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    For Teacher and Teaching I never teach my pupils. I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn. Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955) Experience teaches only the teachable. Aldous Huxley (1894 - 1963) The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence. Amos Bronson Alcott  (1799 - 1888)The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards. Anatole France  (1844 -

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    Lexi Duncan TR 11:30-12:45 Jerrod Stringer 21 October 2014 What is happiness? Happiness‚ the state of being happy. A simple definition for an immeasurable idea. Happiness is not profitable or tradable. Yet‚ above all else in the world‚ it is what people seek. They want to have happiness‚ and what to know what happiness is. But happiness‚ like air or water‚ is a hard thing to grasp in one’s hand. There are plenty of definitions of happiness. Psychologists‚ philosophers‚ economists‚ and even scientists

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    order of Croatia and are in higher rank compared to domestic legislation. ( ACCESS TO EDUCATION‚ TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OF ETHNIC MINORITIES IN THE WESTERN BALKANS COUNTRY REPORT CROATIA‚ Antonija Petričušić‚ M.A.‚ “Only the educated are free.” Epictetus (Greek philosopher‚ cca. 55-135 A.D.)‚ Europäische Akademie Bozen / Accademia Europea Bolzano (EURAC)‚ Bozen / Bolzano) After the elections 2003. The government of the Republic of Croatia went a step further in the protection of national minorities’

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    Danielle Introduction to Philosophy April 23. 2013 The Existence of God The existence of God has been questioned‚ pondered‚ sought out and studied for hundreds‚ no‚ thousands of years since the beginning of time. “Does God exist?” “What do certain philosophers have to say about the existence of God?” “What do Christianity and Atheism have to say?” “What about those who say they have experienced God?” “If He does exist‚ what is He like?” “Why does

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    Introduction The epic poem‚ On the Order of Things‚ by philosopher Lucretius‚ is one of a few literary works that talking about Epicureanism‚ a school of philosophy that sprang up around the teachings of Epicurus‚ and how to live in accord with the nature in order to be happy. Lucretius’ argues that in order to live a happy life‚ humans act in one of two ways: to do whatever that pleases them and to and try to avoid pain. His argument does not say you should do whatever you want‚ whenever you want

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    Theology of Suffering: A Contrast To suffer means to submit or be forced to endure (something unpleasant); to endure death‚ pain‚ or distress. It is known to happen to everyone‚ that it is a part of this world that we live in and essentially‚ there is no escaping it. Looking at it through a scientific lens‚ the second law of thermodynamics helps with the definition. That the whole world is in a slow downward spiral into death and that is inescapable. Just the thought of this for some people

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    humans‚ how ethics should apply through and historical precedence? Movement from Greece to modernity asking about meta-ethics and naturalists fallacies. Kantian Formalist Virtue Ethics‚ Subjectivity‚ Egoism‚ Utilitarianism‚ Hedonism‚ Epicurus-ism‚ Stoicism ‚ Normative Morals‚ Detailed Morals‚ Relational Ethics‚ Applied Morals‚ Natural Law‚ Philosophy‚ Cultural Criticism‚ Individualize‚ Anarchism‚ Social‚ Mete-Ethics‚ Normative Ethics‚ Descriptive Ethics‚ Applied Ethics

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    Anthony Giagiari Mr. Dinely ENG2D1-06 April 26th‚ 2012 Philosophy in Julius Caesar William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar is a play containing many characters of many different personality types. Brutus and Cassius‚ considerably the two main characters of the play‚ are very different in their personalities‚ as well as the philosophies they claim to follow. These two characters can be shown to practice the philosophies of Stoicism and Epicureanism to an extent‚ and it can be shown that in the end

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    Its weird how some people don’t question the things that are obvious to us. The things we see‚ how do we see it? What makes it visible to us? Is it only because we have eyes‚ or is there another factor. The great Aristotle explained it by having something in our eyes that emits “something” to an object and that’s why things are visible to us. Another question we could ask from our daily life is that how come we can hear? What is it that we hear? Why do we hear it and deaf people don’t? How do we

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    The Breath of Death “Why should I fear death? If I am‚ death is not. If death is‚ I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do?” (Epicurus). Death is an abstract concept that has been pondered towards for millennium. In Shakespeare’s brilliant work Hamlet‚ Shakespeare utilizes the character Hamlet to reflect transitions in life as death enters and absorbs one’s life. For most of the play Hamlet contemplates on the mysteriousness of death and its unknown because it has stayed distant

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