The primary goal of astronomy is to understand the physics of the universe. Astrologers use astronomical calculations for the positions of celestial bodies along the ecliptic to correlate celestial events (astrological aspects, sign positions) with earthly events and human affairs. From ancient times until the 17th century, astrologers desired more accurate astronomical tables, and for this reason, they instigated and even funded many important developments in astronomy. The role of astrology as an important motivation for astronomical resea ...

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Freemasonry upholds the principles of "Brotherly Love, Relief and Truth" - otherwise related, as in France: "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity". Moral lessons are ritually given, working through the rituals by degrees. The fraternity is widely involved in charity and community service activities, as well as providing a social outlet for the members. In Continental Europe, the philosophy is emphasized, while in Britain, North America, and the English-speaking parts of the world, charity tends to balance philosop ...

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Freemasonry, Freemasonry - Organizational structure, Freemasonry - Prince Hall Freemasonry, Freemasonry - The Masonic Lodge, Freemasonry - Other degrees orders and bodies, Freemasonry - Membership requirements, Freemasonry - Membership and religion, Freemasonry - General requirements, Freemasonry - Women and Freemasonry, Freemasonry - Principles and activities, Freemasonry - Ritual and symbolism, Freemasonry - Degrees, Freemasonry - Landmarks, Freemasonry - History of Freemasonry, Freemasonry - From Foundation to 1717, Freemasonry - The two great schisms of Freemasonry 1753 and 1877, Freemasonry - Criticism persecution and prosecution, Freemasonry - Contemporary challenges, Freemasonry - Cultural references, Freemasonry - Notes, Freemasonry - Appendant bodies, Freemasonry - Organizations with Masonic affiliations

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Rand's views are controversial. Religious and socially conservative thinkers have criticized her atheism. Many adherents and practitioners of continental philosophy would criticize her celebration of rationality and self-interest. Her extremely pro-capitalism political views have not been positively received within the American academy. Within the dominant philosophical movement in the English-speaking world, analytic philosophy, Rand's work has been mostly ignored. No leading research university in this tradition considers Rand or Objectivi ...

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Ayn Rand, Ayn Rand - Biography, Ayn Rand - Early life, Ayn Rand - Major works, Ayn Rand - The Objectivist movement, Ayn Rand - Philosophical influences, Ayn Rand - Politics and House Committee on Un-American Activities testimony, Ayn Rand - Legacy, Ayn Rand - Controversy, Ayn Rand - Bibliography, Ayn Rand - Fiction, Ayn Rand - Nonfiction

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List of basic philosophical topics - Philosophical movements of the ancient world. Platonic realism Pythagoreanism Pyrrhonian skepticism Epicureanism Stoicism Cynicism Neoplatonism List of basic philosophical topics - Philosophical movements of the modern world. The Renaissance itself, which aimed to revive Classical Greek and Roman ideas Rationalism, dominant on continental Europe following Desca ...

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The Freemasons rely heavily on the architectural symbolism of the medieval operative Masons who actually worked in stone. One of their principal symbols is the square and compasses, tools of the trade, so arranged as to form a quadrilateral. The square is sometimes said to represent matter, and the compasses spirit or mind. Alternatively, the square might be said to represent the world of the concrete, or the measure of objective reality, while the compasses represent abstraction, or subjective judgment, and so forth (Freemason ...

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Scientists and naturalist philosophers largely agree that humans consist of a body alone (roughly the physicalist or reductionist view); or that they also have minds, the locus of, or another word for, consciousness (roughly the dualist position). However, many people further believe that humans also have a soul or spirit that survives death; that is, they believe there is an afterlife. There is debate within religious organizations as to whether non-human animals can be said to have souls; some believe they do, while others believe t ...

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Culture of human beings, Culture of human beings - Language, Culture of human beings - Race and ethnicity, Culture of human beings - Religion, Culture of human beings - Animism, Culture of human beings - Mysticism, Culture of human beings - Polytheism, Culture of human beings - Monotheism, Culture of human beings - Humanism, Culture of human beings - Society

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Ken Wilber - The neo-perennial philosophy. The Croatian esoteric philosopher Arvan Harvat has argued that attempting to integrate a thoroughly nondual approach like Zen with an evolutionary view is ultimately impossible: if your model includes absolutely everything, how can it change? Wilber's response is that it is only Form that evolves; Emptiness remains unchanged. Trans-conceptually, one can embrace one's own transrational (and hence ultimately ineffable) experience-awareness, and this is what con ...

