“Now then-I have shown that things can never be created From nothing‚ and that no created thing Can never be called back to nothingness. You may‚ perhaps‚ begin to doubt my lessons Since atoms are too small to seem but listen‚- You must admit that there are other bodies Existing but invisible” (Alder 4). These are words from Lucretius’ poem that was found during the Italian Renaissance. According to the historian Jacob Burckhardt‚ the Italian Renaissance can be described as the “prototype of the
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The Little Book of Big Motivational Quotes By Sid Savara Available Free at http://sidsavara.com/quotes The Little Book Of Big Motivational Quotes – http://sidsavara.com/quotes Page 0 About Sid Savara Sid Savara discusses motivation‚ inspiration and personal development at http://sidsavara.com. Popular articles include: What Is Life? Favorite Inspirational Quotes About Life A Christmas Story - A Tale of Craig’s List and Two Frying Pans The Path‚ The Opportunity‚ Is Only
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exploitation they went through. It gave them the confidence to walk the streets with their head held high – it gave them a sense of dignity. Cool represented the resistance to authority through creativity and innovation; fighting for your right to party! Epictetus the Stoic suggested a difference between those things that depended on us and those things that do not depend on us. He advocated developing an attitude of regarding the things we couldn’t influence as unimportant. We depend on our impulses‚ passions
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Over the past hundred years several psychotherapy methods have been developed and many striking approaches have been emerged. Four of these are the leading of special interest: Humanistic approach‚ Psychodynamic approach‚ Behavioral approach‚ and Cognitive approach (Short & Thomas‚ 2014)‚ of these four approaches more than a few others emerge. In the current paper an overview will be provided on the main theoretical framework of Albert Ellis Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT). This essay will
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ETHICS Greek ; ethos – custom‚ character Ethikos- moral‚ showing moral character‚ moral judgment The science of the MORALITY OF HUMAN ACTS Morality is the goodness or badness of an act Moral(good)‚ immoral(bad) and amoral ( indifferent or neutral‚ neither good nor bad) HUMAN ACT-----------------------------------------------------------------ACT OF MAN - Action done with knowledge and consent -no knowledge and consent - Action of man as man and as rational -involuntary 3 ELEMENTS OF HUMAN ACT:
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Greek Literature GREEK LITERATURE. The great British philosopher-mathematician Alfred North Whitehead once commented that all philosophy is but a footnote to Plato . A similar point can be made regarding Greek literature as a whole. Over a period of more than ten centuries‚ the ancient Greeks created a literature of such brilliance that it has rarely been equaled and never surpassed. In poetry‚ tragedy‚ comedy‚ and history‚ Greek writers created masterpieces that have inspired‚ influenced
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The Value of Philosophy In the introductory lecture notes to this course I stated that we would start with a working definition of philosophy as being the “love of wisdom.” I have found‚ though‚ that just about every other definition attempted has many shortcomings. No one definition seems adequate to define what it means to engage in philosophy. Consequently‚ I think it is best to think of the philosopher in the somewhat imprecise term of a lover of wisdom. Someone who is continually in
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The speech by Wellesley High teacher David McCullough has sparked a bit of controversy. Here is the full speech as presented by Universal Hub: Dr. Wong‚ Dr. Keough‚ Mrs. Novogroski‚ Ms. Curran‚ members of the board of education‚ family and friends of the graduates‚ ladies and gentlemen of the Wellesley High School class of 2012‚ for the privilege of speaking to you this afternoon‚ I am honored and grateful. Thank you. So here we are… commencement… life’s great forward-looking ceremony. (And
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produced the legal commentary‚ Mekhilta. Cato A Shakespearean character in Julius Caesar; committed suicide by falling on his sword. Seneca and the Stoics Seneca--among Rome’s leading intellectual figures in the mid-1st century AD. He and Epictetus were leading voices of Stoicism. Stoics--1) Greek school of philosophy holding that human beings should be free from passion and calmly accept all occurrences as the unavoidable result of divine will. Narcissus Greek mythology--young man who
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This paper looks at two Greek philosophers‚ Heraclitus‚ and Parmenides. It examines their different theories as to how the universe was created‚ understanding of the universe‚ ’way of truth‚ ’ ’way of opinion ’ and the third way. The author explains that Parmenides‚ who came after Heraclitus‚ addressed part of his writings as a refutation of Heraclitus? views. He objected both to Heraclitus? view of the universe and how Heraclitus felt people could gain knowledge of it. From the Paper: "While
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