Portal:Philosophy Candide, ou l'Optimisme (kon-DEED, French: [kɑ̃did]( listen)) is a French satire written by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment, first published in 1759. The novella has been widely translated, with English versions titled Candide: or, All for the Best (1759); Candide: or, The Optimist (1762); and Candide: Optimism (1947). It begins with a young man, Candide, who is living a sheltered life in an Edenicparadise and being indoctrinated with Leibnizian optimism by his mentor, Professor Pangloss. Candide is characterized by its tone as well as by its erratic, fantastical, and fast-moving plot.
Portal:Aesthetics From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Classicism, in the arts, refers generally to a high regard for classical antiquity, as setting standards for taste which the classicists seeks to emulate. The art of classicism typically seeks to be formal and restrained. Classicism is a force which is often present in post-medieval European and European influenced traditions, however, some periods felt themselves more connected to the classical ideals than others, particularly the Age of Reason, the Age of Enlightenment and some movements in Modernism. Arthur Coleman Danto (born 1924) is an American art critic, and professor of philosophy. Baumgarten appropriated the word aesthetics, which had always meant sensation, to mean taste or "sense" of beauty. Purge server cache
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Portal:Metaphysics What is the meaning of life?What is the nature of reality?What is humanity's place in the universe?Does the world exist outside the mind?What is the nature of objects, events, places? Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein (26 April 1889 – 29 April 1951) was an Austrian-Britishphilosopher who worked primarily in logic, the philosophy of mathematics, the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of language. He helped inspire two of the century's principal philosophical movements: the Vienna Circle and Oxford ordinary language philosophy. Purge server cacheCite error: There are <ref> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist}} template (see the help page).
Outline of self Self – individual person, from his or her own perspective. To you, self is you. To a different person, self is that person. Life stages/events[edit] Stages of life[edit] Major life events[edit] Individual rights[edit] Individual rights – much of the western world values the concept of individual rights. Security rights – protect people against crimes such as murder, massacre, torture and rape Security of person – liberty, including the right, if one is imprisoned unlawfully, to the remedy of habeas corpus. Components of self[edit] Personality traits[edit] Main articles: Big Five personality traits and Trait theory Harmful traits and practices[edit] Personal values[edit] Virtues[edit] Virtue – characteristic of a person which supports individual moral excellence and collective well being. Vices[edit] Main articles: Vice and Sufism Self-actualization[edit] Self-actualization – Self management[edit] Self-management – Self-preservation and self-maintenance[edit] Other personal concepts[edit] See also[edit]
Portal:Ethics Justice is the concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, fairness, religion and/or equity.[1] 3 Stages of Sin Reference: Psalm 1 1) See / Hear (Steps of Wicked) 2) Stand (Way of Sinners) 3) Sit (Seat of Mockers) Author: Holy Spirit Purge server cacheCite error: There are <ref> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist}} template (see the help page).
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