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Plato

2007-01-12T18:11:44Z

Michael Nail:

Plato was a great [[Greek philosopher]] from 428 to 347 BC. He was the student of [[Socrates]] and founded the Academy, a school befret of buildings wherein Plato taught his students while walking. He wrote the [[Republic]], and it's logical sequel, [[The Laws]], as well as a large number of other, less popular works.

Odyssey

2006-12-08T16:19:58Z

Michael Nail:

The Odyssey was an epic poem written by Homer, a Greek poet, in the 8th century B.C. The main theme of the poem was about Odysseus' journey.

User:Michael Nail

2006-12-08T16:05:45Z

Michael Nail:

I am Michael Nail...

I'm not really sure what's supposed to go here.

HI!

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2006-12-08T15:39:53Z

Michael Nail:

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Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

2006-12-08T15:37:29Z

Michael Nail:

Miguel De Cervantes Saaverda, most commonly referred to simply as Cervantes, lived from 1547-1616 in [[Spain]]. He spent his childhood fleeing with his family from his father's creditors and much of his adolescence in jail. He fought in war from 1571-1575 under [[Cardinal Nuncio Acquaviva]], and, after being captured on his trip home from war, was a prisoner of pirates from 1575-1580 when [[Spain]] paid ransom for his return.

Immediately after returning home penniless, Cervantes spent four years as a playwright to support himself, writing as many as 30 unsuccessful plays. After becoming married, he became a food provisioner for the Spanish navy to support the increased burden of feeding another person The occupation was rife with opportunity for accounting fraud. Cervantes found himself at ends with the Treasury Department many times during his years as a food provisioner, and found himself in jail as many times because of it.

During Cervantes' time in jail, he wrote the first half of one of the most famous literary works in world history in 1605, [[Don Quixote]]. [[Don Quixote]] became so popular that it went through ten editions from 1605-1615, and inspired fan-written sequels, most notably that of [[Alonzo Fernandez de Avellandea]], whose sequel is believed to have inspired Cervantes to write the second half of [[Don Quixote]] in 1615.

Cervantes died on April 23, 1615, the same day as [[William Shakespeare]].

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

2006-12-08T15:37:06Z

Michael Nail:

Siddhartha Guatama

2006-12-02T23:38:40Z

Michael Nail: Touching on style and word-choice issues. Detail about being under a tree. Gautama didn't think anyone was truly enlightened but him, so I changed the last sentence to reflect that.

563-483 BC, India: Hindu prince who founded Buddhism, known as "the Buddha," his teachings were written down 400 years after his death, taught 4 Noble Truths, 8-Fold Path.

Siddhartha Gautama (563-483 B.C.) founded Buddhism, motivated by the suffering in the old and sick people about him, especialy be an instance when he saw a corpse. Siddhartha meditated under a tree for a long time, and when he emerged from his meditation, he proclaimed only himself to be enlightened.

Republic

2006-11-23T19:29:34Z

Michael Nail: Created the entry

Republic, usualy attributed to [[Plato]], is a book imfamous for it assertion that the only people fit to rule a society are philosophers, though it also touches on dozens of other topics. The book also speake to the composition of the human psyche, who ought to be allowed to own property, the meaning and attributes of morality, and the proper means of education, amoung other things.

The source of the actual philosophy is often disputed. Republic is writen in the form of a lengthly conversation between [[Socrates]] an various other people, including students and critics. Many speculate that since Socrates never wrote anything, and instead had others write for him, Republic could truly have been Socratic philosophy. However, most attribute Republic to [[Plato]], since the methodology of the philosophy matches him best.

Talk:John Locke

2006-11-23T19:01:47Z

Michael Nail:

Should a discussion of the social contract be included on the John Locke page, or should it have its own page?

John Locke

2006-11-23T18:57:22Z

Michael Nail: I inserted the formal name of Locke's contract-with-society concept. I'll probably take some time to add some detail to the social contract idea.

Englishman John Locke (1632-1704) was the leading political philosopher during the Enlightenment, whose ideas helped the American colonists form a new government. Locke described society as a contract between an individual and society called the "social contract". This was a radical concept at a time when monarchs and the divine right of kings was the controlling theory. Locke’s view helped lay the foundation for the constitutional government that we use in the United States. Locke had built on the prior work of Englishmen Francis Bacon and Thomas Hobbes.