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What is wanted is not the will-to-believe, but the wish to find out, which is its exact opposite. ~ Bertrand Russell
In 1922 Bertrand Russell delivered his Conway Memorial Lecture, “Free Thought and Official Propaganda
organization in the world and the only remaining ethical society in the United Kingdom. Continue reading The Will to Doubt: Summary of Bertrand Russell’s “Free Thought and Official Propaganda”
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Laozi
Along with Confucius, Laozi is one of the two main thinkers of importance in the history of Chinese philosophy. Continue reading The Basics of Taoism
Temple of Confucius of Jiangyin, Wuxi, Jiangsu
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Confucius’ life
Confucius, or “Master Kung” as he became known, was born in the city of Lu (now known as Qufu) in the Northeast of China in 551 BCE and he died in 479 BCE. As a child he studied history and music, as well as hunting, fishing, and archery. Confucius exemplified in his own life the rather broad set of competencies and broad minded interests that come to be thought befitting of a well-developed gentleman within the Confucian system of education. He married but divorced. Continue reading The Basics of Confucianism