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- 471: Taoism
- ... disturb his tranquility.” (Creel1970 pg.51) Mystic intuition is how you know the Tao exists. “The Tao is unknowable, and in it’s essence, and the most enlightening sage is ignorant”(Creel1970 pg2). The Taoist philosophy says that all things are relative, right and wrong aren’t justifiable, and everyone has his own true and false. Taoists believe that things are such as benevolence and righteousness are foolish and more than ... to go back to the simplest form of oneself. It is when man returns himself back to his original nature. So these are what I see as important factors and ideals of Taoism as a philosophy. It gave me a chance to understand what Taoism is. The Taoism religion is much more in depth than I have given here but it has served my purposes. Although there is one more side ...
- 472: Lord Of The Flies
- ... basic struggles that man has. One must not think that Golding did not go unchanged from the war, because analysis of his pre-war poetry shows a much softer, more forgiving Golding. Golding’s basic philosophy can be summed up in a few words - society is evil. All of his books deal with this idea in some way or another. It is very easy to see how this idea is presented ... nature. William Golding the man himself is qualified enough to write about such topics because he was involved heavily in W.W.II. This caused Golding’s views on life to change to his current philosophy “The shape of society must depend on the ethical nature of the individual and not on any political system however apparently logical or respectable (Baker 5).” The frame work of a Golding novel is simple ...
- 473: Taoism
- Taoism It is always present in you. You can use it anyway you want. -- Lao-tzu Taoism is one of the two great philosophical and religious traditions that originated in China. The other philosophy native to China is Confucianism. Both Taoism and Confucianism began at about the same time, around the sixth century B.C. China's third great religion, Buddhism, came to China from India around the second ... Personal desires must be forsaken to enable the inner light to guide a person to achieve eternal bliss. The teachings that discuss the inner light of a person are as well renowned in the Tao philosophy as that of the Buddhist. The inner light that is sought is similar, but the actual path is the primary difference between Taoism and Buddhism. The path toward enlightenment for the Buddhist was defined by ...
- 474: Elie Wiesel
- ... and exposure. After the war, the teenaged Wiesel found asylum in France, where he learned for the first time that his two older sisters had survived the war. Wiesel mastered the French language and studied philosophy at the Sorbonne, while supporting himself as a choirmaster and teacher of Hebrew. He became a professional journalist, writing for newspapers in both France and Israel. Elie Wiesel was now into many troubles inside more ... man kept his life going on by keeping the good memories in heart and that was what had kept Elie going on with his life. Around 1945, Elie moved to Paris, where he studied literature, philosophy, and psychology at the Sorbonne. With a strong desire to write, Elie worked as a journalist in Paris before coming to the United States in 1956. He became an American citizen almost by accident. After ...
- 475: Descartes And Locke
- DESCARTES AND LOCKE (Knowledge) One of the most important branches in philosophy, is Epistemology, which means, theory of knowledge. So far, philosophers have made many attempts to discover the source of knowledge, the standards or criteria by which we can judge the reliability of knowledge. We tend ... judging these claims. Two famous philosophers argued about this theory, John Locke and Rene` Descartes. Locke is considered to be the founder of British empiricism, while Descartes is considered to be the father of modern philosophy. They both have two distinct epistemic system that all address the idea of knowledge and what it is. Descartes attempts to doubt everything in order to establish a firm foundation for knowledge. Descartes theory state ...
- 476: Herbert Spencer
- ... His father encouraged his interest in the science and tecnology, and Spencer became an engineer. However, he practiced his profession for a few years, because he became increasingly interested in political economy, sociology, biology, and philosophy. He was a subeditor of The economist from 1848 to 1853, and then ventured into a full-time career as a free-lance author. As early as 1842 Spencer contributed to the Nonconformist a series of letters called The Proper Sphere of Government, his first major publication. It contains his political philosophy of extreme individualism and Laissez Faire, which was not much modified in his writings in the following sixty years. Spencer expresses in The Proper Sphere of Government his belief that "everything in nature has its ...
- 477: Religion in Ancient India and Rgypt
- ... a religion which originated with Mahavira, a contemporary of Buddha. Jainism is marked by preachings from 24 founders, or Tirthamkaras, Mahavira being the 24th, and the Rishabha being the 1st. The main principle of Jain philosophy is nonviolence toward all living things. Jainism also believes that non-living matter is composed of karman or very fine particles that enter a soul and produce changes in it, thus causing it bondage. By ... four collections of hymns (samhita): Rig Veda, Sama Veda, Yajur Veda, and Atharva Veda. The Upanishads are the latest portions of the Vedas, were also called the Vedanta. The earlier Upanishads represented the development of philosophy in the Sanskrit literature. The oldest Upanishads are the Isa, Kena, Katha, Prasna, Mundaka, Mandukya, Taittiriya, Aitareya, Chandogya, Brhadaranyaka, Svetasvatara, Kaushitaki, and Maitri. They were made up of part poetry, and part prose. They contain ...
- 478: Gnosticism
- ... for the mind is strong...Enlighten the mind...Light the lamp within you." The preceding passages are samples which show the differences between Gnosticism and orthodox Christianity. Gnosticism is more of an introspective teaching or philosophy to live by. It is quite different to say Jesus talked of the mind as being a light which serves as a personal guide than to quote him as saying, "Do not hide your light ... and female one and the same...then you will enter (the Kingdom)." When reading of Gnosticism and its various teachings, except for its nihilism aspect, one might get the impression that one was reading Greek philosophy. The concept of "Know Thyself" is definitely Platonic. It is not surprising that Gnosticism contains much Platonism because many of the Gnostics were Hellenistic by birth and nature. Just as it is not surprising that ...
- 479: Comparative View Of Two Dinsti
- ... use of consciousness. In this sense consciousness may be said to be the instrument or tool with which all scientists work. Whether or not scientists properly use the tool at present is a problem for philosophy and not for psychology. From the viewpoint here suggested the facts on the behaviour of amoebx have value in and for themselves without reference to the behaviour of man. In biology studies on race differentiation ... insight that man is also spirit. Therefore humanistic psychology in many ways seeks to expand the focus as well as the perception of man of behaviourism and psychoanalysis. Humanistic psychology includes results and methods from philosophy and theology, including hermeneutics, which takes its starting point within the particular life-world of an individual human being, and whereby emphasis is laid upon understanding the individual, more than seeking to "explain" it or ...
- 480: Taoism
- Taoism Taoism is one of the two great philosophical and religious traditions that originated in China. The other philosophy native to China is Confucianism. Both Taoism and Confucianism began at about the same time, around the sixth century B.C. China's third great religion, Buddhism, came to China from India around the second ... Personal desires must be forsaken to enable the inner light to guide a person to achieve eternal bliss. The teachings that discuss the inner light of a person are as well renowned in the Tao philosophy as that of the Buddhist. The inner light that is sought is similar, but the actual path is the primary difference between Taoism and Buddhism. The path toward enlightenment for the Buddhist was defined by ...
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