Lao-tzu and Machiavelli are political philosophers writing in two different lands and two different times. Lao-tzu was an ancient Chinese philosopher from 6th century BC, the author of Tao-te Ching, and Machiavelli was an Italian philosopher who lived 2000 years after Lao-tzu's time, author of Prince. They are both philosophers but have totally different perspective on how to be a good leader. While both philosopher's writing is instructive. ... I have to disagree with both philosophers" idea, because I think that war can be looked at as a human evolution, in the ancient...

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Socrates is among the most famous of classical philosophers of all time. ... The philosopher claims to have "a human kind of wisdom" (20d, page 31, Defence Of Socrates, Oxford World Classics, Plato). ... The Thinkery is introduced in the play as a place for scientists and philosophers, a place to think about things such as the shape of the sky and trying to prove their theories on it. ... The character of Socrates claims that it is the Clouds that give the philosophers their intelligence. ... Although it will never be possible to truly understand the thoughts of Socrates, it is clear that he w...

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When I think about all the great philosophers of past and present the person that first comes to mind is Aristotle. I know that he was a famous philosopher and a brilliant man but when I really think about it I have no idea what he was so famous for or what his thoughts were on the basic philosophical issues like ethics, logic, and the big one, the meaning of life. ... Philosophers that came after him could look to his studies as their foundation for their studies about the same related topics. ... The two main parts of physical reality, which was a much discussed topic among philosophers of h...

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Philosophy consists of issues that will always be discussed by philosophers. ... Philosophers want to see the pure form of the idea, something in general, something that is always true and of course the appearance is not always true to philosophers. ... The question was raised about what beauty means to philosopher. ... The question that I have is why do people become philosophers. ... Philosophers work with their mind and not with their body. ...

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Martin Heidegger Martin Heidegger is said to be one of the most inspirational and significant philosophers in the twentieth century. ... These pieces inspired many other philosophers thinking and writings. ... Heidegger was a prime example of how philosophy changes so often, even within the own philosophers mind. There are many things that a philosopher believes in and tries to tie his philosophy to, and when one perception of what that means changes, then everything is free game to change. ... It is safe to say though that even because Heidegger changed his ideas a lot, he is still a ve...

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"I think, therefore I am" these are the words of the French Philosopher, Rene Descartes. Descartes was one of the most original thinkers of all time, as well as being a distinguished mathematician and scientist. I feel it is my duty to not only make you think, but to shift your currently systematic ...

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During the last meeting of class we were led through a scattered discussion of the various philosophers and philosophies discussed throughout the year. If we are to find a common problem that offers any sort of unity to what we have been studying, it must be that each philosopher wants to discover how to go about experiencing reality. Philosophers such as Pierce, Tolstoy, Camus, Bergson, Russell, and Sartre have attempted to define an unconditional experience with varying degrees of success. ... Both philosophers believed that humans were neither diligent nor intelligent enough to interpret ...

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In the first aphorism of On The Prejudices OF Philosophers, Nietzsche accuses past philosophers of being prejudiced in valuing truth over untruth. ... Even though Nietzsche speaks in such a leading way, he is merely pointing out that philosophers have made the mistake of making a value judgement - it is not a given truth that truth is inherently more valuable than untruth. ... The distinctions between the True and the false, or the apparent and True in terms of oppositions is to Nietzsche one of the main prejudices of philosophers. ... From Plato to Kant, philosophers have insisted that the...

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Pico della Mirandolla was an Italian philosopher and scholar during the Renaissance period in Italy. ... Pico like most renaissance philosophers was a humanist who spent most of his time exploring the power of the human mind. ...

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These two great philosophers equally contributed to Confucianism and were both prominent founders of the Confucian belief. ... Each philosopher has their own distinct belief as to the thought of human nature those of Mencius and Hzun Tzu although somewhat concrete in his own opinion and seemingly believable oppose and contradict one another. ...

