I don’t necessarily agree with the Epicurean and the Stoic philosophies one hundred percent‚ but I do agree with some principles to a certain degree. For instance‚ the principle that I relate to the most from the Epicurean philosophies is the view on death. I relate this perspective very closely with my mentality on this topic. I do not fear death whatsoever. I do think about how my death would affect those around me‚ but not specifically about myself. I believe this also has to do with my religious
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all four substances. Anaxagoras(428 BC) – everything is built from an infinite number of small particles. But‚ the whole is in every part (like DNA). He thought that the sun was a red hot stone and that the planets didn’t make their own light. Democritus(370 BC) – Hypothesized atoms – you can use them over & over again. Believed in nothing but material things(materialist). Did not believe in a soul. More questions: Why is Lego ingenius? Do you
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Mathematics before Christ Math started before Christ was born. Most of the time people use it‚ but they didn’t notice it. If you count how many sheep you have‚ that’s math. So when people use math‚ they didn’t know they were using it. The Romans used Roman Numerals and noticed math. So they know how to use it. That is where numbers got their name. In Babylon and Egypt‚ the people first started using theoretical tools and numbering systems. The Egyptians used a decadic numbering system‚ which is
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Ghost‚ are they real? What is real? A child trembling in the dark may be fearful because he believes that reality is more than the hard material objects around him. Reality for him also includes an unseen spiritual realm. You may defend yourself against these fears by insisting that such a realm cannot be a part of reality. Reality consists only of the hard‚ enduring objects around you that can be seen‚ heard‚ touched‚ and smelled. But what grounds do you have for this belief? In fact‚ many intelligent
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REL 2240: Review for First Examination! 1. What principles appear to have been used in the selection of the New Testament canon? Give specific examples of three early Christian writings not found in the New Testament and suggest why they may not have become canonical. 2. What is the distinction between Temple and Synagogue; priest and rabbi?! 3. What are the five main characteristics of Apocalyptic Thought? Give three examples of Jewish apocalyptic writings. 4. Compare and contrast the idea of
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Evans HUM 2210 REVIEW SHEET EXAM 1 LISTS 1. Features that identify a society as "civilized" a. Agriculture (irrigation) and breeding of animals = surplus food (goats‚ peig‚ cattle‚ sheep). Wheat‚ barley‚ rice‚ and maize.(Sci&Tech- polish stone tools. Ex: stone sickles) b. Cities: large apartment settlements= standard architecture & surplus manpower c. Writing (“gifts of the gods”)= records. Pictograph‚ ideogram‚ cuneiform. d. Institutions
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Description Duty-based ethics commonly known as Deontology is an ethical theory that uses rules to distinguish right from wrong. As a deontologist you focus more on the action in itself disregarding the consequences it produces. Immanuel kant the founder deontology‚ was a german philosopher who believed that morality and religion should be kept apart‚ therefore he created the philosophical concept “categorical imperative” or “CI”. Categorical imperative is a moral law‚ which must be followed and
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DOLOR‚ Anna Graciella I. September 5‚ 2012 BSPT 1 B-2 PHILO-19 Sir. Dino Cabrera Summary of Chapter 2 “THE GREEK PHILOSOPHY: SOCRATES‚ PLATO AND ARISTOTLE” There are many different philosophers who appear during the fifth century one of this were the Sophist came from the greek word sophisma and sphizo meaning “I am wise”‚ their philosophy influenced Greece that led to democracy. The Sophist
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WHY IS DEATH BAD? 217 I am an exile from some country‚ where I have left my widowed mother. Though I am deeply concerned about her‚ I very seldom get news. I have known for some time that she is fatally ill‚ and cannot live long. I am now told something new. My mother’s illness has become very painful‚ in a way that drugs cannot relieve. For the next few months‚ before she dies‚ she faces a terrible ordeal. That she will soon die I already knew. But I am deeply distressed to learn of the suffering
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Philosophy Essay The philosopher that spoke to me the most was Nietzsche. I agreed with him on multiple points such as alcohol and religion being crutches that give us a false sense of confidence and hope. I also agreed with Nietzsche in that in order for one to be successful‚ they have to endure some sort of hardship or failure. Coming up with the saying‚ “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” is the main reason I connected with Nietzsche seeing as how that is a saying I like to live by
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