Date of Publication: 1763 “In this, the greatest of the dialogues of Plato, Socrates, while seeking an answer to the question What is justice? Described an ideal of perfect society, the republic after...
Learn MoreDate of Publication: 1713 English philosopher and proponent of deism. His writings gather together the results of previous English Freethinkers. The imperturbable courtesy of his style is in striking...
Learn MoreDate of Publication: 1691 Chinese name Kung Fu-tse, 551 – 479 BC. Chinese political and ethical philosopher and would-be reformer. Failing to achieve personal ambitions and success, Confucius...
Learn MoreDate of Publication: 1629 English philosopher, statesman, and essayist. Violently opposed to speculative philosophies and the syllogistic quibbling of the Schoolmen, Bacon argues that the only knowledge of...
Learn MoreDate of Publication: 1848 German philosopher. “Kant’s attempt to define precisely the domain of rational understanding is a landmark in Western thought. On the one hand he opposed Hume’s skepticism, the...
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