Stoical+philosophy
31stoic — n. & adj. n. 1 a member of the ancient Greek school of philosophy founded at Athens by Zeno c.308 BC, which sought virtue as the greatest good and taught control of one s feelings and passions. 2 (stoic) a stoical person. adj. 1 of or like the… …
32Stoic — n. & adj. n. 1 a member of the ancient Greek school of philosophy founded at Athens by Zeno c.308 BC, which sought virtue as the greatest good and taught control of one s feelings and passions. 2 (stoic) a stoical person. adj. 1 of or like the… …
33Nathaniel Schmidt — Mionb (talk) 16:58, 15 November 2011 (UTC) Professor Nathaniel Schmidt, Cornell University. Nathaniel Schmidt (May 22, 1862 – 1939) of Ithaca, New York was a Swedish American Baptist minister, Progressive democrat, educator and orientalist.… …
34Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand — ▪ Indian leader Introduction byname Mahatma (“Great Souled”) Gandhi born Oct. 2, 1869, Porbandar, India died Jan. 30, 1948, Delhi leader of the Indian nationalist movement against British rule, considered to be the father of his country. He is …
35Pragmatische Maxime — Die Pragmatische Maxime ist ein Grundsatz, den Charles S. Peirce formuliert hat, um eine wesentliche Perspektive seiner Philosophie zu beschreiben. Mit der Bezeichnung Maxime lehnte er sich bewusst an Kant an, um den normativen Charakter seiner… …
36Stoic — /stoh ik/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to the school of philosophy founded by Zeno, who taught that people should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and submit without complaint to unavoidable necessity. 2. (l.c.) stoical. n. 3. a member …
37Ecclesiastes — • The name given to the book of Holy Scripture which usually follows the Proverbs; the Hebrew Qoheleth probably has the same meaning Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ecclesiastes Ecclesiastes …
38Japan — • Called in the language of the country Nihon or Nippon (Land of the Rising Sun), and Dai Nihon or Dai Nippon (Great Japan), situated north west of the Pacific Ocean and east of the Asiatic continent Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006.… …
39Philo of Alexandria — Philo Judæus † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Philo Judæus Born about 25 B.C.. His family, of a sacerdotal line, was one of the most powerful of the populous Jewish colony of Alexandria. His brother Alexander Lysimachus was steward to… …
40Stoic — Sto•ic [[t]ˈstoʊ ɪk[/t]] adj. 1) pho of or pertaining to the school of philosophy founded by Zeno, who taught that people should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and submit without complaint to unavoidable necessity 2) (l.c.)… …
