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This explains man's ability to condense symbols into categories that can be understood by others to include a variety of other symbols. The example he gives is using the word furniture to refer to chairs, tables, etc. [4] Burke's defining of man in these terms leads to man's quest for identity and social belonging. [5]
This quote emphasizes the importance of self-awareness and questioning one's beliefs, actions, and purpose in life. [2] The words were supposedly spoken by Socrates at his trial after he chose death, rather than exile. They represent (in modern terms) the noble choice, that is, the choice of death in the face of an alternative.
The definition of man as a rational animal was common in scholastical philosophy. [6] Catholic Encyclopedia states that this definition means that "in the system of classification and definition shown in the Arbor Porphyriana , man is a substance , corporeal , living , sentient , and rational ".
“At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst.” Related: Wisdom from the 'Philosopher King'—75 Famous Quotes from Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius
6. “First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.” 7. “It is impossible to begin to learn that which one thinks one already knows.”
Another example is in John Milton's 1649 book called The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates, written after the First English Civil War to defend the actions and rights of the Parliamentary cause, in the wake of the execution of king Charles I. The English poet says: "No man who knows ought, can be so stupid to deny that all men naturally were ...
16. "An honest man is always a child." 17. "Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior." 18. "The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building ...
Feuerbach resolves the essence of religion into the essence of man [menschliches Wesen = 'human nature']. But the essence of man is no abstraction inherent in each single individual. In reality, it is the ensemble of the social relations. Feuerbach, who does not enter upon a criticism of this real essence is hence obliged: 1.