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Aristotle
Aristotle (384 - 322 B.C.) was an important Greek philosopher from the Socratic (or Classical ) period, mainly based in Athens. He is one of the most important founding figures in Western Philosophy , and the first to create a comprehensive system of philosophy, encompassing Ethics , Aesthetics , Politics , Metaphysics , Logic and science. His own school of philosophy, known as Aristotelianism or the Peripatetic School, influenced almost all later philosophical thinking, particularly the Medieval movements such as Scholasticism , Averroism and Avicennism .
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Ethical Non-Naturalism
Ethical Non-Naturalism is the meta-ethical doctrine that ethical statements express propositions that cannot be reduced to non-ethical statements in the way that Ethical Naturalism assumes. It therefore holds that it is not possible to define…
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Socratic
The Socratic or Classical period of the Ancient era of philosophy denotes the Greek contemporaries and near contemporaries of the influential philosopher Socrates . It includes the following major philosophers: Socrates (464 - 399 B.C.) Greek Plato…
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Epicureanism
Epicureanism is a Hellenistic school or system of philosophy based on the teachings of the ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus . It was founded around 307 B.C., and was based in Epicurus ' home and garden (the school was often called "The Garden").…
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