Further information: Chinese philosophy and Japanese philosophyMohismFurther information: MohismThe Mohist philosophers believed that the purpose of life was universal, impartial love. Mohism promoted ...
Ancient Greek philosophyPlato and Aristotle in The School of Athens fresco, by Raphael. Plato is pointing heavenwards to the sky, and Aristotle is gesturing to the world.PlatonismMain article: Platoni ...
The meaning of life is a philosophical question concerning the significance of life or existence in general. It can also be expressed in different forms, such as "Why are we here?", "What is life all ...
-ism is a suffix in many English words, originally derived from Ancient Greek -ισμ?? (-ismos); reaching the English language through Latin, by medium of the French.Ism is is a derived word used i ...
BuddhismHappiness forms a central theme of Buddhist teachings. For ultimate freedom from suffering, the Noble Eightfold Path leads its practitioner to Nirvana, a state of everlasting peace. Ultimate h ...
Happiness is a fuzzy concept and can mean many different things to many people. Part of the challenge of a science of happiness is to identify different concepts of happiness, and where applicable, sp ...
Happiness is a mental or emotional state of well-being characterized by positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy. A variety of biological, psychological, religious, and ph ...
Main article: Value (ethics)Intuitively, theories of value must be important to ethics. A number of useful distinctions have been made by philosophers in the treatment of value.Intrinsic and instrumen ...
Economic analysis emphasizes goods sought in a market and tends to use the consumer's choices as evidence (revealed preference) that various products are of economic value. In this view, religious or ...
In sociology, value theory is concerned with personal values which are popularly held by a community, and how those values might change under particular conditions. Different groups of people may hold ...
Value theory encompasses a range of approaches to understanding how, why and to what degree people value things; whether the thing is a person, idea, object, or anything else. This investigation began ...
Acceleration Studies FoundationApplied Foresight NetworkAssociation of Professional FuturistsClub of RomeGlobal Business NetworkGlobal Scenario GroupFuture of Humanity InstituteHudson InstituteLong No ...
Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You ThinkThe Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computers Exceed Human IntelligenceBrave New WorldThe Next 100 YearsThe Communist ManifestoFuture Primitive and Other ...
Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You ThinkThe Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computers Exceed Human IntelligenceBrave New WorldThe Next 100 YearsThe Communist ManifestoFuture Primitive and Other ...
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