Philosophy Documents

What does it mean to have a "world view?" How does "thinking about the meaning of life" translate into "living life?" Who are the world's great thinkers? Is Aristotle still relevant? This Collection features philosophy-related stories.

This map, of first-century Jerusalem, depicts the location of the Temple on the east side of the city.  The Antonia Fortress, a garrison for Roma...

This is the route of the safe passage (the Passetto di Borgo) which extends between the papal apartments, at St. Peter's, and the Castel Sant'Angelo.&...

Venerable Bede's work - Ecclesiastical History of the English People - is still studied.  It tells us much about what life was like during the "D...

This cover image depicts a book written by Dietrich Bonhoeffer's twin-sister, Sabine.  It shows Sabine with her twin-brother Dietrich. The Engli...

This is the location of County Down, in Northern Ireland.  It has a great deal of history associated with St. Patrick, patron saint of Ireland.

The English word "Downpatrick" is based on the Irish word "Dún Pádraig" (which means "Patrick's Fort").  The town is located in Cou...

This image depicts a leaf from the book of II Thessalonians contained in a First-Edition King James Bible published in 1611. Click on the image for a...

This image depicts a leaf from a first-edition King James Bible, published in 1611.  This page depicts the book of Matthew and shows verses 22 th...

Not only was Herodotus the "Father of History," he approached the entire subject from a different point of view - his own.  In his Histories, He...

Herodotus is known as the world's first historian and is often called the "Father of History."  He lived in the 5th century, BC. 

What is an "indulgence," that slip of paper which played a role in the Reformation started by Martin Luther? Have a look and learn some background.

James Otis wrote that the "lust of power" leads to an abuse of political power.

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