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  • 101logic, history of — Introduction       the history of the discipline from its origins among the ancient Greeks to the present time. Origins of logic in the West Precursors of ancient logic       There was a medieval tradition according to which the Greek philosopher …

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  • 102Morton, John — ▪ archbishop of Canterbury born c. 1420, , Bere Regis or Milborne St. Andrew, Dorset, Eng. died Oct. 12, 1500, Knole, Kent       archbishop of Canterbury and cardinal, one of the most powerful men in England in the reign of King Henry VII.… …

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  • 103Theophylactus Simocattes — ▪ Byzantine historian also spelled Theophylact Simocatta born , Egypt died after 640, , probably Constantinople       Byzantine historian whose chronicles of the Eastern Roman Empire provide a unique source for the Greek relations with the Slavs… …

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  • 104Byzantine Literature — • The four cultural elements included are the Greek, the Christian, the Roman, and the Oriental Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Byzantine Literature     Byzantine Literature …

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  • 105Eunomianism — • A phase of extreme Arianism prevalent amongst a section of Eastern churchmen from about 350 until 381; as a sect it is not heard of after the middle of the fifth century Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Eunomianism     Eunom …

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  • 106Omnipotence — • The power of God to effect whatever is not intrinsically impossible Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Omnipotence     Omnipotence      …

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  • 107Philosophy — • Detailed article on the history of the love of wisdom Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Philosophy     Philosophy     † …

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  • 108Sophists — • A group of Greek teachers who flourished at the end of the fifth century B.C Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Sophists     Sophists      …

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  • 109Biblical Criticism —     Biblical Criticism (Textual)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Biblical Criticism (Textual)     The object of textual criticism is to restore as nearly as possible the original text of a work the autograph of which has been lost. In this textual… …

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  • 110Giordano Bruno —     Giordano Bruno     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Giordano Bruno     Italian philosopher, b. at Nola in Campania, in the Kingdom of Naples, in 1548; d. at Rome, 1600. At the age of eleven he went to Naples, to study humanity, logic, and dialectic …

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