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| Which social thinker postulated the philosopheme 'The World began without man and it will end without him'? | Philosophers
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| Which poet of the Tel Quel tried to create a visual equivalent with words? | Philosophers
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| Which writer of the Tel Quel wrote the Anti-novel called 'Portrait of a Man Unknown'? | Philosophers
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| Which deconstructionist philosopher said: 'Deconstruction replaces descriptions'? | Philosophers
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| Which historian-philosopher introduced the tripartite usage of language into the study of History, calling it 'longue duree'? | Philosophers
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| Which philosopher was seen by Levi-Strauss to be the spiritual father and guiding force of Structuralism? | Modern Philosophers
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| Who founded the Glossematics, with the published work called 'Prolegomena to a Theory of Language'? | Modern Philosophers
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| A Mille Plateaux is considered the epitome of Post-modern writing, by Deluze and which other writer? | Modern Philosophers
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| Who was the writer that wrote 'The Thought Gang', centering on the moral dilemma of a philosopher turned bank robber? | Modern Philosophers
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| From which Greek philosopher did Pythagoras and his brotherhood obtain the ideas associated with the Dialectics of Opposing forces? | Famous Philosophers
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| Who wrote the famous 'Port-Royal Logic' handbook defending Descartes' positions? | Famous Philosophers
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| Which Indian metaphysician created in new movement in Pondicherry by combining Western philosophy into Indian religion, producing the work called 'Life Divine'? | Famous Philosophers
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| What philosopher used a monster from the Bible as a title for his most well-remembered work?
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Hobbes. The commonwealth that Hobbes talks about is somewhat similar to the laws of Dharmas, laws generally created in order to control the impulses from the chakras. Perhaps the leviathan is the great beast that keeps all creatures in place.
"Since men are continually in competition for honor and dignity, which these creatures are not, and consequently amongst men there ariseth on that ground, envy and hatred, and finally war."
The 'leviathan' is thus the beastly Titan composed of the civitas that rules over all men.
| Who was the philosopher that died from catching a cold whilst trying to prove that refrigeration could prevent food spoilage?
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Bacon. One of the most intelligent and well respected men of science and philosophy, but he was no Birdseye!
| Which philosopher believed that no brutes (animals) could obtain the level of symbolic abstraction? | English Philosophers
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| Who said that war was generally caused among men due to the fact that there was a confusion between God's and man's laws? | English Philosophers
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| How did David Hume define the process of the inferential ratiocination, due to the contingent temporal location of objects within a person's field of vision? | English Philosophers
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| We know that Thomas More wrote Utopia, but what was the book he wrote when imprisoned in the Tower of London in 1535?
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A Dialogue of Comfort against Tribulation. He was later executed. Imprisoned for not attending the wedding of Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn. What was More's solution to the tyranny of Kings? Read his A Dialogue of Comfort against Tribulation and find out.
| Jeremy Bentham used the opportunity of his extreme anathema to publish critical attacks on a legendary jurist. Who was this conceptually estranged theorist that outraged Bentham?
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Blackstone. A Fragment of Government and The Principles of Moral Legislation published circa 1789 was the culmination of his dislike of this judicial regime. Along with J.S. Mill, Jeremy formed the Benthamites and was very influential in the Democratic movement in England.
| We know of James Mill for his support of the philosophy of utilitarianism and his dispassionate positions on the rights of women. However, his masterpiece was entitled Analysis of the Phenomena of the Human Mind. Who was the physician that this work was based upon? | English Philosophers
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David Hartley. Associationism was first introduced by Aristotle, then forgotten and re-introduced by David Hartley. It was David Hume who really delved deeply into the Laws of Associationism, whereby he declared all associations within the mind created an illusion of reality.
| Which charming philosopher defined ambition as thus: "Ambition is like a choler; which is a humour that maketh men active, earnest, full of alacrity, and stirring, if it be not stopped"? | English Philosophers
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Bacon. ..." but if it not be stopped and cannot have its way, it becomes adjust and thereby malign and venomous. So ambition men, if they find way open for their rising and still get forward, they are rather busy than dangerous; but if they checked in their desires, they become secretly discontent and look upon men and matters with an evil eye, and are best pleased when things go backward."
| Let's start off with the first modern philosopher in France. He was the fellow who suggested "Cogito ergo sum". Who was he? | French Philosophers
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Descartes . In 1649 he joined the court of Queen Christina in Stockholm, where he died a year later...
| A similar philosopher around the time of 1750, also believed that science could correct superstition and myths to such a degree that science itself ought to become a "theology". Who was he? | French Philosophers
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Fontanelle. He is known for some interesting works: "Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds".
| Another interesting person of this time circa 1750, was the author of the "Persian Letters". He satirized society and the Pope, calling him an old idol worshipped out of dutiful custom, and was quite cosmopolitan in his views. We might even call him an anthropologist who saw the dynamics of law and justice as natural relationships between nature, that ought to be found out and practiced naturally. Who are we speaking of? | French Philosophers
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Montesquieu. We might even call him an anthropologist who saw the dynamics of law and justice as natural relationships between nature, that ought to be found out and practiced naturally.
| In 1750, he was invited by Frederick II of Prussia to Berlin where he worked on his marvelous "Philosophical Dictionary". He wrote that religion was a vehicle that divided mankind and promoted hatred between different cultures and that true religion was the brotherhood of mankind. Who was he? | French Philosophers
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Voltaire. His 'Candide' reminds me of some of the fantastic tales of Chinese myth and legend, and he was a great admirer of Chinese culture...hmmm.
| Like Condillac this author of "The Letter on the Blind" believed that all of our metaphysical conceptions were the result of sensations and our reactions to them. He was also a famous "Encyclopedist", aesthetic and drama critic all rolled up in one. Who was he? | French Philosophers
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Diderot . Diderot modeled the 'Encyclopedie' after Ephraim Chamber's English encyclopedia from earlier in the 18th C.
| Known for many interesting works on the problem of evil and human nature, this fellow believed that "evil" was primarily the blind obeyance into certain societal workings and that returning to nature was the key to a person re-discovering their inherent good nature. Naturally, he was...? | French Philosophers
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Rousseau . 'Emile', 'The Social Contract', and the 'Profession of Faith of a Savoyard Vicar' are some of his more interesting stuff.
| He was a product of the Age of Enlightenment, authoring "Sketch for a Historical Picture" and the "Progress of the Human Mind". In these books he believed that increasing human knowledge was the key to improving society and the human race, yet he committed suicide whilst in jail after being tortured considerably by the Jacobins. Who was this ironic fellow? | French Philosophers
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