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  • 11The Renaissance —     The Renaissance     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Renaissance     The Renaissance may be considered in a general or a particular sense, as     (1) the achievements of what is termed the modern spirit in opposition to the spirit which… …

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  • 12Stoic Passions — refers to various forms of emotional suffering in Stoicism, a school of Hellenistic philosophy.Primary PassionsThe Stoics named four primary passions. In On Passions , Andronicus reported the Stoic definitions of these passions (trans. Long… …

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  • 13The Roman Actor — is a Caroline era stage play, a tragedy written by Philip Massinger; it was first performed in 1626, and first published in 1629. A number of critics have agreed with its author, and judged it one of Massinger s best plays. [Logan and Smith, pp.… …

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  • 14philosophy, Western — Introduction       history of Western philosophy from its development among the ancient Greeks to the present.       This article has three basic purposes: (1) to provide an overview of the history of philosophy in the West, (2) to relate… …

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  • 15PHILOSOPHY, JEWISH — This article is arranged according to the following outline: WHAT IS JEWISH PHILOSOPHY? recent histories of jewish philosophy biblical and rabbinic antecedents bible rabbinic literature hellenistic jewish philosophy philo of alexandria biblical… …

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  • 16Stoic — /stoh ik/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to the school of philosophy founded by Zeno, who taught that people should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and submit without complaint to unavoidable necessity. 2. (l.c.) stoical. n. 3. a member …

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  • 17Stoic — Sto•ic [[t]ˈstoʊ ɪk[/t]] adj. 1) pho of or pertaining to the school of philosophy founded by Zeno, who taught that people should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and submit without complaint to unavoidable necessity 2) (l.c.)… …

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  • 18Stoic — /ˈstoʊɪk/ (say stohik) adjective 1. of or relating to the school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium, who taught that people should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and submit without complaint to unavoidable necessity. –noun 2 …

  • 19Stoic — Sto·ic || stəʊɪk n. member of the stoic school of philosophy (philosophy maintaining that a wise man should be free from passion) …

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  • 20Seneca the Younger — Ancient bust of Seneca, part of a double herm (Antikensammlung Berlin) Lucius Annaeus Seneca (often known simply as Seneca) (ca. 4 BC – 65 AD) was a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, dramatist, and in one work humorist, of the Silver Age of… …

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