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  • 31Pan (mythology) — Infobox Greek deity Caption = Pan teaching his eromenos, the shepherd Daphnis, to play the panpipes 2nd century AD Roman copy of Greek original ca. 100 BC attributed to Heliodorus (found in Pompeii) Name = Pan God of = God of shepherds and flocks …

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  • 32Karl May — This article is about the German writer. For the Russian educator Karl May, see Karl May School. For the asteroid, see 15728 Karlmay. Karl Friedrich May Born 25 February 1842(1842 02 25) Ernstthal, later …

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  • 33List of slaves — Slaves redirects here. For the 1969 drama film, see Slaves (film). Part of a series on Slavery …

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  • 34Prostitution in ancient Greece — Prostitution was a part of daily life in ancient Greece. [This article was originally translated from the French Wikipedia article Prostitution en Grèce antique 22 May 2006.] In the more important cities, and particularly the many ports, it… …

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  • 35Metrodorus of Stratonicea — For other people named Metrodorus, see Metrodorus (disambiguation). Metrodorus of Stratonikeia (Caria), was at first a disciple of the Epicurean school, but afterwards attached himself to Carneades. His defection from the Epicurean school is… …

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  • 36Stoicism — Stoicism, a school of Hellenistic philosophy, was founded in Athens by Zeno of Citium in the early third century BC. It concerns the active relationship between cosmic determinism and human freedom, and the belief that it is virtuous to maintain… …

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  • 37Ethics — • Many writers regard ethics as any scientific treatment of the moral order and divide it into theological, or Christian, ethics (moral theology) and philosophical ethics (moral philosophy) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ethics …

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  • 38Philosophy — • Detailed article on the history of the love of wisdom Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Philosophy     Philosophy     † …

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  • 39cynic — [16] Originally, the Cynics were a group of ascetic philosophers in ancient Greece. Their founder, around 400 BC, was Antisthenes, a follower of Socrates. They advocated the view that virtue and self control are the highest good and, particularly …

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  • 40cynic — mid 16c., in reference to the ancient philosophy, from Gk. kynikos a follower of Antisthenes, lit. dog like, from kyon (gen. kynos) dog (see CANINE (Cf. canine)). Supposedly from the sneering sarcasm of the philosophers, but more likely from… …

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