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There Is Nothing New Under The Sun

In my past I was introduce to a book which I have studied, and every now and then I go back to the archives and brush up on some of the lessons contained therein. If you like to challenge your own way of...

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Greek Philosopher: Pythagoras

Greek mathematican and philosopher, best known for his discovery that the square of the hypotenuse of a right angled triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides. Greek philosopher...

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Greek Philosopher: Diogenes

The celebrated Greek cynic philosopher who is said to have lived in a tub, wearing the coarsest clothing and living on the plainest food. Many of his sayings have been preseved, and serve for occasional...

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Greek Philosopher: Epicurus

The founder of the Epicurean philosophy in Athens in 306 BC, which taught that virtue should be followed because it leads to happiness and that good was pleasure and evil was pain. He began his studies with a...

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What is Philosophy?

The word itself comes from the Greek and means love of wisdom. In this sense philosophy is the study of the principles which underlie all knowledge. Throughout the ages, philosophers have asked a great many...

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Is God Providential? An Argument by Epicurus

Many people are comforted by the belief that there is a God whom is loving and caring. These believers feel God is watching over them, protecting them, and providing for them. However, even among those who...

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