Category Archives: Philosophical

Louis Joliet

Posted on January 15, 2020 by beaugrand

Louis Joliet 1645 Beaupré, a French settlement near Quebec City. When he was seven years old, his father died; his mother then married a successful merchant. Jolliet’s stepfather owned land on the Ile d’Orleans, an island in the Saint Lawrence … Continue reading →

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Maria Gaetana Agnesi

Posted on November 7, 2019 by beaugrand

Maria Gaetana Agnesi 1718-1799, Milan, Italy age 81 She was an Italian mathematician, philosopher, theologian, and humanitarian. She was the first woman to write a mathematics handbook and the first woman appointed as a mathematics professor at a university discussing … Continue reading →

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Gertrude Elizabeth Margaret Anscombe

Posted on April 25, 2019 by beaugrand

Gertrude Elizabeth Margaret Anscombe FBA, usually cited as G. E. M. Anscombe or Elizabeth Anscombe, 1919-2001 She was a British analytic philosopher. She wrote on the philosophy of mind, philosophy of action, philosophical logic, philosophy of language, and ethics. She … Continue reading →

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Immanuel Kant

Posted on October 27, 2018 by beaugrand

Immanuel Kant 1724-1804 age 80 Born Königsberg, Prussia [now Kaliningrad, Russia] Quote: “He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals.” He … Continue reading →

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Moses ben Maimon

Posted on September 22, 2018 by beaugrand

Moses ben Maimon,or Maimonides 1135(Córdoba, Spain)-1204 Fustat, Egypt age 69 He was also referred to by the acronym Rambam, He was a medieval Sephardic Jewish philosopher who became one of the most prolific and influential Torah scholars of the Middle … Continue reading →

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EUROPE’S CIVIL WAR

Posted on March 18, 2018 by beaugrand

EPILOGUE:- EUROPE’S CIVIL WAR, 1904-1945 It has been well said that every country, if it has the option, would, of course, prefer itself to hold the power of supremacy at sea, but if that choice is being excluded, it would … Continue reading →

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