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The School of Athens
1 Zizek
2 Socrates
3 Nussbaum
4 Plato
5 Aristotle
6 Plotinus
7 Arendt
8 Parmenides
9 Pythagoras
10 Heraclitus
11 Diogenes
12 Zoroaster
13 Singer
14 Raphael
15 Thales
2 Socrates
3 Nussbaum
4 Plato
5 Aristotle
6 Plotinus
7 Arendt
8 Parmenides
9 Pythagoras
10 Heraclitus
11 Diogenes
12 Zoroaster
13 Singer
14 Raphael
15 Thales
#1: Žižek
Žižek criticizes ethical consumerism: the idea that you can do & #39;good& #39; by buying products (e.g. coffee).
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Žižek criticizes ethical consumerism: the idea that you can do & #39;good& #39; by buying products (e.g. coffee).
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#2: Socrates
Socrates demonstrated that a good philosopher continues to ask questions and is open to debating her/his ideas.
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Socrates demonstrated that a good philosopher continues to ask questions and is open to debating her/his ideas.
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#3: Nussbaum
Nussbaum critiques technical approaches to ethics and calls for more nuance, feelings and less theory.
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Nussbaum critiques technical approaches to ethics and calls for more nuance, feelings and less theory.
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#4: Plato
Plato identified four cardinal virtues, character traits that relate to the good life: wisdom, courage, moderation and justice.
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Plato identified four cardinal virtues, character traits that relate to the good life: wisdom, courage, moderation and justice.
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#5: Aristotle
Aristotle maintained that we should act in the way a virtuous, well-reasoning person would act in our situation.
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Aristotle maintained that we should act in the way a virtuous, well-reasoning person would act in our situation.
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#6: Plotinus
Plotinus& #39; ethics is about enhancing the identification with the & #39;higher& #39; part of the soul.
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Plotinus& #39; ethics is about enhancing the identification with the & #39;higher& #39; part of the soul.
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#7: Arendt
Arendt considers the & #39;absence of thinking& #39; an important & #39;antecedent& #39; of evil.
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Arendt considers the & #39;absence of thinking& #39; an important & #39;antecedent& #39; of evil.
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#8: Parmenides
Parmenides stated that & #39;something& #39; cannot come from & #39;nothing& #39;.
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Parmenides stated that & #39;something& #39; cannot come from & #39;nothing& #39;.
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#9: Pythagoras
Pythagoras was not only concerned with mathematics, but also with religion and music.
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Pythagoras was not only concerned with mathematics, but also with religion and music.
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#10: Heraclitus
Heraclitus stated that & #39;everything flows& #39;: things in this world continuously change.
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Heraclitus stated that & #39;everything flows& #39;: things in this world continuously change.
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#11: Diogenes
Diogenes was a cynic philosopher who advocated a & #39;simple life& #39; in accordance with nature and reason.
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Diogenes was a cynic philosopher who advocated a & #39;simple life& #39; in accordance with nature and reason.
Learn more: https://www.iep.utm.edu/diogsino/ ">https://www.iep.utm.edu/diogsino/...
#12: Zoroaster
Zoroaster viewed life as a struggle between truth and lies; human beings should reject the latter.
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Zoroaster viewed life as a struggle between truth and lies; human beings should reject the latter.
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#13: Singer
Singer poses that we ought to reduce poverty if we have the means to do so, in the most effective way. He& #39;s depicted here holding a life saver.
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Singer poses that we ought to reduce poverty if we have the means to do so, in the most effective way. He& #39;s depicted here holding a life saver.
Learn more: https://www.ted.com/talks/peter_singer_the_why_and_how_of_effective_altruism">https://www.ted.com/talks/pet...
#14: Raphael
Raphael, the painter of the original School of Athens, put himself in it as well. Some think Heraclitus ( #10) is modelled after his "colleague" Michelangelo.
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Raphael, the painter of the original School of Athens, put himself in it as well. Some think Heraclitus ( #10) is modelled after his "colleague" Michelangelo.
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#15: Thales
Thales was the first known person to use natural (not supernatural) explanations for natural phenomena.
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Thales was the first known person to use natural (not supernatural) explanations for natural phenomena.
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