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Ken Wilber, Ken Wilber - Biography, Ken Wilber - Education, Ken Wilber - Early career, Ken Wilber - Recent works, Ken Wilber - Ideas, Ken Wilber - The neo-perennial philosophy, Ken Wilber - Holons and the twenty tenets, Ken Wilber - AQAL, Ken Wilber - The two truths doctrine, Ken Wilber - The pre/trans fallacy, Ken Wilber - Wilber on science, Ken Wilber - New work, Ken Wilber - Influences on Wilber, Ken Wilber - Wilber's influence, Ken Wilber - Wilber's five phases, Ken Wilber - Critiques, Ken Wilber - Bibliography, Ken Wilber - Works by Wilber, Ken Wilber - Books about Wilber

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The philosophy of Ananda Marga is one of universalism. It is a synthetic outlook, recognizing God as the one limitless supreme consciousness. This universe, having been created by Him, is existing in Him, and as such all created beings are His children, part of the one universal Cosmic family. Thus we are all brothers and sisters, connected in love by the bonds of Cosmic fraternity. This universe of diversity has evolved out of unity (God), and we must continually strive to see that unity in all diversity. Thus the social outlook of Ananda M ...

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Ananda Marga, Ananda Marga - History, Ananda Marga - Teachings, Ananda Marga - Activities, Ananda Marga - Proclaimed philosophy and goals, Ananda Marga - Relation to hinduism, Ananda Marga - Criticism

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In rhetoric, logos is one of the three modes of persuasion (the other two are pathos, emotional appeal, and ethos, the qualification of the speaker). Logos refers to logical appeal, and in fact the term logic evolves from it. Logos normally implies numbers, polls, and other mathematical or scientific data. Logos has many advantages: Data is hard to manipulate, meaning that it is harder to argue against a logos argument. For the same reason, it may sway cynical listeners to the speaker's opinion. Logos enhances ethos by making the speaker look prepared ...

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Logos, Logos - Use in ancient philosophy, Logos - Use in rhetoric, Logos - Use in Christianity, Logos - Similar concepts

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From a linguistic point of view, the syllables that make up instances of glossolalia typically appear to be unpatterned reorganizations of phonemes from the primary language of the person uttering the syllables; thus, the glossolalia of people from Russia, Britain, and Brazil all sound quite different from each other, but vaguely resemble the Russian, English, and Portuguese languages, respectively. Many linguists generally regard most glossolalia as lacking any ...

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Glossolalia, Glossolalia - Linguistic view, Glossolalia - Psychological view, Glossolalia - Christian view of speaking in tongues, Glossolalia - Non-Christian glossolalia, Glossolalia - Biblical references to speaking in tongues

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Many modern philosophers and social scientists either dispute the concept of an unconscious, or argue that it is not something that can be scientifically investigated or discussed rationally. In the social sciences, this view was first brought forward by John Watson, considered to be the first American behaviourist. Among philosophers, Karl Popper was one of Freud's most notable contemporary opponents. Popper claimed that Freud's theory of the unconscious was not falsifiable. Still, many, perhaps most, psychologists and cognitive scientists agree that many things of w ...

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Unconscious mind, Unconscious mind - Pre-Freudian history of the idea, Unconscious mind - Freud's definition, Unconscious mind - Controversy, Unconscious mind - Terminology, Unconscious mind - Unconscious mental processes, Unconscious mind - Questions about Unconscious mind, Unconscious mind - Application of unconscious

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In the fulfillment of his quest for a spiritual teacher, Inayat Khan took his sufi initiation from Shaykh al-Mashaykh Sayed Muhammed Abu Hashim Madani. While he was an initiator of the four main Sufi lineages in India, Madani's primary connection was with the Chishti Order. At the end of his apprenticeship, Inayat Khan was enjoined by his teacher to travel to the West and work at developing a culture that combined the wisdom of the east and t ...

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Hazrat Inayat Khan, Hazrat Inayat Khan - Life, Hazrat Inayat Khan - Teachings

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In the following quote you can read more information about the nature of FUDOSI: "Some persons, whose minds have not as yet received sufficient light, have been wondering why it was necessary to gather in a Universal Federation. The Initiatique Orders and Societies, which, in their own field of work, enjoy the most absolute and complete freedom and perfect autonomy and independence. To this query we may reply that, more than in anything else, it is the initiatique work that the greatest vigilance is indispensable and that a strict ...

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FUDOSI, FUDOSI - Background, FUDOSI - The Nature of FUDOSI, FUDOSI - Organised Conventions, FUDOSI - Leadership and Organisation, FUDOSI - Associated Organisations, FUDOSI - Position of the FUDOSI towards Masonry, FUDOSI - The End of FUDOSI, FUDOSI - References & Sources

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In place of mysticism, the Technocracy uses Enlightened Science as its way of describing magical phenomena. Its current tools are the advancement of scientific methods and principles (along with the technology this produces), the spread of capitalist market-forces, and the application of political power. While many Technocrats (being members of the Technocracy rather than pawns controlled by it) use magic, few accept that their actions are anything other than the succ ...

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Technocracy World of Darkness, Technocracy World of Darkness - Overview, Technocracy World of Darkness - Principles, Technocracy World of Darkness - The Precepts of Damian, Technocracy World of Darkness - Organization, Technocracy World of Darkness - Conventions & Methodologies, Technocracy World of Darkness - Secret Societies, Technocracy World of Darkness - History

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