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41Kant, Immanuel — born April 22, 1724, Königsberg, Prussia died Feb. 12, 1804, Königsberg German philosopher, one of the foremost thinkers of the Enlightenment. The son of a saddler, he studied at the university in Königsberg and taught there as privatdocent… …
42Diocles — ▪ Greek philosopher and physician born 4th century BC philosopher and pioneer in medicine, among Greek physicians second only to Hippocrates in reputation and ability, according to tradition. A resident of Athens, Diocles was the… …
43Diogenes Of Babylon — ▪ Greek philosopher (b. Seleucia, Mesopotamia; fl. 2nd century BC), Greek Stoic (Stoicism) philosopher remembered chiefly for his visit to Rome in 156–155 Bc, which served to arouse interest in the Stoic creed among the Romans. Diogenes… …
44Episcopius, Simon — ▪ Dutch theologian also called Simon Biscop, Bischop, or Bisschop born Jan. 8, 1583, Amsterdam, Dutch Republic [now in The Netherlands] died April 4, 1643, Amsterdam Dutch theologian and systematizer of Arminianism, a liberal reaction to …
45Philolaus — ▪ Greek philosopher flourished c. 475 BC philosopher of the Pythagorean school, named after the Greek thinker Pythagoras (fl. c. 530 BC). Philolaus was born either at Tarentum or, according to the 3rd century AD Greek historian… …
46Protestant Heritage — Introduction Protestantism originated in the 16th century Reformation, and its basic doctrines, in addition to those of the ancient Christian creeds, are justification by grace alone through faith, the priesthood of all believers, and the… …
47Predestinarianism — • A heresy which reduces the eternal salvation of the elect as well as the eternal damnation of the reprobate to one cause alone, namely to the sovereign will of God, and thereby excludes the free co operation of man as a secondary factor in… …
48Blessed John Duns Scotus — Bl. John Duns Scotus † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Bl. John Duns Scotus Surnamed DOCTOR SUBTILIS, died 8 November, 1308; he was the founder and leader of the famous Scotist School, which had its chief representatives among the Franciscans …
49Evolution — Evolution (History and Scientific Foundation) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Evolution (History and Scientific Foundation) The world of organisms comprises a great system of individual forms generally classified according to structural… …
50Felix Martin — Felix Martin † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Felix Martin Antiquary, historiographer, architect, educationist, b. 4 October, 1804, at Auray, seat of the famous shrine of St. Ann in Brittany, France; d. at Vaugirard, Paris, 25 November, 1886 …
