Idealistic+philosophy

  • 91Geist — (German IPA2|gaɪ̯st) is a German word that does not translate very well into English. It is usually translated as mind, spirit, or ghost but can also be associated with drive or motivation. Some English translators resort to using spirit mind to… …

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  • 92South Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and… …

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  • 93theatre — /thee euh teuhr, theeeu /, n. theater. * * * I Building or space in which performances are given before an audience. It contains an auditorium and stage. In ancient Greece, where Western theatre began (5th century BC), theatres were constructed… …

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  • 94transcendentalism — transcendentalist, n., adj. /tran sen den tl iz euhm, seuhn /, n. 1. transcendental character, thought, or language. 2. Also called transcendental philosophy. any philosophy based upon the doctrine that the principles of reality are to be… …

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  • 95Wang Yangming — or Wang Yang ming born 1472, Yuyao, Zhejiang province, China died 1529, Nanen, Jiangxi Chinese scholar and official whose idealistic interpretation of Neo Confucianism influenced philosophical thinking in East Asia for centuries. The son of a… …

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  • 96Diogenes and Alexander — Alexander visits Diogenes in Corinth Diogenes asks him to stand out of his sun (engraving) The meeting of Diogenes of Sinope and Alexander the Great is one of the most well discussed anecdotes from philosophical histor …

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  • 97J. B. S. Haldane — Infobox Scientist name = J. B. S. Haldane |200px image width = 200px caption = J. B. S. Haldane birth date = birth date|1892|11|5|mf=y birth place = Oxford, England death date = death date and age|1964|12|1|1892|11|5|mf=y death place =… …

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  • 98Enlightened self-interest — is a philosophy in ethics which states that persons who act to further the interests of others (or the interests of the group or groups to which they belong), ultimately serve their own self interest. [ [http://www.adti.net/toc book/ch2 08.htm… …

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  • 99Spiritualism — • The term has been frequently used to denote the belief in the possibility of communication with disembodied spirits, and the various devices employed to realize this belief in practice Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Spiritualism… …

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  • 100FRENCH LITERATURE — Biblical and Hebraic Influences The influence of the Hebrew Bible and other Jewish writings on early French literature is limited. With the exception of the 12th century Jeu d Adam, an Anglo Norman verse play, and the 15th century Mistère du Viel …

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