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- Pedagogy, literally translated, is the art or science of teaching ... on teachers being able to embrace both the art and science of pedagogy ...26 KB (3,614 words) - 17:11, 26 March 2023
- educator, and prolific writer, and one of the leading exponents of neo-Kantian ... Cassirer played a mediating role between the two major traditions ...13 KB (1,820 words) - 19:34, 13 February 2024
- envisage a socio-economic system in which the ownership of industry and ... Socialism developed as a political ideology in the nineteenth century ...32 KB (4,796 words) - 23:03, 14 September 2023
- The Pontifex Maximus (which literally means "Greatest Pontiff ... The title of "Pontifex Maximus," dating back to the times ...31 KB (4,749 words) - 00:22, 12 April 2023
- Altruism is the selfless concern for the welfare of others. Altruism ... is giving without regard to reward or the benefits of recognition. ...27 KB (4,209 words) - 08:39, 23 July 2023
- The term Greek mythology refers to the collection of tales belonging ... Greek mythology has exercised an extensive and profound influence ...45 KB (6,635 words) - 21:31, 12 July 2023
- and humanist who greatly influenced the cultural and literary renaissance ... resigning his post as professor at the University of Madrid in protest ...25 KB (3,932 words) - 01:34, 8 September 2022
- theorist of German descent and one of the most original, challenging ... Rejecting much of the Western philosophical tradition, Arendt maintained ...24 KB (3,560 words) - 18:02, 23 January 2024
- Bookselling is the commercial trading of books, the retail and distribution ... several distinct business entities such as the publishers, printers, binderies ...13 KB (2,008 words) - 19:27, 20 November 2023
- 1571 – November 15, 1630), a key figure in the scientific revolution, was ... Many of Kepler's writings reflect his deep desire to understand ...31 KB (4,812 words) - 07:18, 5 April 2024
- is nothing morally good about taking a walk. The theory of value is concerned ... these questions involves explaining the meaning of evaluative judgments ...15 KB (2,236 words) - 14:15, 3 May 2023
- theology. Imprisoned for many years by the Inquisition for his libertinism ... He promoted pansensism, the idea that all things in nature are endowed ...13 KB (2,009 words) - 03:56, 1 May 2023
- The term social contract describes a broad class of philosophical ... Common to all of these theories is the notion of a sovereign will ...28 KB (4,260 words) - 15:01, 27 April 2023
- Neoconservatism is a political philosophy that emerged in the United ... The term neoconservative was originally used as a criticism against ...51 KB (7,336 words) - 04:32, 11 March 2023
- whose systematic eclecticism made him the best-known French thinker ... of Public Instruction in France, he studied the educational system of Prussia ...26 KB (4,045 words) - 18:04, 3 May 2023
- organization based on common control of the means of production as opposed ... A major force in world politics since the early twentieth century ...45 KB (6,718 words) - 00:12, 8 January 2024
- Democracy is the name given to a number of forms of government and ... has a vote and is committed to respecting the decision that wins. This does ...75 KB (11,285 words) - 09:26, 28 January 2024
- The Count of Saint Germain (c. 1710–1784) was a mysterious gentleman ... Myths and speculations about Saint Germain began to be widespread ...17 KB (2,637 words) - 08:29, 10 January 2024
- A political party is an organized group of people who have the same ... There are many differences in the way political parties operate. The ...68 KB (9,596 words) - 04:49, 10 February 2021
- musician, and painter. Leonardo was the archetype "Renaissance ... Leonardo is famous for his realistic paintings, such as the Mona Lisa ...29 KB (4,455 words) - 08:02, 6 March 2023
- November 14, 1831) was a German philosopher, the main representative of nineteenth ... Building on the foundation laid by Johann Gottlieb Fichte and Friedrich ...43 KB (6,642 words) - 07:00, 18 April 2024
- Sorbonne.jpg|thumb|300 px|Main buildings of the University of Paris I Panthéon ... The historic University of Paris (Université de Paris) first appeared ...30 KB (4,606 words) - 02:11, 18 April 2023
- :This article is about the number three. {| class="infobox" ... 3 (three) is a number, numeral, and glyph that represents the number ...42 KB (5,963 words) - 06:44, 13 June 2023
- influenced = The Frankfurt School, The Praxis School, Lucien ... critic. Most scholars consider him to be the founder of the tradition of ...31 KB (4,665 words) - 06:56, 18 April 2024
- Arguments or proofs for the Existence of God have been proposed by ... If God is conceived as the Supreme Being, Being-itself, the source ...81 KB (12,883 words) - 08:12, 24 January 2023
