Epicureanism
61Ethicurean — An ethicurean is a person who attempts to combine ethical food consumption with an interest in epicureanism, eating ethically without depriving oneself of taste. The approach takes into account the effect of one s food production and consumption… …
62Atheism — Atheism, as an explicit position, can be either the affirmation of the nonexistence of gods, [The Oxford American Dictionary defines atheist as a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or gods. New York: Avon Press, 1980.] or the… …
63Cynicism — Cynic redirects here. For the modern understanding of the word cynicism , see Cynicism (contemporary). For other uses, see Cynic (disambiguation). Statue of an unknown Cynic philosopher from the Capitoline Museum in Rome. This statue is a Roman… …
64ЭПИКУРЕИЗМ — 1) одна из основных послеаристотелевских филос. школ античности; 2) филос. система Эпикура; 3) этико нормативная традиция гедонистического эвдемонизма. 1. Эпикур стал учить философии в 310 до н.э. в Колофоне, а с 306 в Афинах. Местом собрания… …
65Christianity — /kris chee an i tee/, n., pl. Christianities. 1. the Christian religion, including the Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox churches. 2. Christian beliefs or practices; Christian quality or character: Christianity mixed with pagan elements; …
66ethics — /eth iks/, n.pl. 1. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) a system of moral principles: the ethics of a culture. 2. the rules of conduct recognized in respect to a particular class of human actions or a particular group, culture, etc.: medical ethics;… …
67Renan, Ernest — ▪ French scholar Introduction born Feb. 28, 1823, Tréguier, Fr. died Oct. 2, 1892, Paris French philosopher, historian, and scholar of religion, a leader of the school of critical philosophy in France. Early career. Renan was educated …
68Neo-Platonism — • Article by William Turner covering this movement s principal figures and later influence Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Neo Platonism Neo Platonism …
69Soul — • The question of the reality of the soul and its distinction from the body is among the most important problems of philosophy, for with it is bound up the doctrine of a future life Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Soul Soul …
70Lorenzo Valla — Lorenzo Valla † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Lorenzo Valla (DELLA VALLE). Humanist and philosopher, b. at Rome, 1405; d. there, 1 Aug., 1457. His father came from Placentia. He studied Latin under Leonardo Bruni (Aretino) and Greek… …
