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| Bertie Russell defines philosophy as what? |
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| Philosophy is the no-man's land between science and theology, exposed to attack from both sides. |
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| First man to whom the name of "wise" was given. He was credited with correctly predicting the solar eclipse in 585 BC |
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| Lived around 546 BC. Argued a single primal substance and natural law which maintained balance between the elements. Also believed that all living creatures arose from water and that the earth freely suspended in space. |
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| First to be systematic in deductive reasoning. (Proofs) Believe that the soul was immortal and followed a cycle of death and rebirth in a different form. |
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| Believed everything was in a constant state of flux, however also believed in a cosmic justice keeping order. |
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| 420 BC - Proposed the idea of Atoms as tiny particles that could not be seen making up all things. |
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| Less interested in the universe and more interested in man and how man could do things for himself. ex. read, write, argue |
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| He believed that philosophy wasn't a profession but a way of life. He argued on topics of morality, finding the just, the true, and the good. |
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| The art of investigating or discussing the truth of opinions. |
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