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1. Ancient Greece: A Unit Study Ah, the Ancient Greeks! What a wonderful subject to explore! From Ancient Greek Mythology to the Philosophies of Socrates and Plato, from Euclid's Geometry to the origins of Democracy, this is a unit study for middle schoolers that can easily be...
2. Famous Greek Quotes Most people can’t point where Greece is on the map; some even believe that Greece is a thing of the past and now perhaps some other nation occupies the space that once was Greece. Though nothing of that is true, most of the people seam to know...
3. Timothy Leary Timothy Leary is considered by some to be one of the greatest men of his generation. He wrote over 40 books, was a professor at Harvard University in Psychology and had roles in many Hollywood movies. Perhaps his most important role was as the father...
4. Paul Strathern Paul Strathern is an English author and philosopher. He is specifically known for his 'Philosophers in 90 Minutes' book series, which provide concise introductions to the major philosophers. Now his books are also available as downloadable audio book...
5. The Philosophy of Other Peoples Lives. The age of the earth is about 4.55 billion years ( or-) and by the looks of things a majority of the most intelligent life on the planet haven't found the secret to true peace or happiness. Some of us will remember the commercial campaign that stated...
6. Phractured Philosophy: Chicken or Egg First? 1) Which came first, the chicken or the egg? 2) Why did the chicken cross the road? I know these conundrums have kept me awake many a night and caused me to loose focus during critical moments at work. I'd really like to get to the bottom of them. I...
7. Friedrich Nietzsche The most notable works and best translations of one of the greatest of German philosophers, writers, and thinkers, Friedrich Nietzsche. 
8. One wise cookie - are fortune cookies, philosophy or common sense? I created this lens about fortune cookie fortunes, because I got a fortune one day from a cookie that got me thinking, and I want to know more about philosophy and fortune cookies.
9. Plato Plato is probably one of the few philosophers whose name is known by almost anyone. Although some of his ideas seem simple at first glance they still address the fundamental questions at the heart of all philosophy. A knowledge of Plato's works is es...
10. Thomas Reid Thomas Reid was the most significant philosopher of the Scottish Enlightenment. He greatly influenced the thought of America's founding fathers, and set the tone for early American higher education (mainly at Princeton). Reid's contemporary, David H...