Dyad (Greek philosophy) — The Dyad is a title used by the Pythagoreans for the number two, representing the principle of twoness or otherness . Numenius said that Pythagoras gave the name of Monad to God, and the name of Dyad to matter.[1][Need quotation to verify]… … Wikipedia
Pentad (Greek philosophy) — The pentad was a Pythagorean term for the number five. A pentagram, symbol of the pentad, was used by the as a secret sign to recognize each other.cite book |author=Ghyka, Matila C. |title=The geometry of art and life |publisher=Dover… … Wikipedia
Monad (Greek philosophy) — Monad (from Greek μονάς monas , unit ; monos , alone ), [Compact Oxford English Dictionary.] which according to the Pythagoreans, was a term for God or the first being, or the totality of all beings. Monad being the source or the One meaning… … Wikipedia
Tetrad (Greek philosophy) — The tetrad or number four is the first number formed by the addition and multiplication of equals. To the Pythagoreans, this symbol and number represented justice as it is the first number that is divisible every way into equal parts. [Hemenway,… … Wikipedia
PHILOSOPHY, JEWISH — This article is arranged according to the following outline: WHAT IS JEWISH PHILOSOPHY? recent histories of jewish philosophy biblical and rabbinic antecedents bible rabbinic literature hellenistic jewish philosophy philo of alexandria biblical… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Existence (Philosophy of) 1 — Philosophy of existence 1 Heidegger Jacques Taminiaux At the very outset and up to the end, the long philosophical journey of Martin Heidegger (1889–1976) remained oriented by a single question, the question of Being, the Seinsfrage. This does… … History of philosophy
Romanian philosophy — is a name covering either a) the philosophy done in Romania or by Romanians, or b) an ethnic philosophy, which expresses at a high level the fundamental features of the Romanian spirituality, or which elevates to a philosophical level the… … Wikipedia
Mystical philosophy of antiquity — Mystical philosophy is an aspect of philosophy that places emphasis on faith and spirituality, rather than the scientific or rationalistic way of thinking exhibited in other aspects of philosophy.ConceptTalking about definitions of mystical… … Wikipedia
Monad (philosophy) — Monad (from Greek μονάς monas, unit from μόνος monos, alone ),[1] according to the Pythagoreans, was a term for Divinity or the first being, or the totality of all beings,[citation needed] Monad being the source or the One meaning without… … Wikipedia
Hegel’s logic and philosophy of mind — Willem deVries LOGIC AND MIND IN HEGEL’S PHILOSOPHY Hegel is above all a systematic philosopher. Awe inspiring in its scope, his philosophy left no subject untouched. Logic provides the central, unifying framework as well as the general… … History of philosophy