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Há 2 dias · A transitional figure of ancient Greek writing. Despite all these innovations, we should note that Hellanicus was still a transitional figure. His well-conducted task of bridging the gap between the older tradition of recording oral myths and the more critical historical approaches of later 5th-century historians like Herodotus and Thucydides set him apart from other contemporary figures.
23 de abr. de 2024 · Geoffrey Chaucer, the outstanding English poet before Shakespeare. His The Canterbury Tales ranks as one of the greatest poetic works in English. He also contributed in the second half of the 14th century to the management of public affairs as courtier, diplomat, and civil servant.
Há 2 dias · The first Greek Christians to comment extensively on Aristotle were Philoponus, Elias, and David in the sixth century, and Stephen of Alexandria in the early seventh century. John Philoponus stands out for having attempted a fundamental critique of Aristotle's views on the eternity of the world, movement, and other elements of Aristotelian thought. [163]
4 de mai. de 2024 · Before the 20th century, most scholarly theories as to how writing was invented were forms of "monogenesis", assuming that writing had originated in only one location—namely, with cuneiform in ancient Sumer—from which it spread across the world via cultural diffusion.
Há 2 dias · The Age of Enlightenment (also the Age of Reason and the Enlightenment) was the intellectual and philosophical movement that occurred in Europe in the 17th and the 18th centuries.
29 de abr. de 2024 · John Locke (born August 29, 1632, Wrington, Somerset, England—died October 28, 1704, High Laver, Essex) was an English philosopher whose works lie at the foundation of modern philosophical empiricism and political liberalism, classical liberalism in particular. He was an inspirer of both the European Enlightenment and the Constitution of the ...
Há 4 dias · He has published more than 100 novels, gives his work away, and his surrealist books have a massive cult following. Now Argentina’s favourite rule-breaker is tipped for the Nobel prize
