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The Culture of Translation That Brought Aristotle to Europe
The translation of Aristotle’s works into Arabic and their dissemination throughout the Islamic world was not the work of a single philosopher, but rather the result of a joint effort spanning approximately three hundred years by two distinct intellectual groups: translators (mütercimler) and commentators (şarihler). As a result of this process, Aristotle earned the title “Muallim-i Evvel” (The First Teacher) in the Islamic world and is regarded as the founding father of the
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Aristotle's God: The Thought That Thinks Itself
According to Aristotle, there is motion in the universe, and it is impossible for this motion to be linked indefinitely to another mover. Therefore, there must be a first principle that does not move but sets everything in motion. This first principle is immaterial, unchanging, and pure activity. Aristotle defines this being as thought. This thought does not think of any object; for to think of something external would imply dependence on it. Thus, the most perfect being can
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Critical Thinking
Criticism is to define borders. When breaking something down until it is simple, it is important that that part bears the characteristics...
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MONEY-COIN
All world currencies are indexed to the dollar (USD). All state central banks function as a sub-branch of the FED. If you ask why, I ask...
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WE-WE-WE
What exactly do you mean when you say “WE”? People often act with a group consciousness, but have a hard time realizing their individual...
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PHILOSOPHICAL COUNSELLINGBASED ON DIALOGICAL CRITICAL THINKING
In philosophical counselling, just as in all other kinds of client-centred work, a wide variety of approaches and methods are employed....
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