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My top 10 philosophy books

This will be, necessarily, a very personal answer to the question asked by Ryan Hupfer about the 10 philosophy books it is essential to read.

18 comments    books philosophy reading
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Quiz Trivia Quiz

Here is a collection of easy and hard trivia quiz game for you. This will test you how much do you really know about Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. You can write your answer in the comments box.

7 comments    children fun free
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Greek 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...

0 comments    philosophy plato aristotle
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Emile Durkheim

Emile Durkheim,(1858-1917) French philosopher and sociologist, who with Karl Marx and Max Weber was one of the three most profoundly influential analysts of industrial society. Durkheim concentrated on...

emile durkheim french philosopher
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Greek Philosopher: Pyrrho

A system of skeptic philosophy taught by Pyrrho of Elis founder of Pyrrhonian school, holding that nothing can be certainly known and that suspension of judgement is true wisdom and the source of happiness....

2 comments    ancient greece skepticism pyrrho
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Greek Philosopher: Democritus

The Greek philosopher to whom the conception of the Atomic theory is attributed. He visualised atoms - the word is Greek for 'indivisable' - as moving through space, then colliding to form the universe and...

3 comments    philosophy ancient greece
Facebook status74

Five different types of Facebook status

You may not believe it, but people put a LOT of time and effort into their Facebook status update messages. I'm not quite sure if Facebook is the new Twitter, or if Twitter was the old Facebook...but whatever...

0 comments    funny facebook cool
The Shipwreck of the Lady Vain71

The Island of Dr Moreau - The Philosophy of H.G.Well's Dystopian Vision

"The study of nature makes man as remorseless as nature" These words haunt the blurb of my copy of 'The Island of Dr Moreau' as though they are all you need to read in order to understand this twisted and...

1 comment    life religion god
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Quotes From Chinese Taoist Philosopher: Lao Tzu

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. Kindness in giving creates love. Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates...

4 comments    entertainment business home
Plato's Academy83

Plato's Fascinating Theory | The Theory of Forms

I thoroughly enjoy reading about the ancient Greek philosophers, my favorites being Plato and Demosthenes. It took me a while to find something original to write about Plato as there are many superb hubs...

16 comments    education philosophy plato
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