Historical Speculations on Nature of Humankind 
Speculation on the
nature of ourselves - our humanness and the spiritual being (if any .... man arrived at the conclusions that those forces were "
gods." Later, as ....
(1945
8
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Nature of Pre-Socratic Thought
.... Implicit in this statement was the argument that the
gods of the Greeks (and other .... of cosmology: that is, the idea that the size, shape, and
nature of the ....
(2801
11
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The Nature of Reality and Philosophy
....
gods are wise and good and the men who have joined the
gods have already .... of life as something to be savored and examined for its essential
nature and meaning. ....
(1645
7
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Homer and Plato
....
gods. Plato argued that such representations are misleading, as by their
nature gods embody only and all that is good. Nietzsche ....
(1259
5
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Homer'sThe Iliad & Plato's Meno
....
gods. Plato argued that such representations are misleading, as by their
nature gods embody only and all that is good. Nietzsche ....
(1259
5
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Titans and Gods of Greek Mythology
.... As the Greeks witnessed the similarities among
nature, men, and
gods, they allowed their poets to recount those characteristics - and they allowed their kings ....
(1352
5
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Lucretius On the Nature of the Universe
Lucretius believed that religion, the
gods, and superstitions prevented individuals from being able to see the true
nature of being and the universe. ....
(1021
4
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Lucretius On The Nature of the Universe
Lucretius believed that religion, the
gods, and superstitions prevented individuals from being able to see the true
nature of being and the universe. ....
(1021
4
)
Gods
.... skills. Yet, in both books, human beings offer sacrifices to the
gods and they are humbled and fearful of their powerful
nature. El ....
(650
3
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The ancient Greeks
.... 651). In these lines
nature is equated with the
gods. Later .... people. In an effort to stem the tide of
nature, the
gods are called upon. This ....
(1586
6
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Ancient Belief in the Gods
.... Since in many ancient religions, the phenomena of
nature were attributed to divine will, the
gods were believed to speak to their subjects through natural ....
(2345
9
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Gods of Ancient Egypt
.... region." Despite the lack of a unified theological system, Egyptian religion always encompassed a number of myths, numerous
gods, and the worship of
nature. ....
(1295
5
)
Nature in a Novel & a Poem
.... Finally, the portrait of
nature is meant to reflect the mad state of man when he seeks to elevate himself into the realm of the
gods: As the night advanced, a ....
(1283
5
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Nature of Metaphysics
.... The exact
nature of metaphysics has long been argued, which brings into question .... time propounded a direct relationship between themselves and the
gods as part ....
(1572
6
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Religious Monotheism
.... Old Testament community was tribal, the Koran was addressed to mankind." Islam had affinities with desert tribal
gods, but unlike the
nature Gods nearer the ....
(4928
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Three Monotheism Faiths
.... Old Testament community was tribal, the Koran was addressed to mankind." Islam had affinities with desert tribal
gods, but unlike the
nature Gods nearer the ....
(4928
20
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Dostoevsky and the Nature of the Hero
.... to be victims of society and/or poverty more than the
gods or villains .... the second anti-hero behaves just as deplorably, betraying his better
nature just as the ....
(1638
7
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Ancient Egypt and The Gods
.... for human beings what light is for
nature: animator, creator, sustainer, and determinant of recurrent life." Allen also describes him as a medium for the
gods. ....
(4371
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Nature of the Hero in Russian Novels
.... to be victims of society and/or poverty more than the
gods or villains. .... the second anti-hero behaves just as deplorably, betraying his better
nature just as ....
(1678
7
)
Socrates on the Nature of the City-State
In Plato's Republic, Socrates investigates the
nature of the city-state and what .... Socrates' most important argument may be that the
gods are just, which would ....
(1640
7
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The Bronze Age in Ancient China
.... farmers also fished (Meskill 9). Shang religion appears to have focused on three types of spirits or
gods: the royal ancestors, earth and
nature gods, and Shang ....
(1874
7
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Ming and Qing Dynasties
.... purposes. As Ebrey (25) explains, "Both animals and human beings were sacrificed to royal ancestors and to various
nature gods. The ....
(1413
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Hindu Culture & Belief System
.... Though personal repentance is an occasional feature of Hinduism, evil is almost always viewed as the fault of
nature or the
gods rather than the individual. ....
(3124
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Hobbes on Obligation Thomas Hobbes held offere
.... causes of other things; and thereby gives occasion of feigning of as many
gods as there .... from the need for justice once man left the state of
nature and created ....
(1082
4
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Hobbes on Obligation Thomas Hobbes held offere
.... causes of other things; and thereby gives occasion of feigning of as many
gods as there .... from the need for justice once man left the state of
nature and created ....
(1085
4
)
Helen and Penelope in The Iliad and The Odyssey
.... The
gods in The Iliad serve to force Helen to accept her situation, which is a result of her inherently sexual and seductive
nature. ....
(1670
7
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Nature of the City-State in Plato's Republic
.... various proofs that could be offered for immortality based on the
nature of the .... time has lost sight of the true values supported by the
gods, while Socrates ....
(5532
22
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Egyptian Mythology
.... region." Despite the lack of a unified theological system, Egyptian religion always encompassed a number of myths, numerous
gods, and the worship of
nature. ....
(1297
5
)
Asian Religious Traditions
.... For example, the Creation is conceptualized as the creation of Japan, home to
gods and man in a way consistent with Shinto's
nature mysticism, and Japan's ....
(1689
7
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Analysis of Plato's Euthyphro Dialogue
.... But as he questions Euthyphro in detail on the
nature of piety and, more generally, the relationship of man to the
gods, it becomes clear that what Socrates ....
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