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  • 61Socrates — /sok reuh teez /, n. 469? 399 B.C., Athenian philosopher. * * * born с 470, Athens died 399 BC, Athens Greek philosopher whose way of life, character, and thought exerted a profound influence on ancient and modern philosophy. Because he wrote… …

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  • 62Hume, David — born May 7, 1711, Edinburgh, Scot. died Aug. 25, 1776, Edinburgh Scottish philosopher, historian, and economist. He conceived of philosophy as the inductive, experimental science of human nature. His first major work, A Treatise of Human Nature… …

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  • 63Indian philosophy — Any of the numerous philosophical systems developed on the Indian subcontinent, including both orthodox (astika) systems, namely, the Nyaya, Vaisheshika, Samkhya, Yoga, Mimamsa, and Vedanta schools of philosophy, and unorthodox (nastika) systems …

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  • 64language, philosophy of — Philosophical study of the nature and use of natural languages and the relations between language, language users, and the world. It encompasses the philosophical study of linguistic meaning (see semantics), the philosophical study of language… …

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  • 65Hungarian literature — Introduction       the body of written works produced in the Hungarian language.       No written evidence remains of the earliest Hungarian literature, but through Hungarian folktales and folk songs elements have survived that can be traced back …

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  • 66Nifo, Agostino — ▪ Italian philosopher Latin  Augustinus Niphus, or Niphus Suessanus, Niphus  also spelled  Nyphus  born c. 1473, , Sessa, Kingdom of Naples [Italy] died after 1538, , possibly Salerno       Renaissance philosopher noted for his development from… …

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  • 67Egypt — • Provides information on history, religion, and literature Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Egypt     Egypt     † …

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  • 68Encyclopedists — • Article by C.A. Dubray siscusses the group of philosophers who contributed to the Encyclopédie Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Encyclopedists     Encyclopedists      …

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  • 69Leontius Byzantinus — • An important theologian of the sixth century Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Leontius Byzantinus     Leontius Byzantinus      …

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  • 70Luther, Martin — • Leader of the great religious revolt of the sixteenth century in Germany; born at Eisleben, 10 November, 1483; died at Eisleben, 18 February, 1546 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Luther, Martin      …

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