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90The Golden Age of Athens
Intro: Athens is one of the best known cities of the ancient world. With a rich culture and a legendary legacy it is one of the best known cities of the ancient world. The Athenians endured famine, plague, wars, and the destruction of their city but...
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91Atlantis
Was the super-civilisation Atlantis occupied by aliens? How was the city lost? Steven Andrews (the Bard of Ely) and CJ Stone look into the evidence behind the intriguing legend of Atlantis....
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90Empiricism - Aristotle , the First Empiricist
Empiricism - Aristotle , the First Empiricist - Aristotle was perhaps the first empiricist. Find out what his theory was, and how it was different from the theory of his teacher Plato.
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88On Plato's Objections to Democratic Culture
On Plato's Objections to Democratic Culture Introduction At the beginning of Plato's Apology, Socrates implores the jury hearing his case to “concentrate your attention on whether I am just or not, for the excellence of a judge lies in...
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88Key Concepts of the Philosophy of Plato
A summary of the major ideas of Plato and how these would influence the development of philosophy is western society.
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87"The only real wisdom is knowing you know nothing" Socrates
The author examines the words of one of her heroes: "Socrates" and our modern society.
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88Socrates' Practice of Philosophy as a Contribution to the Development of Philosophy
Introduction Socrates of Athens was born around 469 B.C. According to Plato, Socrates was seventy years old at the time of his death. He was the son of Sophroniscus and Phaenarete of the Antiochid tribe...
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88The Existence of Atlantis and Piri Reiss
There is plenty of controversy over the existence of Atlantis and plenty of ideas as well. But increasing evidence is pointing to a civilization that existed and flourished 12.600 years ago that met its fate in a sudden cataclysm. More and more underwater cities are being found the world over, lending substance to a global scale flood.
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86Aristotle vs. Plato on the Dangers of Poetry
Poetry's Emotional Effect: Detrimental as Plato Claims or Beneficial as Aristotle Concludes? Speaking well about Homer; it's a divine power that moves you, as a "Magnetic" stone moves iron rings. (That's what Euripides called it; most people...
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85I Danced with Adam Lambert and He Set Me Free
One might not at first believe that a contestant on a reality show could be the catalyst that transforms someone’s life from the prison of hate to the freedom of love, but that is exactly what happened to me when I first encountered Adam Lambert on American Idol.
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