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73What is Materialism?
Materialism in philosophy is the view that everything that exists is either composed of matter or depends on matter for its existence. Materialism is generally contrasted with idealism, which holds that ideas...
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76Greek Philosophy
The story of philosophy begins in Greece. The ancient Greeks provided the world with some of its greatest philosophers. The most famous are Plato (427-347BC) and Aristotle (384-322BC), and Plato's teacher...
75The Bicycle
The bicycle is a vehicle which travels on two wheels, set one before the other in the same line. Although the term bicycle was not used before 1868, the idea of a two-wheeled, self-propelled vehicle is much older. A stained glass window in Stoke Poges Church in England dated 1642, depicts a rider astride a crude form of hobbyhorse.
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70Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire
Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire was a French poet, philosopher, historian, and dramatist. Born Paris, France, Nov. 21, 1694. Died Paris, May 30, 1778.Voltaire was the most important writer of 18th-century...
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66Freemasonry
Today, freemasonry is most popular in the British Isles and in other countries originally within the British Empire, with the United States having far and away the greatest membership. The largest worldwide secret society. Freemasonry is not a Christian institution, although it is often mistaken for such. Since its inception it has encountered opposition from organised religion, notably the Roman Catholic Church. It has, however, many of the elements of a religion and teaches morality, charity a
81The Kilt
The Kilt is a pleated skirt which is part of the traditional costume of men from the Highlands of Scotland. It is also a traditional garment in Ireland. It is a knee-length, skirt-like garment pleated from...
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68The Philosophy of Skepticism
Skepticism is the rigorous questioning of beliefs to arrive at knowledge. The Greek philosopher Socrates was noted for skepticism, as was the French rationalist Rene Descartes. As a denial of the power of reason, an extreme version of skepticism may lead to the view that man can have only opinions, not knowledge. This position was held by the ancient Sophist Protagoras and is sometimes attributed to the 18th-century thinker David Hume.
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77What is Pragmatism?
Pragmatism is the philosophical attitude that the validity of an idea lies in its practical consequences. Pragmatism is the first American philosophy developed independently of European schools of thought....
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79The Invention of the Clock
The mechanical clock, was a medieval invention. The ancient world had measured time, none too accurately, by the sundial and the water-clock. Both these were devices known to the Babylonians in the second...
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66What is TPMS Technology?
When the tyre pressure changes to unsafe levels (and that can be too much pressure as well as too little) a set of sensors which are installed in each tyre that send constant pressure readings to a receiver...
