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- Climate (3049 bytes)
6: ...ord, it is harder to give a precise contradiction-free definition of climate: over a 30 year period, a... - Galileo Galilei (33761 bytes)
2: ... early example of the conflict of authority and [[freedom of thought]], particularly with [[science]],...
10: ...tters of science and to the separation of science from [[philosophy]] or religion. These are the prima...
12: ...eo's experiments, in particular the distinguished French [[History of science and technology|historian...
14: ...esearch into Galileo's unpublished working papers from as early as [[1604]] clearly showed the reality...
24: ... on the opposite side of the Sun and to face away from the Earth when it was on the Earth-side of the ... - Aristotle (37648 bytes)
1: [[Image:aristotle.jpg|right|framed|Aristotle (sculpture)]]
10: ...alogue itself which guides the interlocutors away from the paths to truth. The soul alone can have kno...
12: ...wrote dialogues early in his career, no more than fragments of these have survived. The works of Arist...
17: ...ing his ''Ethics'': detail from the [[Vatican]] [[fresco]] ''[[Raphael Rooms|The School of Athens]]'',...
19: The history of Aristotle's works from the time of his death until the [[1st century B... - Artemis (11271 bytes)
11: ...son who was able to kill him with a bough, picked from a tree in the forest.
23: Her name may come from ''diviana'' ("the shining one").
29: ...pg|right|thumb|250px|Closeup of statue of Artemis from Asia Minor. Image provided by [http://classroom...
31: ... in childbirth. Her brother [[Apollo]] exhibited contradiction as well, as he was a god of healing who brought [...
37: ...idwives. She was sometimes known as [[Cynthia]], from her birthplace on [[Mount Cynthus]] on [[Delos]... - Religion (72319 bytes)
10: The word religion is thought to derive from one of two combinations of Latin roots. The fi...
25: ...sion, see [[approaches to distinguishing religion from non-religion]].
38: *An ethical framework, including a definition of activities whic...
53: ... Commandments]] of the [[Old Testament]], flowing from the beliefs rather than being defined by the be...
54: ...xt|texts they hold as sacred]] uniquely different from other writings, and which records or is the bas... - Giovanni Boccaccio (10149 bytes)
2: ...lever individuals who are grounded in reality (in contradiction to the characters of his contemporaries, who were...
7: ...-Florentine [[Niccolo Acciaiuoli]] and benefitted from his influence as lover of [[Catherine of Valois...
11: ...e''), ''Filocolo'' a prose version of an existing French romance, and ''La caccia di Diana'' a poem in...
13: ...ly the pastoral piece ''Ninfale fiesolano'' dates from this time. In 1343 time Boccaccio's father re-m...
15: ...ed maybe three-quarters of the city's population. From 1347 Boccaccio was spending much time in Ravenn... - Tobacco smoking (36030 bytes)
10: ...ter or match. One of the most common favors asked from a stranger is for a light; it is also done as a...
15: ...ury]], tobacco smoking was brought to Europe, and from there spread to the rest of the world.
17: ...rtrayed in advertising as part of a glamorous carefree lifestyle. This image continued to be prevalent...
37: ... he was usually seen to have a cigar clamped, was frequently remarked upon by the press and public.
39: ...ins. However, the practice of ingesting the smoke from a smoldering leaf generates an enormous number ... - Golden Ratio (15928 bytes)
3: ...essions of ratios. The golden ratio is still used frequently in art and design. The golden ratio is al...
5: ...irst studied by ancient mathematicians due to its frequent appearance in [[geometry]]. The golden rat...
9: :<math>\varphi = \frac{\sqrt{5} + 1}{2} \approx 1.618 033 988 749 894 ...
13: ...ol φ to represent the golden ratio, taking it from the first letter in the name of the [[Greeks|Gr...
19: :<math>\frac{a+b}{a} = \frac{a}{b}.</math> - Epistemology (18628 bytes)
1: '''Epistemology''', from the [[Greek language|Greek]] words ''episteme''...
7: ...stic attitude might believe that she will recover from her illness quickly, but even if this belief tu...
9: Knowledge, therefore, is distinguished from true belief by its '''justification''', and muc...
25: ...e is impossible, but perhaps for a nihilist, self-contradiction is simply unimportant.
41: ...meaning of the terms it contains, and so it seems frivolous to ask for a justification for saying it i...
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