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(Encyclopedia) free will, in philosophy, the doctrine that an individual, regardless of forces external to him, can and does choose at least some of his actions. The existence of free will is…Neoplatonism
(Encyclopedia) NeoplatonismNeoplatonismnēˌōplāˈtənĭzəm [key], ancient mystical philosophy based on the doctrines of Plato. Neoplatonism was an early influence on Christian thinkers. The Christian…Atlantis: Myth or History?
Myth or history? by Holly Hartman The island of Thera For centuries, Atlantis has been one of the western world's favorite legends, a tantalizing blend of fantasy and mystery…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Epigrams
by Percy Bysshe Shelley The CyclopsFragment of the Elegy on the D...Epigrams These four Epigrams were published-numbers 2 and 4 without title-by Mrs. Shelley, "Poetical Works", 1839, 1st…aristocracy
(Encyclopedia) aristocracyaristocracyărˌĭstŏkˈrəsē [key] [Gr.,=rule by the best], in political science, government by a social elite. In the West the political concept of aristocracy derives from…Anaxagoras
(Encyclopedia) AnaxagorasAnaxagorasănˌəksăgˈərəs [key], c.500–428 b.c., Greek philosopher of Clazomenae. He is credited with having transferred the seat of philosophy to Athens. He was closely…Ratmansky, Alexei Osipovich
(Encyclopedia) Ratmansky, Alexei Osipovich, 1968–, Russian ballet dancer and choreographer. He studied with the Bolshoi Ballet school (1978–86), then danced with the Kiev Ballet; he later danced with…The Devil's Dictionary: Soul
by Ambrose Bierce SORCERYSPOOKERSOUL -n. A spiritual entity concerning which there hath been brave disputation. Plato held that those souls which in a previous state of existence (…Satie, Erik
(Encyclopedia) Satie, ErikSatie, Erikārēkˈ sätēˈ [key], 1866–1925, French composer, studied at the Paris Conservatory; pupil of Vincent D'Indy and Albert Roussel at the Schola Cantorum. He early…polyhedron
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Polyhedrons polyhedronpolyhedronpŏlˌēhēˈdrən [key], closed solid bounded by plane faces; each face of a polyhedron is a polygon. A cube is a polyhedron bounded by six polygons…Trending
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