He lectured for years on The Sentences and compiled two commentaries on them that he used as his personal texts for his lectures. ... It is here that he spent his last year lecturing, and then died on November 8, 1308.. ... Like Aquinas, Scotus was a realist in philosophy, but he differed from Aquinas on certain basic issues. ... In the 20th century the influence of Scotist philosophy was still strong within the church. ... For Scotus, theology and philosophy were distinct and separate disciplines; they were, however, complementary, because theology uses philosophy as a tool. ...

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William James History of Psychology, William James was one of the forefathers of modern psychology. ... After only five years as an assistant professor, in 1885 James became a professor of philosophy. ... In many ways the two-volume work was as much psychology as it was philosophy. ... Pragmatism is a philosophy that attempts to apply the methods of science to philosophy (Singer, 2002). ... James's commitment to pragmatism was first introduced in 1898, during a lecture given at Berkley. ...

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Philosophy of Education "It seems to me that education has a two-fold function to perform in the life of man and in society: the one is utility and the other is culture. ... The differences lie in our specific philosophies or applications of educational philosophy, or in other words "an approach." ... This philosophy entails a combination of essentialism and progressivism(Ryan &Cooper, p. 313-316). ... Reading, writing, arithmetic, and history are the tools we give our children to carry on the values we have established for them All societies and cultures, whether tribal, monarchical, dicta...

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Since the standard beginning of philosophy on May 23, 585 B.C., the world has seen some very brilliant and gifted philosophers. ... Thales of Miletus, who many regard as the "father" of philosophy, is credited for actually beginning philosophy. ... His prediction was proven correct, and ever since, philosophy has continued. ... They wandered about Greece from place to place, gave lectures, took pupils, and entered into disputations. ... Topics included rhetoric, politics, grammar, etymology, history, physics, and mathematics. ...

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The first two tablets deal with the history of Thoth and the Atlantis legend. ... The next eight are short lectures discussing various basic points of Hermetic philosophy. Next is a summary of lectures, followed by a set of four discourses touching on the more mystical aspects of Hermeticism. Hermeticism itself has a history of political strife. ... The Hermetic texts have interested scholars throughout history and still are available for reading today. ...

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In 1965, Davis flew to Frankfurt, Germany to begin her doctoral studies in philosophy at Johann Wolfgang von Goethe University. ... While in Los Angeles, Davis was hired to teach philosophy at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), in 1969. ... Soon after that, she was added to the FBI's top ten most wanted list, being only the third woman in history to grace the list. ... In 1980 and 1984, she ran for office as the Communist Party candidate for vice president, and she also continues to lecture on social and political issues. Davis eventually regained a position in teaching a...

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"Hegel wrote books on philosophy, religion, and history. His most important works include the Phenomenology of Spirit (1807), the Science of Logic (1816), the Encyclopedia of the Philosophical Sciences (1817), the Philosophy of Right (1821), and the Philosophy of History (from lectures in 1822), all of which have been translated into English."" His philosophy's based on reality and perception, rational and irrational, tied together nature and human. His most successful philosophy was that of history which he tied in his other works. He claimed that God can be characterized as logic and co...

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It is not considered a religion, a philosophy, or a literary theory, although it has elements of all three of those items. ... Thoreau"'s descriptions and interpretations of nature enriched all of his work; even his essays and lectures on political issues. ... The Dial was looked at as "a medium for the freest expression of thought on the questions which interest earnest minds in every community;" (Emerson: A Student's History). ... "Society and Solitude," published in 1870, marked the beginning of Emerson's decline as an essayist (Emerson: A Student's History). ... Eme...

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Shelley received astounding education in science, literature, and philosophy from her father (Discovering Authors 3). ... He also learns to read, and, since Felix uses Constantin-François de Volney's Ruins of Empires to instruct Safie, he learns a bit of world history in the process (Shelley 140). ... Shelley attended and read about several lectures of famous scientists in the course of the Romantic Era, which was an intellectual movement from 1800 to 1840 that concentrated on human diversity and looking at life in a new way that embraced emotion before reality (Britannia 1). ... Erasmus...

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The revolution was ignited by the observation that for Philosophy to be an efficient tool for achieving knowledge, it must limit itself to matters of experience or matters of logic. All other inconclusive questions were interesting and thought provoking, but if they did not lead to a concrete result, they were not going to be part of the new philosophy. ... He noted that philosophy can only speak about things that actually "are" and offered the world the great advice, "About those things of which we know not, we should remain silent... One of the forerunners of this movement and the first ar...

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During this lecture, look at 4 business built on design due to the nature of one of the businesses - we will also consider thirteen connected brands   One main brand which have connection with all the other brands: -H&M, - Armani, - Christian Lacroix, - Pierre Cardin Also interesting: Vionnet, Mulberry   As a brand but also as a design business. ... It's a group business: - H&M, COS, Moniki, Weekday + Cheap Monday: are all from the same group   Design philosophy: International persona; but scandinavian and therefor democratic and practical. ... Philosophy: women & men always to fee...

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The exciting thing about these important figures in philosophical history is that their passion for independent thought, which is alive and well in every text you read. Plato's version of Socrates and Artistotle's lecture notes both feverishly seek out new interpretations and theories of the world surrounding us and the world within us, and produce ideas whose ultimate result is the inspiration of thousands upon thousands. ... The philosophies of the two minds constantly concern themselves with the ethereal, the things not of the Earth. ... However, this did not happen (but wo...

