Famous Thinkers PHL458 August 12‚ 2013 Charles Crenshaw Famous Thinkers: Peter Singer and Bill Gates A thinker is an individual who reasons intellectually; this individual generally shares his views and theories with other thinkers and with society. The contributions made to humanity can be valuable and frequently encourage others to ponder the same issues. Other thinkers may become supporters or challengers to another. There have been many famous thinkers that have
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An Successful Enlighten Thinker: John Locke John Locke (1632-1704) is a Philosopher and Physician. He was known as one of the most affective Founding Father of Enlighten movement. Because of his past occupation‚ who used to persuade to become a doctor‚ he understood how people’s lives‚ and what was the best form of government that they need. Locke’s theories in the Second Treaty of Government and An Essay Concerning Human Understanding‚ and his State of Nature‚ for examples‚ have influenced people
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Enlightenment leaders strongly believed that by using the scientific methods developed during the Scientific Revolution‚ they will be able to continue to explore and prove the laws of society and human nature. Influential thinkers from the Enlightenment period include Thomas Hobbes‚ John Locke‚ Baron de Montesquieu and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Hobbes believe that all humans are naturally selfish‚ greedy and wicked. Locke wanted to figure out the purpose of government. He wanted
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social organizers? Society is build up by many different individuals. In order for the society to function well‚ social organizers are one of the most crucial factors. By definition‚ organizers are the ones arrange things within a particular environment to improve the quality of the environment as a whole. Social organizers are one kind of the organizers‚ which allocate and arrange the society’s resources. Governments and Markets When considered governments and markets as social organizers‚ it
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Plato‚ or Aristocles as is his real name‚ was one of the most influential thinkers of history. Plato set up a school called the Academy in Athens in 387 BC. He wrote down his ideas in the form of dialogues‚ or discussions between people. The dialogues explain Plato’s metaphysics or ideas on subjects such as politics‚ law‚ science‚ education‚ art‚ and the nature of knowledge. One of the best known dialogues is The Republic‚ in which Plato describes his idea of an ideal‚ or perfect‚ government. All
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Julius Caesar Act II Graphic Organizer Name Character Notes Important Quotes Evidence of Loyalty (to whom?) Brutus Debates on killing Caesar but has mixed feelings. Finally decides that it is the best option after he reads the fake letters. “And therefore think him as a serpent ’s egg Which hatched‚ would as his kind grow mischievous‚ And kill him in the shell." Brutus showed the greatest amount of loyalty to his country. He killed a friend for what he thought would be a better Rome. He
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in the day everyone had a different idea of how we learned and how our bodies connected to the mind‚ some thought we were born with our knowledge and others believed we gained it through previous events and our memories. All of the prescientific thinkers contributed to the development of the basic idea that our knowledge originates in experience‚ which is called empiricism. The 1600’s began the relationship between human spirituality and modern science. This was an age when people began to realize
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POE INTERACTIVE TIMELINE ORGANIZER http://knowingpoe.thinkport.org/person/timeline.asp Include the year with all of the information you include in your organizer. Poe’s Vital Statistics Date of Birth January 19th 1809 Place of Birth Boston‚ Massachussetts Name at Birth Edgar Poe Poe the Early Years Record information about Poe’s birth parents When Poe was two years (1811) old his mother died and his alcoholic father had already left his family. Record information about Poe’s adopted
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I Am a Critical Thinker Now HUM 114 Matthew Fallasen‚ MM‚ MBA Critical thinking is a careful examination in which a person utilizes facts and evidence to form their own conclusions to certain situations. Edward Glaser explains that critical thinking calls for a persistent efforts to examine any belief or supposed form of knowledge in the light of the evidence that supports it and the further conclusion to which it tends (Glaser‚ 1941). Edward Glaser provides a great insight to the importance
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Tina Van History 146 October 12‚ 2014 Week 3: Graphic Organizer Northern 1. Massachusetts: Divided into the Plymouth colony & the Massachusetts Bay colony. Plymouth: Founded by William Bradford & populated by the Pilgrims who were separatists from Anglican Church. Massachusetts Bay: Founded by John Winthrop & strictly populated by Puritans who wanted to “purify” the Anglican Church. 2. Connecticut: Founded by Thomas Hooker‚ creator of the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
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