... by aesthetic interests (Hays 36). Salutati's program for a series of Famous Men in the Palazzo Vecchio and Bruni's for Ghiberti's Gates of Paradise were probably characteristic of the attitude of early 15th-century humanists to living artists: they were primarily concerned with the contents of artistic creation. (Hays 36) 5 Some of these creations that were of 'primary concern' were those of ... a particular "philosophy of life: they were not as a group any more anti-religious or this-worldly than their counterparts in the Middle Ages or than other groups in their own centuries" (Thomps...

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... books all point in the same direction, to a civilization that met a catastrophic end on the islands in the Aegean Sea. A BRIEF HISTORY OF ATLANTIS. The tradition of Atlantis, forged in early antiquity, has always fascinated the popular imagination and still does thousands of years later. This utopian society, as once described by Plato, has survived through myth and lore for thousands ... not in the Atlantic Ocean, and suggest various other locations. 3) Those who claim that the Atlantis story is a compilation of legends and historical facts relating to various peoples and different age...

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... to work against "Hollywood" in decreasing the amount of violence shown on TV. I am an international student at this University; I am from the Middle-East a little bit more conservative part of the world were the government as well as parents still take a very active as well as a conservative ... spent the equivalent of three school years in the tutelage of the family television set." (Abandoned In The Wasteland, Page 18). From the ages from six till eighteen research has shown that kids will spend more time watching television than any other single activity whether it being schoolwork,...

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... questioned many "accepted" definitions and dismissed them based on the fact they were vague, too narrow or too broad to encompass all the necessary information. In another one of Plato's early dialogues, Callicles, Socrates had a debate over Callicles view that "good" means "pleasant". Although the basis for the discussion appears tedious, there are some appealing arguments. The basis ... few people have had such a profound affect on influencing people's thinking as Aristotle. In modern times! it would be like combining Einstein, Freud, and Shakespeare. Even in Europe's middle ages when ...

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... far beyond the Academy. After Plato's death his ideas were taken up by many pre-philosophers. For example Philo of Alexandria used Plato's ideas to give a philosophical structure to Judaism. Early Christian writers eagerly embraced Plato's thought as the best available instrument for explaining and defending the teachings of the Bible and church tradition. Another was St. Augustine of Hippo who ... the philosophers Avicenna and Averroes. Avicenna was a Persian who spent his childhood and youth studying Islamic law, literature, and medicine. Averroes was one of the major Islamic scholars...

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... Roman dream. This created a great void and because of the lack cohesiveness of the masses, the Empire was susceptible to invasion of territory and philosophy. Thus we enter the "Dark Ages," where the church became the authority in everything earthly and heavenly. Everything was subject to God and his will and man was widely believed to be evil. Augustine believed that ... to them by God (the Church). The masses did not question this authority until a certain group from the masses began to prosper by trade from the Far East. This new "middle class" began to ask new questions and saw woul...

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