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51KROCHMAL, NACHMAN — (ReNaK; 1785–1840), philosopher, historian, one of the founders of the science of Judaism (wissenschaft des judentums ), and a leader of the haskalah movement in Eastern Europe. Krochmal was born in the town of Brody, Galicia. His father Shalom… …
52George Henry Lewes — Infobox Writer name =George Henry Lewes |right caption = birthdate = birth date|1817|4|18|df=y birthplace = London, England1 deathdate = death date and age|1878|11|28|1817|4|18|df=y deathplace = London, England occupation = Philosopher, literary …
53Contemporary philosophy — is the present period in the history of Western philosophy beginning at the end of the 19th century with the professionalization of the discipline and the rise of analytic and continental philosophy. The phrase contemporary philosophy is a piece… …
54Obscurantism — (French: obscurantisme, from the Latin obscurans, “darkening”) is the practice of deliberately preventing the facts or the full details of some matter from becoming known. There are two, common, historical and intellectual, denotations: 1)… …
55University of Bern — Infobox University name = University of Berne native name = latin name = Universitas Bernensis motto = established = 1834 type = Public endowment = staff = 3,224 principal = rector = Prof. Dr. Urs Würgler chancellor = vice chancellor = students …
56Richard McKeon — Infobox Philosopher region = United States era = 20th century color = #B0C4DE image caption = name = Richard McKeon birth = April 26, 1900 (Union Hill, New Jersey) death = March 31, 1985 (Chicago, Illinois) school tradition = American philosophy… …
57Mystical philosophy of antiquity — Mystical philosophy is an aspect of philosophy that places emphasis on faith and spirituality, rather than the scientific or rationalistic way of thinking exhibited in other aspects of philosophy.ConceptTalking about definitions of mystical… …
58pragmatism — pragmatistic, adj. /prag meuh tiz euhm/, n. 1. character or conduct that emphasizes practicality. 2. a philosophical movement or system having various forms, but generally stressing practical consequences as constituting the essential criterion… …
59Voltaire — Voltairean, Voltairian, adj., n. /vohl tair , vol /; Fr. /vawl terdd /, n. (François Marie Arouet) 1694 1778, French philosopher, historian, satirist, dramatist, and essayist. * * * orig. François Marie Arouet born Nov. 21, 1694, Paris, France… …
60Naturism — • The term proposed by Reville to designate the worship of nature. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Naturism Naturism † …
