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21British moralists of the eighteenth century: Shaftesbury, Butler and Price — David McNaughton In this chapter I discuss the moral theories of three influential writers: Anthony Ashley Cooper, Third Earl of Shaftesbury (1671–1713); Joseph Butler (1692–1752) and Richard Price (1723–91). All three wrote extensively on issues …
22Alexander the Great — This article is about the ancient king of Macedon. For other uses, see Alexander the Great (disambiguation). Alexander the Great Basileus of Macedon …
23Sosigenes the Peripatetic — was a philosopher living at the end of the 2nd century AD. He was the tutor of Alexander of Aphrodisias and wrote a work On Revolving Spheres , from which some important extracts have been preserved in Simplicius s commentary on Aristotle s De… …
24sto|ic — «STOH ihk», noun, adjective. –n. a member of the ancient school of philosophy founded at Athens by Zeno (335? 265? B.C.). This school taught that virtue is the highest good and that men should be free from passion and unmoved by life s happenings …
25Sto|ic — «STOH ihk», noun, adjective. –n. a member of the ancient school of philosophy founded at Athens by Zeno (335? 265? B.C.). This school taught that virtue is the highest good and that men should be free from passion and unmoved by life s happenings …
26Porch — Porch, n. [F. porche, L. porticus, fr. porta a gate, entrance, or passage. See {Port} a gate, and cf. {Portico}.] 1. (Arch.) A covered and inclosed entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within… …
27porch — n. 1. Portico, entrance way, vestibule. 2. [With The prefixed.] The Stoic philosophy, philosophy of Zeno, school of the Stoics …
28History of psychology — The history of psychology as a scholarly study of the mind and behavior dates back to the Ancient Greeks. There is also evidence of psychological thought in ancient Egypt. Psychology was a branch of philosophy until the 1870s, when psychology… …
29Stoicism — The Stoics took their name from the Stoa or porch in Athens where they taught. The founder of the Stoical school in c. 300 bce was Zeno of Citium; it was developed by Cleanthes (after whom a character in Hume s Dialogues was named) and… …
30Old Boys — The terms Old Boys and Old Girls are the usual expressions in use in the United Kingdom for former pupils or alumni of primary and secondary schools.[1] While these are traditionally associated with independent schools, they are also used for… …
