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Zeno of Elea
(Encyclopedia) Zeno of EleaZeno of Eleazēˈnō, [key]Zeno of Eleaēˈlēə [key], c.490–c.430 b.c., Greek philosopher of the Eleatic school. He undertook to support in his only known work, fragments of…Maimonides
(Encyclopedia) MaimonidesMaimonidesmīmŏnˈĭdēz [key] or Moses ben MaimonMoses ben Maimonmīˈmən [key], 1135–1204, Jewish scholar, physician, and philosopher, the most influential Jewish thinker of the…dualism
(Encyclopedia) dualism, any philosophical system that seeks to explain all phenomena in terms of two distinct and irreducible principles. It is opposed to monism and pluralism. In Plato's philosophy…Bonaventure, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Bonaventure or Bonaventura, SaintBonaventure or Bonaventura, Saintbŏnˌəvĕnˈchər, bōˌnävānt&oomacr;ˈrä [key], 1221–74, Italian scholastic theologian, cardinal, Doctor of the Church…will, in philosophy and psychology
(Encyclopedia) will, in philosophy and psychology, term used to describe that which is alleged to stimulate the motivation of purposeful activity. It is characteristic of the will that it can be…Quinn, Anthony
(Encyclopedia) Quinn, Anthony (Anthony Rudolph Oaxaca Quinn), 1915–2001, American actor, b. Chihuahua, Mex. His family moved to Los Angeles when he was four years old. Quinn had a number of jobs…The Devil's Dictionary: Peripatetic
by Ambrose Bierce PERFECTIONPERORATIONPERIPATETIC -adj. Walking about. Relating to the philosophy of Aristotle, who, while expounding it, moved from place to place in order to avoid his…John Duns Scotus
John Duns Scotus was a medieval Christian theologian and philosopher. He is remembered mostly for his defense of the doctrine of Immaculate Conception: that is, the notion that Mary, the mother of…Moses Maimonides
Name at birth: Moshe ben MaimonMoses Maimonides is regarded by many as the greatest Jewish philosopher ever. As a doctor, rabbi, religious scholar, mathematician, astronomer, and commentator on the…The Devil's Dictionary: Zoology
by Ambrose Bierce ZIGZAGZOOLOGY -n. The science and history of the animal kingdom, including its king, the House Fly (Musca maledicta). The father of Zoology was Aristotle, as is…Trending
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