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A prominent question in meta-philosophy is that of whether or not philosophical progress occurs and more so, whether such progress in philosophy is even possible. It has even been disputed, most notably by Ludwig Wittgenstein, whether genuine philosophical problems actually exist.
Socrates statue. Socrates was one of the most renowned Greek philosophers of all time. Born in Athens circa 470 BCE, this ancient Greek philosopher laid the groundwork for Western philosophy ...
31. “All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsion, habit, reason, passion, and desire.” Related: 75 of the Best Nietzsche Quotes on Life, Success and ...
Quaestiones quaedam philosophicae (Certain philosophical questions) is the name given to a set of notes that Isaac Newton kept for himself during his earlier years in Cambridge. They concern questions in the natural philosophy of the day that interested him. Apart from the light it throws on the formation of his own agenda for research, the ...
Related: 75 of the Best Nietzsche Quotes on Life, Success and More 61. “In prosperity, it is very easy to find a friend; but in adversity, it is the most difficult of all things.”
Avicenna argued that divine providence ensures that this is the best of all possible worlds. [15] Thomas Aquinas, in article 6 of question 25 of the first part of his Summa Theologiae, [16] had affirmed that God can always make better what he has made, but only by making more things; "the present creation being supposed, cannot be better."
Ancient Greek philosophy began in Miletus with the pre-Socratic philosopher Thales [1] [2] and lasted through Late Antiquity. Some of the most famous and influential philosophers of all time were from the ancient Greek world, including Socrates, Plato and Aristotle. ↵Abbreviations used in this list: c. = circa; fl. = flourished
Unanswerable questions may not have solutions, but they sure give our minds one heck of a workout. That's what makes them equally fun and frustrating to ponder. Trying to come up with joke answers ...