Philosophy and Philosophers
Philosophy is the rational study of fundamental and general problems, including knowledge, reason, values, existence, and language. Philosophers, such as Aristotle and Plato, are persons who act based on the rules of practical wisdom. They are considered “lovers of wisdom.”
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Philosophy is the quest for more. As there is no such thing as "ancient" vs "modern", then there is only ever the philosophy of...
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Galen's theory was that illness was caused by an imbalance of the four humours: blood, phlegm, black bile and yellow bile. He...
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How do you not know the answer?
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Father Of Modern Philosophy.
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true He based his morality upon whether the ruling party ruled for the benefit of the people (good) or for the benefit of only...
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The father of Aristotle died when Aristotle was about 10 years old. His name was Nicomachus, and he was a medical doctor to the...
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L'encyclopedia
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they said that you will die!!
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86 years before the Declaration of Independence, John Locke, an Englishman, wrote and extensive rebuttal, The Two Treatises of...
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The modern world owes so much to the early Greeks that it is difficult to describe more than one or two issues in any depth. One...
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You are using the word alone which is an emotional feeling as well as a pyhsical realization while one individual can be...
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(number 1.) A philosophy that emphasizes the uniqueness and isolation of the individual experience in a hostile or indifferent...
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God can do anything but there are things he chooses not to do such as smite people
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A folkway norm violations are violations of routine or casual interaction such as wearing an odd outfit of saying random things....
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I'm not aware the divorce rate increased. I thought it's been about 50% the last 20 years. It appears marriage isn't as important...
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South Africa is where the 'Cradle of Humankind' is located.
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a caste system of overlords, vassals, and serfs
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Given the format of the question, my answer is "You can't". For the folllowing reasons: What is the right thing? All of us have...
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The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one. ~Elbert Hubbard, The Note Book, 1927 ...
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...with the collision of two membranes.
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Yes. Due to many modern factors today the traditional 'Macho' male is fast turning into a thing of the past. Several studies...
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skepticism doubts what we see/perceive and Locke is a naturalist/empiricist. He believes if you can experience it, it exists...
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I am no expert in philosophy; but deciding on whether material objects exist (i.e. whether you decide that either all material...
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Francois Marie Arouet (pen name Voltaire) was born on November 21, 1694 in Paris. Voltaire's intelligence, wit and style made him...
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Just talk to someone near you or just draw. Sit around asking and answering questions on WikiAnswers.com! heehee =)
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The branch of anthropology that deals with the division of humankind into races and with their origins and distribution and...
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Morals are related to personal character and belief as to what is right and wrong. Ethics are the proper behavior regarding the...
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The quote is by Hillel. The quote is by Hillel.
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The Bible: Five to 6 billion copies have been sold around the world. The Bible has been translated into 2,400 languages, and...
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Answeri was lost once, but then, i was very young... but now I'm older and wiser... XDanyway, if i would get lost [again], first...
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The concept of checks and balances within the Roman Republic.
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When you do not know, you say nothing. When you do know, sometimes, you do say something useful. Sorry, this is not the...
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the formal region of England is smoke meat because in Ireland that is the same cusine that they enjoy!
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Friedrich Nietzsche
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GOD made man with his own image (MONKEYS) (MAN)*
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There are many themes in Plato's Republic, but one of the main themes is justice and how it applies to an ideal state. Some other...
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Aristotle is a part of "The Big Three" (alongside Socrates and Plato) and considered one of the Founders of Western Philosophy....
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People in positions of power are typically well educated and familiar with history. This has always been the case, yet we...
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Yes it is because money causes greed and money can give people power so the more money a person has the more power they hold....
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A large strength with his moral theory is that his views don't make exceptions for anything and it does not rely on pediction
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It is a mixture of hydrocarbons, which can be separated by fractional distillation. Oil is NOT an element.
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Greece.He was born in Stagira, Macedonia but moved to Athens and attended the academy founded by Plato.
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You can make something 'relevant' to something else by addressing the interests or needs of that 'something' else. Ex: The...
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Education, presumably, would be stuck in the world of facts. Philosophy could venture into areas where we do not or cannot know...
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No, Socrates never wrote any texts.
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René Descartes died on February 11, 1650 at the age of 53.
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Since it can not show a thing to the senses.
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Ecclesiastes 9:5 'For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward;...
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Father of Modern Philosophy
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NO! In my opinion, I think that world cannot live without religion because if their is no culture than no one will know who their...
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filipino philosopher
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o pagl log is ka jawab tu do
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Human rationality is the logical thought process that judges when is right and what is wrong .This innate quality differentiates...
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Philosophers use the word argument in a somewhat different way, one that emphasizes the idea that arguments put forth reasons to...
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The answer depends upon the nature of time. If time is unreal, then you are alive now because it is the only real time, in other...
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Arrogance, perhaps.
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Yes, it is very possible to hear but not listen and listen but not hear.If you are hearing but not listening, that means you are...
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René Descartes was a French philosopher, mathematician, and writer who spent most of his adult life in the Dutch Republic. He...
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enershia is the way people study peoples movments and te way we live
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Most of us would learn what NOT to do next time. But there are some who never learn.
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an event that will inevitably happen in the future..
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AnswerThe following options seem most accepted: 1) As many as it takes. Which is of course a non definitive answer. 2) 42, which...
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socioeconomic factor is nothing but the study of society, culture which is prevailing in that area.
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A person is alive if one can view and reply to a comment on a forum. If you have another specific question, be sure and post with...
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Its called choosing the lesser of two evils. Both choices are bad but one has to be better than the other.
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True to his teaching that "an unexamined life is not worth living" (Apology, 36a), Socrates spent most of his days examining the...
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empodocles theory was that all matter consisted of four elements: earth, air, water, and fire.
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because they can, and it is a game to not get cought and if you do catch them out or come close to catching them they withdrawl,...
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An assuption
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Adam Smith is considered the Father of Modern Economics and his ideas were the basis for free enterprise, but it is unlikely he...
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Because the foundation of true knowledge is the acceptance of total ignorance.
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Kuhn Fyoo Shuhs
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it has changed in ways u cant even image provoking sex it has changed in ways u cant even image provoking sex
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It's really whatever you believe, but in the end the choices you make become you destiny anyway. Either way, it really doesn't...
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It goes on the brain's backburner, the storage room, where it may or may not be needed again. However, I suppose that it is...
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Aristotle had one sister and one brother. His sister's name was Arimneste and his brother's name was Arimnestus. Aristotle was...
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Woodrow Wilson .... because of his papers "The Study of Administration"who is the father of public administration?Father of...
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AnswerAncient Greece had a long and varied philosophical tradition, with many different thinkers and schools proposing different...
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For Plato what was ultimately real was the notion or concepts of things. He decreed that what we see in the physical world are...
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Existentialism is a philosophical movement which posits that individual human beings create the meaning and essence of their...
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It's Euclid, I know that because I had to do a report on him
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The condition in which one averts one's gaze from facts, or options and choices, that at some level one knows to exist, but about...
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what are you serious? ancient greek to ancient chinese? wow what a deep thought.
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I believe that the environment does nothing to help its inhabitants, but even creates problems for them! Nature is always...
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When a candle is lit, a physical reaction is taking place. The wax melts with heat, just like a candy bar or cheese. Each...
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