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- 1721: Al Gore
- ... as a reporter at the Tennessean . When he was later moved to the city politics beat, Gore uncovered political and bribery cases that led to convictions. While at the Tennessean , Gore, a Baptist, also studied philosophy and phenomenology at Vanderbilt University. In 1974 he enrolled in Vanderbilt’s law school. Just two years later, he began to campaign for the Democratic nomination for Tennessee’s Fourth District congressional seat. When he ...
- 1722: Thomas Jefferson
- ... 1775 and 1776 Jefferson sat in the Continental Congress. During this time the American Revolution broke out. In the congress Jefferson wrote his most famous document, the Declaration of Independence. As an expression of the philosophy of the rights of the people in an age when absolute monarchs ruled throughout the world, it had an immense impact in both America and Europe. On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was ...
- 1723: Charles Dickens
- ... false humanitarians and clergymen and poor sanitation. Dickens followed up Bleak House with a much shorter novel called Hard Times (1854); this novel attacked the philosopher Jeremy Benthams doctrine of utilitarianism. Dickens believed that his philosophy reduced social relations to problems of cold, mechanical self-interest. In Little Dorritt (1855-1857) Dickens continued his dislike towards materialism and snobbery. He also ridiculed government inefficiency in the form of the “Circumlocution Office ...
- 1724: Biography of John Dalton
- ... important contribution to science was his theory that matter is composed of atoms of differing weights that combine in simple ratios by weight In 1808 Dalton published a book called A New System of Chemical Philosophy, in which he listed the atomic weights of a number of known elements, relative to the weight of hydrogen. His weights were not entirely accurate though , but they formed the basis for the modern periodic ...
- 1725: The Works of Clive Staples Lewis
- ... honors. After spending a majority of his life around books, C. S. Lewis was convinced that the rest of his life should be devoted to studying and ideas. He started off tutoring in 1924 in philosophy at University College (“Douglas Gresham,” About C.S. Lewis. Online.). He began his teaching at Magdalen College, Oxford in 1925, after many delays, ultimately being elected Fellow of Language and Literature for 29 years (Kilby ...
- 1726: Eighteenth Century Philosophers
- ... passions. To date, many of Fourier's ideas have become accepted in today's society as a social norm. Thomas Jefferson is possibly the most famous man among these philosophers, not only for his enlightening philosophy, but instead for his part in the drafting of the Declaration of Independence and his time spent as president of the United States. His attributes were great and his ideals and hopes represented his time ...
- 1727: Malcolm X
- ... teaching of Elijah Muhammad's which claimed that the Negro was the Original Man and that all whites were devils sent into the world to cause mischief and evil. This crash course in history and philosophy took up all his remaining years in prison and by the time of his release in 1952 Malcolm was a new man. On leaving prison he joined Mr. Muhammad's Temple, where he practised the ...
- 1728: Emperor Hadrian of Rome
- ... strong interest in Hellenic culture. This earned him his nickname "The Greekling." For example, "Hadrian was an admirer of Greek culture and under different circumstances, might well have devoted his full time to literature and philosophy rather than politics (Eadie 8 )." Hadrian was well-educated, and known throughout Rome as a military man. For instance, " He rose through the ranks as befitting of one of his position in life and became ...
- 1729: Alexander Hamilton
- ... a Treasurer basically because he was a great strategist that was very skilled and had a great intellect in economics. Hamilton's plan for centralizing and reinvigorating the national economy was integrally related to his philosophy. He believed that an energetic American government should actively encourage manufacturing, assume responsibility for the country's debts, and standardize and control the currency system through a national bank. He created strong foundations for a ...
- 1730: Sigmund Freud
- ... New foundations for Psychoanalysis. Oxford: Blackwell,1989. (Original work published in 1987.) McGrath, W.J. Freud's discovery of psychoanalysis: The politics of hysteria. Ithaca, N.Y. Cornell University Press, 1986. Ricoeur, P. Freud and philosophy (D. Savage, Trans.) New York: Yale University Press, 1970. Rudnytsky, P.L. Freud and Oedipus. New York: Columbia University Press, 1987. Schur, M. Freud: Living and dying. New York: International Universities Press, 1972. Sulloway, F ...
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