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  • 11Covering Islam — is a 1981 book written by Palestinian author Edward Said about how the world views Islam. Said describes the book as the third and last in a series of books (the first two were Orientalism and The Question of Palestine) in which he analyzes the… …

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  • 12Pragmatism — • As a tendency in philosophy, signifies the insistence on usefulness or practical consequences as a test of truth. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Pragmatism     Pragmatism   …

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  • 13MAIMONIDEAN CONTROVERSY — MAIMONIDEAN CONTROVERSY, a vast complex of disputed cultural, religious, and social problems, focusing around several central themes. Some of the elements of this controversy considerably antedate maimonides (1135–1204); and of the questions… …

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  • 14Dor Daim — The Dardaim[1][2] or Dor daim[3] (דרדעים), are adherents of the Dor Deah (דור דעה) [4] movement in Judaism. That movement was founded in 19th century Yemen by Rabbi Yiḥyah Qafiḥ, and had its own network of synagogues and schools.[5] Its objects… …

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  • 15Manifesto of the Fascist Intellectuals — Giovanni Gentile: Philosophic father of Italian Fascism. The Manifesto of Fascist Intellectuals (Manifesto degli Intellettuali del Fascismo, Italian pronunciation: [maniˈfɛsto deʎʎi intelletˈtwaːli del faʃˈʃizmo]), by the actualist… …

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  • 16Maurice Merleau-Ponty — Full name Maurice Merleau Ponty Born 14 March 1908 Died 4 May 1961 Era 20th century philosophy …

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  • 17Moloch — For other uses, see Moloch (disambiguation). Religions of the Ancient Near East …

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  • 18Gustav Wyneken — (March 19, 1875 ndash; December 8, 1964). German educational reformer, free thinker and charismatic leader. His ideas and practice on education and youth became highly influential but were also controversial. Early lifeHe was born to a Christian… …

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  • 19ARISTOTLE° — (fourth century B.C.E.), Greek philosopher and founder of the peripatetic school. Aristotle achieved a unique rank in the estimation of Muslim and Jewish medieval philosophers, who often refer to him simply as the philosopher. Maimonides stated… …

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  • 20Pierre Bourdieu — Full name Pierre Bourdieu Born 1 August 1930 Denguin, Pyrénées Atlantiques, France Died 23 January 2002( …

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