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Hamilton, Sir William, Scottish philosopher
(Encyclopedia) Hamilton, Sir William, 1788–1856, Scottish philosopher. He was widely interested in law, physiology, and literature and was professor of history and philosophy at the Univ. of…Friedrich Nietzsche
Name at birth: Friedrich Wilhelm NietzscheFriedrich Nietzsche was a 19th century German philologist and philosopher famous for declaring "God is dead" and suggesting that only a new manmade moral…shell
(Encyclopedia) shell, in zoology, hard outer covering secreted by an animal for protection. It is also called the test, crust, or carapace. The term usually refers to the calcareous shells of the…Comstock, Anthony
(Encyclopedia) Comstock, AnthonyComstock, Anthonykŏmˈstŏk [key], 1844–1915, American morals crusader, b. New Canaan, Conn. He served with the Union army in the Civil War and was later active as an…Candide: What Befell Candide and Martin on Their Passage
What Happened to Them at Suri... Candide and Martin, While Thu... What Befell Candide and Martin on Their Passage The old philosopher, whose name was Martin, took shipping with…Friend
FriendThough very happy in the social atmosphere about her, and very busy with the daily work that earned her bread and made it sweeter for the effort, Jo still found time for literary labors…Percy Bysshe Shelley: NOTE ON QUEEN MAB, BY MRS. SHELLEY
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Notes on Queen MabNOTE ON QUEEN MAB, BY MRS. SHELLEY Shelley was eighteen when he wrote "Queen Mab"; he never published it. When it was written, he had come to the…Epicurus
(Encyclopedia) EpicurusEpicurusĕpĭky&oobreve;rˈəs [key], 341–270 b.c., Greek philosopher, b. Samos; son of an Athenian colonist. He claimed to be self-taught, although tradition states that he…The Devil's Dictionary: Moral
by Ambrose Bierce MONUMENTMOREMORAL -adj. Conforming to a local and mutable standard of right. Having the quality of general expediency. It is sayd there be a raunge of mountaynes in the…The Morality of Birth Control
by Margaret Sanger The meeting tonight is a postponement of one which was to have taken place at the Town Hall last Sunday evening. It was to be a culmination of a three day…Trending
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