the immortal and the perishable
1Aristotle: Aesthetics and philosophy of mind — David Gallop AESTHETICS Aesthetics, as that field is now understood, does not form the subjectmatter of any single Aristotelian work. No treatise is devoted to such topics as the essential nature of a work of art, the function of art in general,… …
2Society and culture of the Han Dynasty — A Western Han jade carved door knocker with designs of Chinese dragons (and two other jade figurines) The Han Dynasty (206 BCE – 220 CE) was a period of ancient China divided by the Western Han (206 BCE – 9 CE) and Eastern Han (25–220 CE) periods …
3Christian mortalism — incorporates the belief that the human soul is not naturally immortal,[1][2][3][4][5] and the belief that the soul is uncomprehending during the time between bodily death and Judgment Day resurrection …
4Nicomachean Ethics — Part of a series on Aristotle …
5Lucretius — Lucretian, adj. /looh kree sheuhs/, n. (Titus Lucretius Carus) 97? 54 B.C., Roman poet and philosopher. * * * in full Titus Lucretius Carus flourished 1st century BC Latin poet and philosopher. He is known for his long poem On the Nature of… …
6Islamic arts — Visual, literary, and performing arts of the populations that adopted Islam from the 7th century. Islamic visual arts are decorative, colourful, and, in religious art, nonrepresentational; the characteristic Islamic decoration is the arabesque.… …
7Christadelphians — Main article Literature Bible Companion | Elpis Israel | Christendom Astray …
8mer-4, merǝ- — mer 4, merǝ English meaning: to die Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘sterben” Note: (= mer 5 “aufgerieben become”) Material: O.Ind. marati, máratē ‘stirbt”, Arm. meṙanim “die”, Gk. ἔμορτεν ‘starb” Hes. (compare Lith. mèris m., mìre f.… …
9South Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and… …
10death — /deth/, n. 1. the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism. Cf. brain death. 2. an instance of this: a death in the family; letters published after his death. 3. the state of being …
