Eclectic+philosophy
11philosophy — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The study of knowledge] Syn. theory, reasoned doctrine, explanation of phenomena, logical concept, systematic view, theory of knowledge, early science, natural philosophy; see also knowledge 1 . Fields of philosophy include …
12ECLECTIC — to take ideas and practices from any TRADITION and arbitrarily join them together as though they belonged to a unified system. The term is used in RELIGION and PHILOSOPHY to describe people and systems which borrow widely without any real… …
13History of philosophy — The history of philosophy is the study of philosophical ideas and concepts through time. Issues specifically related to history of philosophy might include (but are not limited to): How can changes in philosophy be accounted for historically?… …
14Renaissance philosophy outside Italy — Stuart Brown Italy might justly be described as the home of Renaissance philosophy. Many of the important cultural developments of the period originated in Italy and only gradually spread north and west to other countries. But each of the other… …
15Cicero, Marcus Tullius — (106–43 BC) The Roman orator and statesman is philosophically important partly as a transmitter of Greek ideas in Latin, but also for the unity of philosophy and rhetoric that he sought to promote. Rhetoric enables the statesman, educated to… …
16Antiochus of Ascalon — (c. 130–68 BC) Eclectic Hellenistic philosopher. Antiochus maintained the essential agreement of the opposed schools of philosophy of his time. His decisive break with Philo of Larissa arose from his conviction that the scepticism of the Academy… …
17eclecticism — (Gk., eklegein, to choose) An eclectic position in philosophy or religion is one that seeks to combine the best elements of other views …
18Bruce Lee — Infobox Chinese language singer and actor name = Bruce Lee caption = Bruce Lee birthname = Lee Jun Fan (李振藩) tradchinesename = 李小龍 simpchinesename = 李小龙 pinyinchinesename = Lǐ Xiǎolóng jyutpingchinesename = Lei5 Siu2lung4 birthdate = birth… …
19Chris Bateman — Chris Mark Bateman Full name Chris Mark Bateman Born January 1, 1972 (1972 01 01) (age 39) Era Contemporary philosophy …
20Taine, Hippolyte — ▪ French critic and historian Introduction born April 21, 1828, Vouziers, Ardennes, France died March 5, 1893, Paris French thinker (literary criticism), critic (art criticism), and historian (historiography), one of the most esteemed exponents… …
