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The Latin cogito, ergo sum, usually translated into English as "I think, therefore I am", [a] is the "first principle" of René Descartes's philosophy. He originally published it in French as je pense, donc je suis in his 1637 Discourse on the Method, so as to reach a wider audience than Latin would have allowed. [1]
Theon of Smyrna (Greek: Θέων ὁ Σμυρναῖος Theon ho Smyrnaios, gen. Θέωνος Theonos; fl. 100 CE) was a Greek philosopher and mathematician, whose works were strongly influenced by the Pythagorean school of thought.
Plato (/ ˈ p l eɪ t oʊ / PLAY-toe; [1] Greek: Πλάτων, Plátōn, born c. 428-423 BC, died 348 BC), was an ancient Greek philosopher of the Classical period who is considered a foundational thinker in Western philosophy and an innovator of the written dialogue and dialectic forms.
Georgios Gemistos Plethon was born in Constantinople in 1355/1360. [11] Raised in a family of well-educated Orthodox Christians, [12] he studied in Constantinople and Adrianople, before returning to Constantinople and establishing himself as a teacher of philosophy. [13]
Texas has sued a New York doctor for allegedly prescribing abortion pills to a Dallas-area woman, launching the first known legal challenge of its kind, which will test what happens when two ...
Lorenzo de' Medici was the patron of both Botticelli and Ficino, and extant letters suggest Ficino may have been consulted about the subjects of Botticelli's paintings. Though almost all of Plato's dialogues were unavailable in Western Europe during the Middle Ages, Neo-Platonism and its allegorical philosophy became well-known through various ...
Kate Middleton is steering a new course as she continues her recovery from her cancer.. As the year comes to a close, she marked the occasion by hosting her heartwarming Together at Christmas ...
Tormentas en EEUU causan intensas nevadas, hielo peligroso y un tornado en California. Weather. NBC Universal. Rare California tornado injures 5, flips vehicles north of Santa Cruz.