Martin Jay said that the first generation of critical theory is best understood as not promoting a specific philosophical agenda or a specific ideology, but as " a gadfly of other systems ".

Moore is best known today for his defence of ethical non-naturalism, his emphasis on common sense in philosophical method, and the paradox that bears his name.

William Batchelder Greene ( 1819 – 1878 ) is best known for the works Mutual Banking ( 1850 ), which proposed an interest-free banking system, and Transcendentalism, a critique of the New England philosophical school.

However, some schools of contemporary philosophy such as the pragmatists and naturalistic epistemologists argue that philosophy should be linked to science and should be scientific in the broad sense of that term, " preferring to see philosophical reflection as continuous with the best practice of any field of intellectual enquiry ".

Following the materialist notions of mental functions originating in the brain, phrenologists believed that human conduct could best be understood in neurological rather than philosophical or religious terms.

The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, on the other hand, can be best thought of as the philosophical reflections of an emperor divided between his philosophical aspirations and the duty he felt to defend the Roman Empire from its external enemies through his various military campaigns.

He is perhaps best known for the philosophical statement " Cogito ergo sum " (; ), found in part IV of Discourse on the Method ( 1637 – written in French but with inclusion of " Cogito ergo sum ") and § 7 of part I of Principles of Philosophy ( 1644 – written in Latin ).

This is best appreciated by considering the examples of type physicalism and philosophical behaviorism.

The philosophical question of what the best theoretical treatment of vagueness is-which is closely related to the problem of the paradox of the heap-has been the subject of much philosophical debate.

His best known book, Being and Time is considered one of the most important philosophical works of the 20th century.

He considered the seclusion provided by the forest to be the best environment in which to engage in philosophical thought.

Cosmicism is a philosophical position that mankind is an insignificant aspect of a universe at best indifferent and perhaps hostile.

There has been considerable philosophical dispute since Mackie, as to the best way to formulate the paradox of omnipotence in formal logic.

Lakoff and Rafael E. Núñez ( 2000 ) argue at length that mathematical and philosophical ideas are best understood in light of the embodied mind.

Unity, known informally as Unity Church, is a spiritual philosophical movement within the wider New Thought movement and is best known to many through its Daily Word devotional publication.

Rationalism is the philosophical position that truth is best discovered by the use of reasoning and logic rather than by the use of the senses ( see Plato's theory of Forms ).

Marrying more traditional catchy melodies with synthetic strings, hypnotic, carefully manipulated beats, booming cymbals and oddball but philosophical lyrics ( sung much more strongly than on earlier releases ), the album quickly became one of the underground hits of the year, even widely considered to be one of the best albums of the entire decade.

In this respect, the Amber series could perhaps be best described as a philosophical, metaphysical, magical, mystical, fantasy soap opera.

A 14th century French Jewish philosopher best known for his Sefer Milhamot Adonai (" The Book of the Wars of the Lord ") as well as for his philosophical commentaries.

According to yet another view, The Clouds can best be understood in relation to Plato's works, as evidence of an historic rivalry between poetic and philosophical modes of thought.

Reimarus ' philosophical position is essentially that of Christian Wolff, but he is best known for his Apologie as excerpted by Lessing in what became known as the Wolfenbüttel Fragmente.

He is best known for his films Trust, Amateur and Henry Fool, which are notable for deadpan humour and offbeat characters quoting philosophical dialogue.

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This comes not alone from high-set, high-rep training, but from certain definition-specialization exercises which the champion selects for himself with the knowledge of exactly what works best for him.

It almost always works out for the best.

[...] It is not as philosophically thorough as the works of D. Saliba, A. M. Goichon, or L. Gardet, but it is probably the best essay in English on this important thinker of the Middle Ages.

The best presentation of the case for Ambrose is by P. A. Ballerini in his complete edition of that father's works.

His best works in the first years of the workshop were his woodcut prints, mostly religious, but including secular scenes such as The Men's Bath House ( ca.

The Latin translation helped the Life become one of the best known works of literature in the Christian world, a status it would hold through the Middle Ages.

The first, in D major, known as the Ghost, is one of his best known works in the genre ( rivaled only by the Archduke Trio ).

While this is intended as a clever con trick, the machine, surprisingly, works, sending Blackadder and Baldrick back to the time of the dinosaurs, where they manage to cause the extinction of the dinosaurs, through the use of Baldrick's best, worst and only pair of underpants as a weapon against a hungry T. Rex.

In addition, the appetite for a continual supply of new music, carried over from the Baroque, meant that works had to be performable with, at best, one rehearsal.

Monet lived from December 1871 to 1878 at Argenteuil, a village on the right bank of the Seine river near Paris, and a popular Sunday-outing destination for Parisians, where he painted some of his best known works.

However, other critics have praised Mather's works, believing it to be one of the best efforts at properly documenting the establishment of America and growth of the people ( Halttunen 311 ).

Perhaps the best example of a film that straddles the line between his works of personal chaos and psychological confusion is Cronenberg's " adaptation " of his literary hero William S. Burroughs ' most controversial book, Naked Lunch.

Poe's best known fiction works are Gothic, a genre he followed to appease the public taste.

His best known works are:

In several early French works such as Chrétien de Troyes ' Perceval, the Story of the Grail and the Vulgate Lancelot Proper section, Excalibur is used by Gawain, Arthur's nephew and one of his best knights.

His best known works to have been translated into English are Cooking in Ten Minutes and Cooking with Pomiane.

Many of the works were significantly altered during the restoration, and in the words of Arthur Lubow what remain are " at best a crude facsimile of what Goya painted.

Free to Choose: A Personal Statement maintains that the free market works best for all members of a society, provides examples of how the free market engenders prosperity, and maintains that it can solve problems where other approaches have failed.

" Most of his best works have been revived, and are today considered timeless fables filled with love and respect for the struggles of the common man.

Bazille was just twenty-three years old when he painted several of his best known works, including The Pink Dress ( ca.

His best works were mentioned in chapters 7, 12, and 14.

Accessories are made of different materials such as copper, stone, wood, bamboo, metal, stainless steel, clay, stained glass, concrete, iron, and the weather where the garden is located will determine which material works best to ensure accessories last long.

Lavoisier instituted a crash program to increase saltpeter production, revised ( and later eliminated ) the droit de fouille, researched best refining and powder manufacturing methods, instituted management and record-keeping, and established pricing that encouraged private investment in works.

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