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The third degree is of those who limit and restrain the former opinion to human actions only, which partake of sin: which actions they suppose to depend substantively and without any chain of causes upon the inward will and choice of man; and who give a wider range to the knowledge of God than to his power; or rather to that part of God's power ...
In critical theory, power-knowledge is a term introduced by the French philosopher Michel Foucault (French: le savoir-pouvoir).According to Foucault's understanding, power is based on knowledge and makes use of knowledge; on the other hand, power reproduces knowledge by shaping it in accordance with its anonymous intentions. [1]
“The further a society drifts from truth the more it will hate those who speak it.” 5. “If people cannot write well, they cannot think well, and if they cannot think well, others will do ...
Virtue, Knowledge, Truth, Originality [29] Hunan University: 实事求是 敢为人先 [30] Chinese Seeking Truth from Facts and Daring to be Pioneers [31] Jiangsu University: 博学 求是 明德 [32] Chinese Be erudite, practical and virtuous [33] Jilin University: 求实创新，励志图强 [34] Chinese Objective and innovative ...
The will to power (German: der Wille zur Macht) is a concept in the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche. The will to power describes what Nietzsche may have believed to be the main driving force in humans. However, the concept was never systematically defined in Nietzsche's work, leaving its interpretation open to debate. [1]
Truth-generating perspectives are collective and opposed to, or engaged in a struggle against, power and authority. For example, the collective perspective of the " proletariat ". So, the proposition is true if it is the "product of political struggle" for the " emancipation of the workers" ( Theodor Adorno ).
In philosophy, Plato's epistemology is a theory of knowledge developed by the Greek philosopher Plato and his followers.. Platonic epistemology holds that knowledge of Platonic Ideas is innate, so that learning is the development of ideas buried deep in the soul, often under the midwife-like guidance of an interrogator.
The phrase "Speak Truth to Power" originated with the Quaker community, a religious group deeply committed to peace and nonviolent action. In Speak Truth to Power: A Quaker Search for an Alternative to Violence, Henry Sawyer explains that for Quakers, this practice transcends strategy; it represents a moral duty tied to justice and ethical ...