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plato world considering
Since Plato, we have been considering the nature of knowledge, the meaning of meaning and the status of the physical world. Julian Baggini
plato school exercise
The authority of Plato and Aristotle, of Zeno and Epicurus, still reigned in the schools; and their systems, transmitted with blind deference from one generation of disciples to another, precluded every generous attempt to exercise the powers, or enlarge the limits, of the human mind. Edward Gibbon
plato history secret
The knowledge that is suited to our situation and powers, the whole compass of moral, natural, and mathematical science, was neglected by the new Platonists; whilst they exhausted their strength in the verbal disputes of metaphysics, attempted to explore the secrets of the invisible world, and studied to reconcile Aristotle with Plato, on subjects of which both these philosophers were as ignorant as the rest of mankind.
plato people leader
People have Plato's form in their mind of what a leader is, or what a C.E.O. is, and it is a bunch of elements that I really don't conform to at all. I've given this a lot of thought, and I came to the conclusion that I don't care. Dick Costolo
plato needs problem
The problem is simply finding the right person. Ask Plato. Just make sure she finishes your thoughts and you finish hers. That's all you need. Elizabeth Kostova
plato play bears
Plato's dialogues bear at least some similarities to the classical plays. Benjamin Jowett
plato book greatness
The student is half afraid to meet one of the great philosophers face to face. He feels himself inadequate and thinks he will not understand him. But if he only knew, the great man, just because of his greatness, is much more intelligible than his modern commentator. The simplest student will be able to understand, if not all, yet a very great deal of what Plato said; but hardly anyone can understand some modern books on Platonism. C. S. Lewis
plato father thinking
I want you teabaggers out there to understand one thing: while you idolize the Founding Fathers and dress up like them, and smell like them, I think it's pretty clear that the Founding Fathers would have hated your guts. And what's more, you would've hated them. They were everything you despise. They studied science, read Plato, hung out in Paris and thought the Bible was mostly bulls**t. Bill Maher
plato atheism age
At an early age I sucked up the milk of Homer, Virgil, Horace, Terence, Anacreon, Plato and Euripides, diluted with that of Moses and the prophets. Denis Diderot
arguing ownership force
And I would argue the second greatest force in the universe is ownership. Chris Chocola
arguing wells asks
I argue very well. Just ask any of my remaining friends. Dave Barry
arguing brick car giant heading sit towards wall
We're in a giant car heading towards a brick wall and everyones arguing over where they're going to sit David Suzuki
arguing verify hard
I find it hard to argue with Reagan's old slogan: Trust, but verify. David Hoffman
arguing color
We were arguing over the color of the frosting and we don't even have a cake. Bill Bryant
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I watch political shows for a number of weeks in a row, and all I see are guys arguing with each other over issues I have no idea about. My brother, he loves war-torn places. My dad would always read the paper and tell me I should watch CNN, but I usually wind up watching 'Breaking Bad.' Norm MacDonald
arguing certainty whether
What they're arguing about right now is whether there's enough evidence. There's never enough evidence. There's never certainty in medicine.
arguing certainly people shares worth
There are people out there arguing that Vodafone shares are worth 70p but that's certainly not our view, Jason James
arguing
I am not arguing with you - I am telling you. James Whistler
argument maxims wisest
It is the briefest yet wisest maxim which tells us to meddle not. Charles Caleb Colton
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We want to see what his line of reasoning was and if it's a valid argument, then perhaps the dollar sells off. If his comments are not as dovish as people might fear, the dollar might rally.
argument abigail erudition
You have overburdened your argument with ostentatious erudition." Spoken by Abigail Adams David McCullough
argument canal peripheral solve throws
The Peripheral Canal automatically throws you into a heated argument that doesn't solve the problem.
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The people who have a bias in favor of the argument that humans are making the globe warmer will push any data that suggests humans are making hurricanes worse, but it just isn't so. These are natural cycles.
argument believe difficult point process second
We are at a difficult time, but I believe that by the process of argument we should be able to get to a point where we can get a second resolution, Jack Straw
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There are certain players who I think haven't progressed, and we need those players to grow. Put on top of that that we have a slew of young players coming into this thing, and I think Dave just wanted to make the decision to get the best person we can to help these guys continue to develop and evolve. Some can make the argument we didn't do that this year.
argument prime
When we demonstrate ratings, we will have an argument for prime time.
argument victim infidel
I would like to be judged on the validity of my arguments, not as a victim. Ayaan Hirsi Ali