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- In the discussions of ethics, courage is considered to be a moral ... In the Republic, Plato discusses courage in relation to his three ...6 KB (958 words) - 08:44, 10 January 2024
- a Greek Neoplatonist philosopher, was one of the chief pioneers of the revival ... His clarification of the distinction between Platonic and Aristotelian ...11 KB (1,525 words) - 06:39, 18 April 2024
- In Book II of The Republic, Plato describes, through Socrates’ dialogue ... *[http://classics.mit.edu/Plato/republic.3.ii.html The Republic] Plato ...16 KB (2,476 words) - 11:06, 10 March 2023
- reminiscence), or as it is also known, the theory of recollection, is ... The theory of anamnesis is a version of theory of innate ideas. Rationalists ...15 KB (2,367 words) - 18:58, 26 July 2023
- than a metaphor and often appeals to the imagination, whereas an analogy ... The allegory is one of the most popular narrative forms in literature ...16 KB (2,444 words) - 18:26, 21 July 2023
- Aischines or Æschines), son of Lysanias, of the deme Sphettus of Athens, was ... According to Plato, Aeschines of Sphettus was present at the trial ...10 KB (1,495 words) - 05:49, 16 June 2023
- Rationalism is a broad family of positions in epistemology. Perhaps ... The debate around which the rationalism/empiricism distinction revolves ...12 KB (1,850 words) - 01:30, 8 December 2022
- In philosophy the idea of choice usually arises in discussions of ... In modern philosophy, the notion of choice has received a wide variety ...11 KB (1,729 words) - 17:10, 10 December 2023
- essayist and academic. Bloom championed the idea of "Great Books ... old, he read a Readers Digest article about the University of Chicago and ...22 KB (3,158 words) - 18:25, 21 July 2023
- It would not be an exaggeration to say that the distinction between ... ==Motivation for the distinction== There are both common-sense and ...17 KB (2,610 words) - 15:53, 11 August 2023
- Proclus Lycaeus (February 8, 412 - April 17, 485), surnamed "The ... Proclus’ greatest concern was the elevation of the human soul to ...21 KB (3,257 words) - 23:05, 30 November 2022
- Plato (c. 428 B.C.E. – c. 348 B.C.E.) was a Greek philosopher and ... While pursuing the subject of justice in the Republic Plato examines ...37 KB (6,078 words) - 08:02, 24 November 2022
- The Nag Hammadi library is a collection of early Christian gnostic ... The Nag Hammadi writings comprise 52 mostly gnostic gospels, apocalypses ...16 KB (2,444 words) - 23:06, 10 November 2022
- was an ancient Greek philosopher and one of the pillars of the Western tradition ... and opinion. Based upon his conviction about the immortality of the soul, Socrates ...30 KB (4,718 words) - 21:53, 30 January 2023
- far as it goes, it does not entirely capture the meaning of the Greek word ... Nietzsche.) Throughout the rest of the Republic, Plato aims to refute this ...33 KB (5,174 words) - 04:41, 22 March 2024
- Cyberspace is a global domain within the information environment consisting ... pure than what we are aware of. In The Republic, Plato sets out his allegory ...14 KB (2,094 words) - 02:18, 15 January 2023
- philosopher and a founding representative of the Oxford-based British ordinary ... man "had migrated into agnosticism from the Evangelicalism in which his ...18 KB (2,734 words) - 07:53, 14 December 2022
- The 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury (Anthony Ashley Cooper III) (1671 – ... hand, he studied under and was influenced by the great British empiricist John ...11 KB (1,695 words) - 05:22, 31 July 2023
- Alienation refers to the estrangement that occurs in the relation ... Christian theologians have suggested that the three levels of alienation ...16 KB (2,390 words) - 18:22, 21 July 2023
- ) (c. 446 B.C.E. – c. 388 B.C.E.) was a Greek dramatist of the Old ... The place and exact date of his birth are unknown, but he was around ...16 KB (2,554 words) - 06:29, 12 August 2023
- Virtue ethics is one of three major theories in normative ethics, ... The roots of the tradition of virtue ethics lie in the works of Plato ...28 KB (4,212 words) - 20:38, 3 May 2023
- In philosophy, metaethics—sometimes known as analytic ethics—is ... Metaethics is one of the three branches of ethics generally recognized ...14 KB (2,091 words) - 16:19, 9 November 2022
- studies fundamental questions concerning the social or communal life of ... matters, political philosophy focuses on the normative aspects of political ...23 KB (3,233 words) - 08:37, 24 November 2022
- Hill Green, Bosanquet helped to revive the idealism of Hegel in England ... Bosanquet’s major works include A History of Aesthetic (1892), The ...16 KB (2,361 words) - 11:19, 28 September 2023
- with a small, elite segment of society. The term was used by Aristotle ... noble class, or with plutocracies, ruled by the wealthy members of a community ...13 KB (1,935 words) - 00:19, 18 November 2022