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The movement is one of the most vital, exciting and inspiring chapters in the history of the decorative arts. ... Ruskin, with a family history of mental disturbance, had periodic bouts with insanity beginning in about 1870, and remained an invalid from 1889 until his death on January 20, 1900, in Coniston, Lancashire. His later works include Lectures on Architecture and Painting, Lectures on the Political Economy of Art, and Fors Clavigera, a series of letters to the workers of Britain that influenced socialist reformers for three generations. ... The Arts and Crafts movement was much mor...

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In 1906 he was admitted to Harvard University, where he studied philosophy and European literature, mainly of the Renaissance period. ... The next year, in 1910, Thomas Eliot sailed overseas to France, where he would attend Henri Bergson's lectures in philosophy of intuitivism at the Sorbonne. ... From 1911 to 1914 Eliot was back at Harvard, USA, reading Indian philosophy and studying Sanskrit, but then he returned to France. ... After-war period Probably no other war in history had ever brought about such destructive spiritual crisis and total reappraisal of moral, cultural and social...

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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel's "Introductory Lectures on Aesthetics," is greatly influenced by the German aesthetic tradition, that refers to a type of philosophy that opposes materialism. The same German aesthetic tradition can also be found in J.J Winckelmann's writings, such as "History of the Art of Antiquity", "Thoughts on the Imitation of the Painting and Sculpture of the Greeks", and G.E Lessing's "Laocöon". ... His philosophy of art takes account of the beauty in art, the historical development of art, and individual forms of art,...

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Colver Lectures at Brown University. ... A large part of the lectures deal partially or directly in answering the specific question: "what differences were there between the political processes in eighteenth-century America and eighteenth-century England that could explain the significantly different receptions of the same political ideas?"... The history of government is the history of the formal institutions and procedures which create and govern legal authority. The history of politics is the history of the ways men have used such institutions and the struggles for authority between rivalri...

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Machiavelli was born at a time of conflict within Florence, Italy, between the republican leaders and the family of the Medici's, to which Machiavelli especially, had a history of opposition towards. ... The first philosopher who did not try to lecture or preach on how to reach the "ideal state" was Machiavelli. ... Through his prioritizing, "Machiavelli does not seem to be as concerned with the society and the individual as the previous philosophers in history had been" (L&HR, Davey). ... The prince--a monarchy--is the real "ideal" ruler of his philosophy, as he challenges the other ide...

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My experience in the field consist of writings by Dante" and Machiavelli, films, plays, lectures, and some short readings. ... I also found this advice very appealing to read, because he backed up his theories with proofs from history. ... The authors gave me a view of the people while the lectures provided more of a visual picture of the country. One lecture, by David Alexander, talked about the Culture and the Environment in Italy. ...

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He unquestionably made an impact in Alaska's history: Mount Muir, Muir Glacier, Muir Point, and Muir Inlet all carry his name. ... John Muir published over 300 articles and 10 major books recounting his travels, reasoning his naturalist philosophy, and summoning everyone to "climb the mountains and get their good tidings" (Gifford 34). ... For the duration of their stay, Muir lectured on the importance of preventing "the destructive work of the lumbermen and other spoilers of the forest" (Wadsworth 112). ... In acknowledgment of his achievements, California has greatly recognized Muir...

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In 1965 she moved to Frankfurt, Germany to pursue her Doctorates degree in philosophy at Johann Wolfgang von Goethe University. ... She would later earn a master's degree in philosophy in 1969. ... With this notoriety she was able to start teaching again as she was hired to teach a class over the "history of consciousness " at the University of California at Santa Cruz. ... She has lectured at San Francisco State University, Stanford, Bryn Mawr College, Brown University, Syracuse just to name a few. ...

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They would lecture, about the rights and wrongs. ... Immanual Kant, a German philosopher considered to be a central figure of modern philosophy, said, "a society that is not willing to demand a life of somebody who has taken somebody else's life is simply immoral," (Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy). ... Supreme Court, Chief Justice, John Roberts affirms, "Throughout our history, whenever a method of execution has been challenged in this Court as cruel and unusual, the court has rejected the challenge. ...

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Saussure's most influential work is the Course in General Linguistics (1916), a compilation of notes on his lectures. ... Since Saussure, this notion has been taken as axiomatic in Western linguistics and philosophy. ... Saussure focuses on a synchronic analysis of language as a system or structure, meaning that he examines it only in the present moment, without regard to what its history is, or what its future may be. (Analyses that do take time into account, and look at the history of changes within a structure, are called diachronic). ...

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This was the period known in Japanese history as the Meiji Restoration; after centuries of military governments which had followed a policy of enforced isolation from the outside world a revolution led to the re-establishment of imperial rule and the opening up of the country to overseas trade and technology. ... Specifically, in accurate information on subject of history and origins. ... That is why Chinese philosophy as the root of education was responsible for our obvious shortcomings.[3] Fukuzawa was opposing the Chinese teaching because such vigor was his belief that in this age of transi...

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The classroom is a place to learn about something via text, lectures, or other media, there is no room for actually seeing or feeling an issue first hand. ... "Descartes said only human being have a soul The philosophy of Descartes the Christian doctrine that animals do not have immortal souls has the extraordinary consequence that they do not have consciousness either. ... Students in the Animal Rights course will learn how popular ideas from history have led to many of the social ideas held today. ... By learning the philosophical/moral viewpoint of Animal Rights, students can join in and...

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In his role as SCLC president, Martin Luther King Jr. traveled across the country and around the world, giving lectures on nonviolent protest and civil rights as well as meeting with religious figures, activists and political leaders. ... Their philosophy of nonviolence was put to a particularly severe test during the Birmingham campaign of 1963, in which activists used a boycott, sit-ins and marches to protest segregation, unfair hiring practices and other injustices in one of America's most racially divided cities. ... Held on August 28 and attended by some 200,000 to 300,000 participan...

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