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Hace 13 horas · The beginning of Aristotle's Metaphysics, one of the foundational texts of the discipline. Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy that examines the basic structure of reality.It is often characterized as first philosophy, implying that it is more fundamental than other forms of philosophical inquiry.Metaphysics is traditionally seen as the study of mind-independent features of the world, but ...
Hace 13 horas · However, others argue that there are some universal bases of emotions (see Section 6.1). In psychiatry and psychology, an inability to express or perceive emotion is sometimes referred to as alexithymia. History. Human nature and the accompanying bodily sensations have always been part of the interests of thinkers and philosophers.
Hace 13 horas · Heraclitus (/ ˌ h ɛr ə ˈ k l aɪ t ə s /; Greek: Ἡράκλειτος Herákleitos; fl. c. 500 BC) was an ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher from the city of Ephesus, which was then part of the Persian Empire.He exerts a wide influence on Western philosophy, including the works of Plato and Aristotle.. Little is known of Heraclitus's life. He wrote a single work, only fragments of ...
Hace 13 horas · In the 19th century, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels claimed to have discovered a different universal pattern of historical change: “The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggle.”. Engels, in particular, did not hesitate to call history a science. Throughout the 20th century, both Marxist and non-Marxist ...
Hace 13 horas · Psychology of religion consists of the application of psychological methods and interpretive frameworks to the diverse contents of religious traditions as well as to both religious and irreligious individuals. The various methods and frameworks can be summarized according to the classic distinction between the natural-scientific and human-scientific approaches.
Hace 13 horas · It argues that "a renewed focus on the role of ethics, and in particular of virtuous behavior, in happiness could lead us to new and effective strategies for raising individual, national and global well-being", looking to the eightfold noble path (the teachings of the dharma handed down in the Buddhist tradition that encompass wise view/understanding, wise intention, wise speech, wise action ...