- The question of being (Greek, τό ὄν, the present participle of ... of being as secondary. So, even if they use the same word "is," ...32 KB (4,866 words) - 10:28, 26 September 2023
- Ancient Western philosophy is marked by the formation and development ... prior to Socrates are called PreSocratics; the second period spans the lifetimes ...29 KB (4,278 words) - 04:19, 31 January 2023
- Pre-Socratics or pre-Socratic philosophers were the earliest Western ... The pre-Socratic style of thought is often called natural philosophy ...21 KB (3,010 words) - 22:19, 30 November 2022
- perfect state of society, whose members live the best possible life. The term ... Utopianism refers to the various ways in which people think about ...19 KB (2,908 words) - 14:05, 3 May 2023
- Division of Labor is the specialization of cooperative labor in specific ... The division of labor can apply to any field. Division of labor may ...26 KB (4,018 words) - 18:21, 1 August 2023
- Paternalism refers to acting for the good of another person against ... Paternalism (from the Latin word pater, meaning father) means literally ...22 KB (3,463 words) - 09:06, 18 November 2022
- C.E.) was a Greek philosopher, a student of Plato, and teacher of Alexander ... on both Western and Islamic philosophy. The beginning of "modern ...37 KB (5,500 words) - 06:30, 12 August 2023
- long period of cultural history centered on the Mediterranean Sea, which begins ... The foundations of the modern world derive from the Classic Age as ...12 KB (1,804 words) - 10:51, 19 December 2023
- independent word of "existence." The word "existence," ... Modern existentialism maintained the distinction between essence and ...25 KB (3,698 words) - 10:29, 26 September 2023
- is a figure from Greek mythology called by Pindar "the minstrel ... His name does not occur in Homer or Hesiod, though he was known by ...19 KB (3,011 words) - 02:17, 18 November 2022
- Desire has been the subject of religious and philosophical speculation ... The most basic of these meanings (the literal meaning) is "thirst ...23 KB (3,709 words) - 09:57, 29 January 2024
- works, which had been mostly forgotten in the West. The few existing Latin ... used as a textbook throughout Europe until the advent of investigative science ...19 KB (2,761 words) - 07:15, 23 August 2023
- are also public virtues that characterize the spirit of a nation, such as ... Greek philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle dealt with virtues ...43 KB (6,406 words) - 20:37, 3 May 2023
- The Dialectic (Greek: διαλεκτική) is a line of thought, ... In appreciating the dialectic, one question is whether it over-emphasizes ...34 KB (5,249 words) - 10:22, 29 January 2024
- The idea behind child welfare programs is that, in certain circumstances ... in a situation of danger, either in the form of neglect or abuse, ...23 KB (3,360 words) - 15:33, 10 December 2023
- by Greek thought, particularly that of Plato. Throughout her life Weil ... years her elder, and who was later to become the famous mathematician, André ...23 KB (3,797 words) - 22:12, 29 January 2023
- to philosophy was to refine and strengthen the philosophical proofs for the ... Mendelssohn strove to support and sustain the Jewish faith while advancing ...14 KB (2,061 words) - 16:58, 10 November 2022
- Philosophy of mathematics is the branch of philosophy that studies ... :* What are the sources of mathematical subject matter? ...31 KB (4,571 words) - 04:15, 24 November 2022
- Progressive education is based on the belief that students learn best ... among progressive educators, they share the point of view that democracy ...20 KB (2,991 words) - 23:07, 30 November 2022
- philosopher and writer who lived during the most brilliant era of Roman ... to participate in public life, and with the intent of influencing the ...34 KB (5,558 words) - 22:01, 10 December 2023
- Justice is the ideal, morally correct state of things and persons ... For many people justice is overwhelmingly important: "Justice ...34 KB (5,251 words) - 21:23, 4 October 2022
- novelist, essayist and critic, best known as the author of In Search of Lost ... Austria, and Italo Svevo in Italy is one of the seminal figures of Modernist ...21 KB (3,300 words) - 03:06, 6 November 2022
- Personalism is a philosophical perspective that holds that the person ... The concept of person as a non-material existence has been recognized ...9 KB (1,336 words) - 00:44, 24 November 2022
- long, if sometimes cynical, commitment to the liberal, democratic idea. ... parents, Jacob and Daisy Baum Lippmann. The family lived a comfortable ...12 KB (1,763 words) - 22:27, 3 May 2023
- John Dewey (October 20, 1859 – June 1, 1952) is regarded as one ... activist. He lectured to audiences around the world, he supported the Hull ...20 KB (2,964 words) - 02:26, 9 February 2023
- 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
