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Plato
Born in 427 BC, Plato offered a spectacular outlook on life. He said "Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others." Which tells us that he went by the rule "treat others the way you want to be treated." BrainyQuote. Xplore, n.d. Web. 22 Jan. 2014. -
Jan 26, 600
David
In the 7th century, David had many writings someone could relate to life philosophy. His idea of a life philosophy was to make a commitment to one thing and stick with your commitment. Wildberg, Christian. "David." Stanford University. Stanford University, 08 Sept. 2003. Web. 26 Jan. 2014. -
Jan 26, 1100
Joane Petrizi
Joane thinks that everyone should trive for goodness and unity within themselves. Iremadze, Tengiz. "Joane Petrizi." Stanford University. Stanford University, 29 Aug. 2006. Web. 26 Jan. 2014. -
Jan 26, 1325
Gregory of Remini
Gregory had an economical outlook basically saying to be smart with your money to be happy. Schabel, Christopher. "Gregory of Rimini." Stanford University. Stanford University, 24 Sept. 2001. Web. 26 Jan. 2014. -
Jan 26, 1363
Jean Gerson
Jean Gerson was a political philosopher whos outlook on life was to believe what you want to believe, as he was a Nominalist. Kilcullen, John. "Medieval Political Philosophy." Stanford University. Stanford University, 14 July 2006. Web. 26 Jan. 2014. -
Rene Descartes
Descartes was all about living life calmly and smart. He wrote many books and wa really into meditation which is a calm thing containing a lot of thinking. He is also considered the first "modern" philosopher. Smith, Kurt. "Descartes' Life and Works." Stanford University. Stanford University, 09 Apr. 2001. Web. 24 Jan. 2014. -
Robert Desgabets
Like Rene Descartes, he believed in living loically and not oo fast, as he studied Cartesianism. Easton, Patricia. "Robert Desgabets." Stanford University. Stanford University, 23 Mar. 2001. Web. 24 Jan. 2014. -
John Locke
My understanding of his writings are that he accomplished human limits and to stay inside them, but still live for something. Uzgalis, William. "John Locke." Stanford University. Stanford University, 02 Sept. 2001. Web. 26 Jan. 2014. -
William James
William James says that the primary goal of life is to be happy in whatever you are doing or anything that happens. "Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy." James, William []. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Jan. 2014. -
Georg Lukács
He says life is to be given a form in which you have to shape out on your own. This is a way of saying live your own life. Stahl, Titus. "Georg [György] Lukács." Stanford University. Stanford University, 04 Nov. 2013. Web. 24 Jan. 2014. -
Arthur Prior
He thought that life should be logical and to be smart, much like Descartes. Copeland, B. Jack. "Arthur Prior." Stanford University. Stanford University, 07 Oct. 1996. Web. 26 Jan. 2014. -
Socrates
Socrates went along with te idea of honesty. He once said "An honest man is always a child." which tells us he really emphasized honesty. BrainyQuote. Xplore, n.d. Web. 23 Jan. 2014. -
Elias
His idea of life was to live as best as you can. His writings seemed to focus on being perfect as he described what the ideal person should be like and what things they should do. Wildberg, Christian. "Elias." Stanford University. Stanford University, 11 Feb. 2003. Web. 26 Jan. 2014. -
Aristotle
Aristotles logic is to live for "what it is to be" which meant live for the future. Smith, Robin. "Aristotle's Logic." Stanford University. Stanford University, 18 Mar. 2000. Web. 26 Jan. 2014. -
John Scottus Eriugena
My intake of his writings are that you should express yourself. Moran, Dermot. "John Scottus Eriugena." Stanford University. Stanford University, 28 Aug. 2003. Web. 26 Jan. 2014.