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- 1751: Bruce Lee
- ... on some odd jobs around the Chinese community. He lived there for two years then decided to move to Seattle with another old friend of his. He enrolled at the University of Washington to study philosophy. Before he enrolled at the University Bruce had already attended Edison Technical School to try and earn his high school diploma. “Bruce was earning extra money to open his own Kung-Fu Dojo or Institute ...
- 1752: Biography of Andy Warhol
- ... the 1970s, Warhol began publishing Interview magazine and renewed his focus on painting. Works created in this decade include Maos, Skulls, Hammer and Sickles, Torsos and Shadows and many commissioned portraits. Warhol also published The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (from A to B and Back Again). Firmly established as a major 20th-century artist and international celebrity, Warhol exhibited his work extensively in museums and galleries around the world. The artist ...
- 1753: Martin Luther
- ... CITED Bainton, Roland H. Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther. New York: Mentor, 1950. Dillenberger, John. Martin Luther: Selection From His Writings. New York: Anchor Books, 1962. Russell, Bertrand. A History of Western Philosophy. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1945. Schultz, Robert C. and Helmut T. Lehmann. Luther's Works, Volume 46, The Christianity in Society, III. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1967. Tillich, Paul. A History of Christian Thought From ...
- 1754: Winston Smith
- ... stupidly and blindly follows the party's doctrine. Winston works at the Ministry of Truth. His assignment is the rewriting and falsification of history and statistical data in order that they reflect the party's philosophy. Winston encounters Julia at work. She stumbles and when Winston tries to help her she slips him a paper with "I love you" written on it. They have several encounters and finally manage to meet ...
- 1755: Mohandas K. Gandhi: “Live Simply So Others Can Simply Live”
- ... a person behaved rather than what that person achieved. He also preached through the Satyagraha that if your opponent’s actions were wrong you could amend them through acts of love and nonviolence. Gandhi’s philosophy is based on understanding, compassion and love for human kind. Gandhi also used a principle of Swaraj, which means self-rule. He presented this believe as “a movement of self-purification.” (7) For the Indians ...
- 1756: Issac Newton
- ... into his garden a thought might suddenly occur to him. He would rush upstairs to his room to jot it down, not even sitting down to write. Newton's book The Mathematical Principals of Natural Philosophy appeared in 1687. It was written in latin, the language which most scientific books were written in those times. Newton's book is usually called the Principia, after its Latin title. Many scientists think its ...
- 1757: Galileo Galilei
- ... found guilt of heresy and was forced to denounce the Copernican theory in front of the public. (5:137-176) “Scientific revolution: a revolution of ideas.” (5:329) Physics is controversial because it leaves traditional philosophy behind. Galileo, a physicist, was, therefore, controversial, and his works as well. Galileo was condemned, not because of a personal matter, but because of a historical matter. New science was sweeping away all of the ...
- 1758: Michelangelo
- ... he expressed his view of himself and the world even more directly in his poetry than in the other arts. Much of his verse deals with art and the hardships he underwent, or with Neoplatonic philosophy and personal relationships.
- 1759: A Short Biography Of Benjamin Franklin
- ... lens in a single frame. Today, we call them bifocals. ("Benjamin Franklin and His Inventions", Internet) Although Benjamin Franklin had invented many things in his lifetime, he refused to patent any one of them. His philosophy was that it is better to help everyone than it is to help one's self. His experiments and inventions were meant only to be used for the convenience of other people, not to make ...
- 1760: Gandhi and His Views
- ... actions, Gandhi himself admitted even he has trouble keeping the battle within. Wanting the Indians to have no hatred toward the British even during the protesting was important to Gandhi. Loving your enemy was his philosophy. This although was not very effective, as it was impossible for the Indians to be at peace with the British who had ruled them for so long. Although, India gained independence, Gandhi was unable to ...
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