Truth be told, nobody really understands all the factors that can help facilitate enlightenment. If they did, we would all be enlightened by now. Moreover, many of the states taken to be "enlightened" are actually states of the subtle or causal realm. That is, they are extraordinary experi...
The theory of limited government can be traced back to the Enlightenment philosophers of the 17th century, but the idea itself is much older. It is also associated with the free market and classical liberalism, though politicians and economists differ on the exact limitations that a government sho...
Economics The history of economic thought goes back all the way to ancient Greek philosophers such as Plato, Aristotle, and Xenophon. Their works laid the foundation of nearly all social science, economics included. As travel became easier in the 15th to 18th centuries, and more nations were ab...
) The system of occasional causes; -- a name given to certain theories of the Cartesian school of philosophers, as to the intervention of the First Cause, by which they account for the apparent reciprocal action of the soul and the body. Occasionality (n.) Quality or state of being ...
In contrast, vice is discussed as a pitfall to be avoided, a cause of suffering and moral degradation that philosophers and religious leaders warn against. 14 Wise individuals are often revered and respected, considered valuable resources within communities for guidance and leadership. Vice, however,...
” Then he saw a crowd of solemnly attired men, noble and grave in appearance, speaking seriously of important political matters. In their midst he recognized the great philosophers and historians of antiquity who had written fundamental works on politics and the state, such as Plato, Plutarch ...
Admittedly, I have rarely seen this explicitly discussed, especially by analytic philosophers, and I have seen almost no explorations of its implications for Christian ethics. If anybody can point me to substantive discussions of this in the Christian tradition (or anywhere), please do! The Case ...
The Enlightenment gave rise to some of history’s most famous political philosophers.One of the most important questions of the era was the divine right of kings: were kings necessary?Were they empowered by God? According to Hobbes and Locke, no. Hobbes argued that society needed a strong cen...
Psychologists proposed to adopt the method of the philosophers: introspection. If the mind were a sort of a stage or arena, then one could look inside it and see what was going on; that is the meaning of the word introspect. This is a difficult task, and particularly so if one is ...
One of the founding fathers, John Adams, the second American president, was an advocate of a “natural aristocracy.” The benefits here are the same as Aristotle: those who should make policy are those who have the most knowledge or experience. Adams, like Aristotle, saw a real aristocrat ...