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  • 72Isocrates — /uy sok reuh teez /, n. 436 338 B.C., Athenian orator. * * * born 436, Athens died 338 BC, Athens Athenian author, rhetorician, and teacher. His school, unlike Plato s more philosophical Academy, provided an education for the practical needs of… …

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  • 73Phaedrus (dialogue) — The Phaedrus (Greek: Φαίδρος), written by Plato, is a dialogue between Plato s main protagonist, Socrates, and Phaedrus, an interlocutor in several dialogues. The Phaedrus was presumably composed around 370 BC, around the same time as Plato s… …

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  • 74Nobel Prizes — ▪ 2009 Introduction Prize for Peace       The 2008 Nobel Prize for Peace was awarded to Martti Ahtisaari, former president (1994–2000) of Finland, for his work over more than 30 years in settling international disputes, many involving ethnic,… …

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  • 75Aristotle — For other uses, see Aristotle (disambiguation). Ἀριστοτέλης, Aristotélēs Marble bust of Aristotle. Roman copy after a Gree …

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  • 76theatre, Western — ▪ art Introduction       history of the Western theatre from its origins in pre Classical antiquity to the present.       For a discussion of drama as a literary form, see dramatic literature and the articles on individual national literatures.… …

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  • 77National University (California) — National University Motto Discendo Vivimus (Latin) Motto in English We live through learning Established 1971 Type Private, non profit Endowment $32 …

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  • 78Nizami Ganjavi — Nizami (Ganjavi) A 20th century woven depiction of Nezami Born 1141 (app …

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  • 79Deconstruction and Derrida — Simon Critchley and Timothy Mooney DERRIDIAN DECONSTRUCTION1 In the last twenty five years or so, particularly in the English speaking world, no philosopher has attracted more notoriety, controversy and misunderstanding than Jacques Derrida.… …

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  • 80BIBLE — THE CANON, TEXT, AND EDITIONS canon general titles the canon the significance of the canon the process of canonization contents and titles of the books the tripartite canon …

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