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Encyclopedia - Logos: Encyclopedia - Logos
The Greek word λόγος or logos is a word with various meanings. It is often translated into English as "Word" but can also mean thoug...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Logos: Encyclopedia Ii - Logos - Use In Christianity
In Christianity, it is often suggested that the prologue of the Gospel of John calls Jesus the Logos (usually translated as "the Word" in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gordon Clark: Encyclopedia Ii - Gordon Clark - Biography
Clark was raised as a Christian and studied Calvinist thought from a young age. In 1924, he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Literary Theory: Encyclopedia Ii - Literary Theory - Literary Theory And Literature
One of the fundamental questions of literary theory is "What is literature?", though many contemporary theorists and literary scholars be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Literary Theory: Encyclopedia Ii - Literary Theory - History
The practice of literary theory became a profession in the 20th century, but it has historical roots that run as far back as ancient Gree...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Literary Theory: Encyclopedia Ii - Literary Theory - Differences Among Schools
The intellectual traditions and priorities of the various kinds of literary theory are often radically different. Some differ so strongly...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Logos: Encyclopedia Ii - Logos - Similar Concepts
Within Eastern religions there are ideas with varying degrees of similarity to the philosophical and Christian uses. Two concepts with so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Logos: Encyclopedia Ii - Logos - Use In Ancient Philosophy
In ancient philosophy, Logos was used by Heraclitus, one of the more eminent Pre-Socratic Greek philosophers, to describe human knowledge...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Logos: Encyclopedia Ii - Logos - Use In Rhetoric
In rhetoric, logos is one of the three modes of persuasion (the other two are pathos, emotional appeal, and ethos, the qualification of t...   » Read the article