of rope. They used this method to find that pi was slightly greater than 3‚ and came up with the value 3 1/8 or 3.125 (Beckmann‚ 11). However‚ this theory is probably a fantasy based on a misinterpretation of the Greek word "Harpedonaptae‚" which Democritus once mentioned in a letter to a colleague. The word literally means "rope-stretchers" or "rope-fasteners." The misinterpretation is that these men were stretching ropes in order to calculate circles‚ while they were actually making measurements
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Sophie’s World Characters Sophie Amundsen - Sophie is the protagonist of Sophie’s World. She is an inquisitive and spirited fourteen year old who learns just before turning fifteen that her life is the invention of Albert Knag. Sophie learns this and many other things from Alberto Knox‚ the philosopher who Albert Knag invented as her teacher. Sophie does not just learn from Alberto; she also questions him and shows that she has ideas of her own to implement. By the end of the story Sophie shows
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THIS IS A DRAFT OF A PROPOSED BOOK OF NELSON S. BADILLA‚ Faculty member of TIP QC INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY Brief Explanations of Different Philosophies for Non-Philosophy Majors By: NELSON SALAZAR BADILLA‚ M.P.A. Preface I have been teaching the subject “Introduction to Philosophy” since 2008 wherein my students where enrolled in different curiculum programs like Bachelor of Science in Business Administration‚ Hotel and Restaurant Management‚ Computer Studies‚ Computer Engineering
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Philosophy is a study that includes various diverse subfields such as aesthetics‚ epistemology‚ ethics‚ logic‚ and metaphysics. Various philosophical traditions use different methods and include different topics in their study. Some‚ for example‚ include politics‚ physics‚ or religion. The fundamental method of philosophy involves the systematic use of critical reasoning to evaluate arguments in defence of assertions of belief or opinion. The term philosophy comes from the Greek word "Φιλοσοφία"
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Religion In Ancient Greece - Ancient Greek Culture and Civilization Excerpts taken from: http://www.biblestudytools.com/encyclopedias/isbe/greece-religion-in-ancient.html http://www.leadershipclassics.org/AncientGreekCulture&Civilization.html GREECE‚ RELIGION IN ANCIENT || I. THE GREEK GODS 1. Greek Myths 2. Mythology Distinguished from Religion 3. Local Shrines 4. Epithets of the Gods 5. Nature of the Gods of Worship 6. Relation of Greek Gods to Nature 7. The Greater Gods
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VERSO london II New York First published by Verso 2012 © Slavoj Zizek All rights reserved The moral rights of the author have been asserted 13579108642 Verso UK: 6 Meard Street‚ London W1F OEG US: 20 Jay Street‚ Suite 1010‚ Brooklyn‚ NY 11201 www.versobooks.com Verso is the imprint of New Left Books ISBN-13: 978-1-84467-897-6 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication
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Spacecraft missions to nearby Planets The Library of ancient Alexandria The human brain Egyptian Hieroglyphics The origin of life The death of the Sun The evolution of galaxies The origins of matter‚ suns and worlds COSMOS The story of fifteen billion years of cosmic evolution transforming matter and life into consciousness‚ of how science and civilization grew up together‚ and of the forces and individuals who helped shape modern science. A story told with Carl Sagan’s remarkable ability
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Middle-East Journal of Scientific Research 14 (11): 1445-1451‚ 2013 ISSN 1990-9233 © IDOSI Publications‚ 2013 DOI: 10.5829/idosi.mejsr.2013.14.11.2351 Acmeological Aspects In Teaching Scientific and Pedagogical Staff Bakhytzhamal Zhorabekovna Bekzhanova‚ Aigul Igenovna Ahmetova‚ Turagaldy Abilakimovna Aldibayeva‚ Rabiga Tasbergenovna Igenbaeva Kazakh National Pedagogical University named after Abay‚ Almaty‚ Kazakhstan Abstract: This paper reveals the topicality of the study of acmeological
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INTRODUCTION The later part of 20th century witness a renewed question of empiricism in philosophy of religion. The question is concerned with what patterns a religious reasoning and religious language should take in determining the existence of God‚ the belief in God‚ the reality of a good God and the existence of evil. The approach is championed by logical positivism based on verification principles of ascertain meaning only by sense experience. The Modern Empiricism as discussed in this paper
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Karl Marx Karl Marx was born into a progressive Jewish family in Prussian Trier (now in Germany). His father Herschel‚ descending from a long line of rabbis‚ was a lawyer and his brother Samuel was--like many of his ancestors--chief rabbi of Trier. The family name was originally "Marx Levi"‚ which derives from the old Jewish surname Mardochai. In 1817 Heinrich Marx converted to the Prussian state religion of Lutheranism to keep his position as a lawyer‚ which he had gained under the Napoleonic regime
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