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Achenbach believes that it is the art of the philosopher. ... This is similar to the philosopher's quest to determine why an action is just and another is not. Something about the just action connects to the truth of what is justness actually is, and the philosopher strives to determine what that connection is. ... The true philosopher must question everything in life. ... In this specific case, it happened to be a philosopher, Achenbach, who claims to have used the art to actually help the grieving widower. ...

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Plato, the great Greek philosopher, further expounds on the procedure of how reason effects will in his books, The Republic and Phaedrus. ... These philosophers agree that effective desires motivate one to act and that to increase one's enjoyment and to lessen the pain, one employs reason to sort through the desires to find value in them. ... Unlike other philosophers before him, Hume vehemently opposes the view that practical reason can motivate a person to action. ... Unlike the other philosophers, Rawls boldly claims that the person does not follow desires that spring up out of nowher...

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Back in the wonders of The Middle Ages, Catholic Philosopher Saint Augustine of Hippo defined choice as "God's given ability to decide the fate of our own lives, and the way that such choices influence the pre-destination of our future."" ... Each person has particular qualities, or a particular "Way of Being- according to various Greek philosophers. ... According to the most famous words by the Philosopher René Descartes, "Cogito, ergo sum, I think, therefore I am'- one can see that when one thinks, one exists, and chooses to perform an action. ...

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It is hard to take in the mind of a great philosopher. ... The ideas of these two philosophers both mirror and oppose each other in varying degrees. ... The main area of agreement comes when both philosophers convey, it is the enlightened people's place to carry on their knowledge to others. ...

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John Locke, an English philosopher, describes the self in his essay as "that conscious thinking thing"." ... David Hume, a Scottish philosopher, was a bundle theorist who believed that the self is nothing but experiences or "perceptions" connected by the relations of causation and similarity. ... William James, the American psychologist and philosopher, poses the question "our bodies themselves, are they simply ours, or are they us?" ...

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Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) was one of the world's most unique philosophers. ... Although many philosophers believe that time is all around us and we are merely trapped inside of time, Kant described time as "the form of inner sense". ...

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This question has been debated upon for decades by philosophers, mathematicians, physicists" etc. ... In the 18th century, philosopher David Hume said, "All morality in the end is rooted in emotional response." ...

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John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau John Locke, who wrote The Second Treatise of Civil Government, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, who wrote, The Social Contract, both have unique views of nature and "social contract." After their time they each made individual impacts on the way society thinks. Th...

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I've always been a philosopher at heart, overanalyzing situations, people, and nature; questioning values and our existence. Having long discussions that often lead into arguments on various aspects of life inspires me, as I take in other people's perceptions on life and develop my own. Over th...

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He was an expert dialectician, philosopher and theologian, and as a result led a movement towards individual thinking. ... "I began to think myself the only philosopher in the world, with nothing to fear from anyone, and so I yielded to the lusts of the flesh." ...

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Edwards however, was and still is regarded by his peers and critics for being, "America's first great philosopher" (Hatch 143) and, "a significant intellectual"(Dematteis). ... Jonathan Edwards was not alone in his quest for a perfect Puritan society, but he quickly rose amongst the ranks to become one of the most inspirational, influential and important philosopher of his time. ...

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The renaissance was a time of radical change in perspective and thought. With the rediscovery of true individualism a new wave swept among the population, a wave that redefined a complete man. These new thoughts greatly differed from the ones of the Middle Ages and the pattern of human thought was r...

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Not so long ago there was a movement called the hippie revolution-, which proclaimed the freedom of individual. Despite it's huge impact on people around the world it is nowadays dying along with people from that era... Very often we ask ourselves what freedom really is and can we be free in such st...

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Socrates and Euthypro, two men of same times, and knowledge come together and converse on a subject that makes each other question and defend each other's respected beliefs and convictions. It is a discussion that seems sometimes one sided, and ironic, repetitive and confusing. This is in result of...

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