In comparison, the samurai share similar ethical view as Nietzsche. ... Both viewed our experiences to be a source of our suffering. ... world-view and of Lao Tzu's. ... According to Taoism, the yin and yang are opposite forces that make up everything contained in the universe. ... These forces interact with each other and this creates harmony and unity in the universe. ...
Despite the passing of twenty-five hundred years their topics remain relevant to the modern world. ... Because Plato's work was recorded and remained intact, much more of his views are known than those of Socrates. ... In another one of Plato's early dialogues, Callicles, Socrates had a debate over Callicles view that "good" means "pleasant". ... Socrates sought real definitions, not nominal definitions- ones shaped by personal views r! ... Even though Socrates is the main speaker in most of Plato's dialogues, "it is often reasonable to suppose that the chief speaker in...
Both reflect the autonomy of the modern subject, who distances himself from both 'higher' imposed metaphysical values and from those of nature. ... Part I also analyses and interprets the philosophical and theological developments leading to these modern, interrelated conceptions of freedom and epistemology. ... Although Ockham's doctrine is a prelude to the typically modern adage of the 'verum et factum convertuntur', the birthplace of modern science is Nicholas Cusanus' philosophy. Cusanus follows not only Ockham's views on epistemology and creation, but...