- The Greco-Persian Wars or Persian Wars or Medic Wars were a series ... and to a lesser extent some Roman writings. The Persians enter Greek history ...77 KB (11,840 words) - 17:01, 27 January 2023
- of literary criticism that is concerned with the identification and removal ... Given a manuscript copy, several or many copies, but not the original ...67 KB (9,999 words) - 15:03, 30 April 2023
- legal system in English law. More coined the word "utopia," a ... In 1935, four hundred years after his death, More was canonized in ...28 KB (4,440 words) - 21:23, 30 April 2023
- logo.png|right|thumb|275px|"Eugenics is the self-direction of human evolution ... Eugenics is a social philosophy which advocates the improvement of ...35 KB (5,140 words) - 04:18, 23 March 2024
- may also signify a transformation in which the initiate is "reborn" ... The components of the initiation vary widely from study of scripture ...23 KB (3,352 words) - 20:51, 17 June 2022
- Optimism (from the Latin optimus, best) and pessimism (from the Latin ... Philosophically, optimism is linked to the notion that the world is fundamentally ...24 KB (3,705 words) - 00:57, 18 November 2022
- The term drama comes from a Greek word meaning "action" ... , dráō). The enactment of drama in theater, performed by actors ...37 KB (5,637 words) - 17:32, 30 January 2024
- Ancient Greece is the period in Greek history that lasted for around ... The civilization of the ancient Greeks has been immensely influential ...48 KB (7,639 words) - 12:24, 14 October 2023
- and has works in every major category of the Dewey Decimal System except ... Asimov is widely considered a master of the science-fiction genre ...53 KB (8,012 words) - 13:28, 6 March 2024
- Decolonization refers to the undoing of colonialism, the establishment ... Partly, decolonization was overseen by the United Nations, with UN ...71 KB (10,085 words) - 19:16, 10 July 2023
- Freedom is traditionally understood as independence of the arbitrary ... A slave is constantly subject to the will of another. By contrast ...28 KB (4,455 words) - 10:43, 11 April 2024
- ), officially the Hellenic Republic (Greek: Ελληνική Δημοκρα ... ), is a country in Southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end ...73 KB (10,722 words) - 18:19, 27 January 2023
- author of science fiction novels such as The Time Machine, The War of the ... Verne, is sometimes referred to as "The Father of Science Fiction ...25 KB (3,814 words) - 16:38, 29 July 2023
- whose famous 1651 book Leviathan set the agenda for much of subsequent ... Hobbes was one of the first political philosophers who tried to explain ...29 KB (4,445 words) - 21:18, 30 April 2023
- and philosopher, considered one of the greatest mathematicians in ... of some of his works, with commentaries, in the sixth century C.E. Ancient ...30 KB (4,881 words) - 06:19, 12 August 2023
- Social class refers to the hierarchical distinctions between individuals ... Despite the work of these intellectual heavyweights, the value of ...31 KB (4,685 words) - 15:01, 27 April 2023
- Athens (ancient Greek: αἱ Ἀθῆναι (plural), evolving into ... : singular see below: Origin of the name ) is both the largest and ...45 KB (6,393 words) - 18:55, 19 August 2023
- The term monism (from the Greek: μόνος monos or "one" ... The quest for oneness has been an important, universal drive and impulse ...36 KB (5,370 words) - 20:00, 9 November 2022
- The Italian Renaissance began the opening phase of the Renaissance ... The word renaissance in French, (rinascimento in Italian) literally ...32 KB (4,821 words) - 22:45, 22 September 2022
- Nicolaus Copernicus (February 19, 1473 – May 24, 1543) was one of ... That change, often known as the Copernican revolution, had important ...33 KB (5,163 words) - 02:58, 8 January 2024
- of developed countries' involvement in the developing world. Critics ... business companies continue to exploit the resources of post-colonial ...50 KB (7,266 words) - 04:29, 11 March 2023
- The Buxton Memorial Fountain, celebrating the emancipation of slaves in ... Slavery is the social and/or legal designation of specific persons ...50 KB (7,650 words) - 14:57, 27 April 2023
- written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a ... story of something new," itself from the novella , a singular ...82 KB (12,058 words) - 20:51, 27 February 2023
- – June 10, 323 B.C.E.), commonly known in the West as Alexander the Great ... (Megas Alexandros), King of Macedon (336–323 B.C.E.), was the most ...47 KB (7,410 words) - 20:29, 18 July 2023
- somber contemplation, and endless debate as the topic of God. In the English ... Throughout history, the vast majority of people in the world have ...102 KB (16,134 words) - 19:54, 31 December 2023