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An Essay on the Nature and Immutability of Truth is a 1770 book about truth by the Scottish philosopher and poet James Beattie. His major work, the book enjoyed great success but angered the philosopher David Hume and has been criticized for Beattie's tendency to denounce his opponents.
Beattie was prominent in arguing against the institution of slavery, [3] notably in his Essay on the Nature and Immutability of Truth (1770), and in Elements of Moral Science (1790–93), where he used the case of Dido Belle to argue the mental capacity of black people. [4] Beattie was an amateur cellist and member of the Aberdeen Musical Society.
The Quaestiones Disputatae de Veritate (transl. Disputed Questions on Truth, henceforth QDV [1] and sometimes spelled de Ueritate) by Thomas Aquinas is a collection of questions that are discussed in the disputation style of medieval scholasticism. It covers a variety of topics centering on the true, the good and man's search for them, but the ...
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Two years after finally being identified, the "Boy in the Box" case continues to haunt Philadelphia. The slain body of Joseph Augustus Zarelli, 4, was discovered in February 1957 in Philadelphia's ...
“And I was just like, ‘Okay.’ That's, like, what's actually out in the world because of people creating hate,” she continued. “I'm a mom.
Tiger Woods is back in the game — with his son Charlie by his side!. On Friday, Dec. 20, Woods, 48, and his son Charlie, 15, were snapped hanging out with fellow golfer John Daly and his son ...
Socratic questioning (or Socratic maieutics) [1] is an educational method named after Socrates that focuses on discovering answers by asking questions of students. According to Plato, Socrates believed that "the disciplined practice of thoughtful questioning enables the scholar/student to examine ideas and be able to determine the validity of those ideas". [2]