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  • 31natural — adjective 1》 existing in or derived from nature; not made, caused by, or processed by humans.     ↘having had a minimum of processing or preservative treatment.     ↘(of fabric) unbleached and undyed; off white. 2》 in accordance with nature;… …

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  • 32Hellenistic philosophy — is the period of Western philosophy that was developed in the Hellenistic civilization following Aristotle and ending with Neoplatonism.Hellenistic schools of thoughtPlatonismPlatonism is the name given to the philosophy of Plato, which was… …

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  • 33Polemon (scholarch) — Polemon ( el. Πολέμων) of Athens was an eminent Platonic philosopher and Plato s third successor as scholarch or head of the Academy from 314/313 to 270/269 BC. A pupil of Xenocrates, he believed that philosophy should be practiced rather than… …

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  • 34kind|ly — «KYND lee», adjective, li|er, li|est, adverb. –adj. 1. kind; friendly; good natured: »kindly faces, kindly people, kindly criticism. SYNONYM( …

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  • 35The Leopard (novel) — The Leopard is a novel by Jamaican writer, V. S. Reid. It portrays the hardships of the Kenyan people during the time of the Mau Mau Rebellion. Novels similar to The Leopard , like Caroline Elkin’s Imperial Reckoning (2005), as well as Ngũgĩ wa… …

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  • 36natural — ► ADJECTIVE 1) existing in or derived from nature; not made, caused by, or processed by humankind. 2) in accordance with nature; normal or to be expected: a natural death. 3) born with a particular skill or quality: a natural leader. 4) relaxed… …

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  • 37naturalness — natural ► ADJECTIVE 1) existing in or derived from nature; not made, caused by, or processed by humankind. 2) in accordance with nature; normal or to be expected: a natural death. 3) born with a particular skill or quality: a natural leader. 4)… …

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  • 38Cynicism (contemporary) — This article is about the modern understanding of the word cynicism . For information on the ancient Greek school of philosophy, see Cynicism. For other uses, see Cynicism (disambiguation). Cynicism is a distrust of other s apparent motives. It… …

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  • 39Panaetius — ( el. Παναίτιος) of Rhodes, lived c. 185 c. 110 BC), was a Stoic philosopher, and head of the Stoic school in Athens. He wrote extensively on Ethical topics, and did much to introduce Stoic doctrines to Rome.LifePanaetius, son of Nicagoras,… …

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  • 40CLEANTHES —    a Stoic philosopher, born at Assos, in Troas, of the 3rd century B.C.; wrought as a drawer of water by night that he might earn his fee as pupil of Zeno s by day; became Zeno s successor and the head of his school; regarded pleasure as a… …

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