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Martin Suchánek — is a film director,[1] photographer and, at the same time, author of dozens of documentary and artistic films. He was born 1958 in Mariánské Lázně, Czech Republic and educated at the Evening University of Photography, with Prof. Ján Šmok, in… … Wikipedia
Sidgwick, Henry — Sidgwick C.A.J.Coady Unlike John Stuart Mill or Jeremy Bentham, Henry Sidgwick’s is hardly a household name in intellectual circles beyond the world of professional philosophy. His standing amongst many contemporary moral philosophers as possibly … History of philosophy
swimming — Despite the British weather, swimming is a popular leisure activity enjoyed by people of all ages, backgrounds and cultures. This popularity is maintained by the relatively low cost to participants and the numerous swimming pools throughout… … Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture
Macaulay, Thomas Babington, First Baron — (1800–1859) An English historian, political commentator, cabinet minister, and imperial administrator, Thomas Babington Macaulay was raised by evangelical Christians, but became a secular Whig, although, as a man of his time, he was never a… … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
egoism — / egotism [n] self centeredness arrogance, assurance, boastfulness, boasting, bragging, conceit, conceitedness, egocentricity, egomania, gasconade, haughtiness, insolence, megalomania, narcissism, ostentation, overconfidence, preoccupation with… … New thesaurus
egotism — egoism / egotism [n] self centeredness arrogance, assurance, boastfulness, boasting, bragging, conceit, conceitedness, egocentricity, egomania, gasconade, haughtiness, insolence, megalomania, narcissism, ostentation, overconfidence, preoccupation … New thesaurus