philosophy
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He has a renewed faith in the power of hunger strikes - taking inspiration from Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy of non-violent resistance.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Two years later, he graduated debt-free with a bachelor’s in political science and a minor in philosophy.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
A former straight-A student who had dropped out of high school, he had embarked on a program of self-education, reading deeply in African American history, Greek philosophy, finance and other subjects.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
He surveyed potential residents on their views on politics and pronatalism, the high-birthrate philosophy Srinivasan promotes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
It was soon to become the basis of the most influential philosophy in Western history—the Aristotelian doctrine that would live for two millennia.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
And her explanation of why she loves anime is very similar to the philosophies that drew RZA to kung fu movies and, eventually, Asian philosophies and martial arts.
From Salon ● May 31, 2026
Now the same philosophies are being used to fight dementia.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
“The Four Heavens” illustrates these and other core Mayan philosophies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
The two have been vocal in their criticism of each other's business models and philosophies.
From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026
He could already see two differing philosophies among the prisoners.
From "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps" by Andrea Warren
Vocabulary lists containing philosophy
All You Need is Love: Amor and Phil
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Ancient Greece - Introductory
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