However a few philosophers such as Heraclitus and Hegel have accepted contradictions.

Despite these objections, many philosophers accept Plantinga's defense, with its implicit libertarianism, as a strong reply to the logical problem of evil.

John Dewey was also a critic of evolutionary ethics, although both philosophers accepted the fact of evolution.

It is a point of intense debate as to how many philosophers and scientists even accept Cartesian materialism.

Some philosophers have actively accepted the moniker of Cartesian Materialists, and are not convinced by Dennett's arguments.

A philosopher, according to James, must accept geniuses as a given entity the same way as a biologist accepts as an entity Darwin's 'spontaneous variations.'

However, some philosophers accept epiphenomenalism, which states mental events are caused by physical events, but physical events are not caused by mental events.

The philosopher accepts then as unique authority his reason, and accepts from the Scriptures and from the dogmas only what resists a rational inquiry.

While none of these alternative approaches has found anything near universal acceptance, very few philosophers accept Lewis's particular brand of modal realism.

The two philosophers accepted the invitation.