THE word faith has acquired an almost exclusively theological or institutional connotation. ... When the volitional aspect is emphasized, we have the notion commonly denoted by the word "trust." ... This, we might imagine, incidentally, is the secret of the origin of the word "fanatic." Shipley's Dictionary of Word Origins remarks that "around a temple (fane) one is likely to find persons whose religious impulses make them seem over-wrought. ... In the meantime we can be thankful that the word faith, like the word soul, is used cautiously and sparingly by our new practitioners of the men...

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Lets start by defining the word orient. ... In the following paragraphs I will discuss the many aspects, the origin of logic, ethics and philosophy along with their meanings. The first topic begins with discussing and defining the word philosophy. ... Logic comes from the Greek word logos, which means reasoned discourse. ... The next origin of philosophy that I will cover is ethics. ...

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Lets start by defining the word orient. ... In the following paragraphs I will discuss the many aspects, the origin of logic, ethics and philosophy along with their meanings. The first topic begins with discussing and defining the word philosophy. ... Logic comes from the Greek word logos, which means reasoned discourse. ... The next origin of philosophy that I will cover is ethics. ...

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At first glance it seems by the title that Socrates is apologizing for something that he has done wrong, but actually the title comes from the Greek word "apologia" which was the defense's response to the prosecution's case, which in Greek was called the "kategoria". ... The origin of Socratic irony can be traced back to when the Oracle of Delphi told a friend of Socrates that no man was wiser than Socrates. ... Gregory Vlastos argues that the type of irony that Plato uses was not meant to deceive as the word had come to mean in previous writings but more in a wi...

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His work on morality and its limitations is described in his essay "On the Genealogy of Morals, " where he questions and critiques the value of our moral judgments based on a genealogical method whereby Nietzsche examines the origins and meanings of our different moral concepts. ...

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