap, Switzerland, Universe, Université libre de Bruxelles, University of Chicago, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Worldview, Yale University.

2. Belgian atheists
3. Belgian systems scientists
4. Flemish philosophers

Antwerp

Antwerp (Antwerpen; Anvers) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium.

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Ark Prize of the Free Word

The Arkprijs van het Vrije Woord (Ark Prize of the Free Word) is a symbolic award created in 1951 by Herman Teirlinck and the editorial team of the Nieuw Vlaams Tijdschrift (New Flemish magazine) to counteract ideologically driven restrictions on the freedom of expression.

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Belgians

Belgians (Belgen; Belges; Belgier) are people identified with the Kingdom of Belgium, a federal state in Western Europe.

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Brussels

Brussels (Bruxelles,; Brussel), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest), is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium.

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Carl Gustav Hempel

Carl Gustav "Peter" Hempel (January 8, 1905 – November 9, 1997) was a German writer, philosopher, logician, and epistemologist.

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Chaïm Perelman

Chaïm Perelman (born Henio (or Henri) Perelman; sometimes referred to mistakenly as Charles Perelman) (20 May 1912, Warsaw – 22 January 1984, Brussels) was a Belgian philosopher of Polish-Jewish origin. Leo Apostel and Chaïm Perelman are free University of Brussels (1834–1969) alumni.

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Exact sciences

The exact sciences or quantitative sciences, sometimes called the exact mathematical sciences, are those sciences "which admit of absolute precision in their results"; especially the mathematical sciences.

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Geneva

Geneva (Genève)Genf; Ginevra; Genevra.

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Ghent

Ghent (Gent; Gand; historically known as Gaunt in English) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium.

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Ghent University

Ghent University (Universiteit Gent, abbreviated as UGent) is a public research university located in Ghent, Belgium.

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Human

Humans (Homo sapiens, meaning "thinking man") or modern humans are the most common and widespread species of primate, and the last surviving species of the genus Homo.

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Humanities

Humanities are academic disciplines that study aspects of human society and culture, including certain fundamental questions asked by humans.

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Jean Piaget

Jean William Fritz Piaget (9 August 1896 – 16 September 1980) was a Swiss psychologist known for his work on child development.

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Life

Life is a quality that distinguishes matter that has biological processes, such as signaling and self-sustaining processes, from matter that does not.

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Logic

Logic is the study of correct reasoning.

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Master of Arts

A Master of Arts (Magister Artium or Artium Magister; abbreviated MA or AM) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries.

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Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy that examines the basic structure of reality.

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Pennsylvania State University

The Pennsylvania State University, commonly referred to as Penn State and sometimes by the acronym PSU, is a public state-related land-grant research university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsylvania.

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Philosophy

Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, value, mind, and language.

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Philosophy of law

Philosophy of law is a branch of philosophy that examines the nature of law and law's relationship to other systems of norms, especially ethics and political philosophy.

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Philosophy of science

Philosophy of science is the branch of philosophy concerned with the foundations, methods, and implications of science.

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Rudolf Carnap

Rudolf Carnap (18 May 1891 – 14 September 1970) was a German-language philosopher who was active in Europe before 1935 and in the United States thereafter.

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Switzerland

Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe.

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Universe

The universe is all of space and time and their contents.

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Université libre de Bruxelles

The (Free University of Brussels; abbreviated ULB) is a French-speaking research university in Brussels, Belgium.

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University of Chicago

The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, U of C, or UChi) is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois.

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Vrije Universiteit Brussel

The Vrije Universiteit Brussel (abbreviated VUB) is a Dutch and English-speaking research university located in Brussels, Belgium.

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Worldview

A worldview or a world-view or Weltanschauung is the fundamental cognitive orientation of an individual or society encompassing the whole of the individual's or society's knowledge, culture, and point of view.

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Yale University

Yale University is a private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut.

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See also

Belgian atheists

• Alex Agnew
• Charles van Lerberghe
• Christian de Duve
• Dirk Verhofstadt
• Elio Di Rupo
• Fientje Moerman
• Jacques Brel
• Jacques Van Melkebeke
• James Ensor
• Leo Apostel
• Maarten Boudry
• Marcel Dieu
• Sam Touzani
• Urbanus

Belgian systems scientists

• Charles François (systems scientist)
• Francis Heylighen
• Ilya Prigogine
• Leo Apostel

Flemish philosophers

• Antoon Van den Braembussche
• Bartholomaeus of Bruges
• Casimir Ubaghs
• Diderik Batens
• Etienne Vermeersch
• Francis Lodwick
• Franciscus van den Enden
• Frans Boenders
• Henry of Ghent
• Herman Van Breda
• Jaap Kruithof
• Jan Dullaert
• Johan Braeckman
• Leo Apostel
• Louis Dupré (philosopher)
• Peter de Rivo
• Werner Callebaut

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Apostel