Language and Thought
Language and Thought from The Psychology of Thinking by Robert Thomson, with some very interesting quotes about language and philosophy by Ludwig Wittgenstein. Every discourse on language, art and words has a …
Short glossary of literary terms
Short Glossary of literary terms an article that offers an introduction to the short dictionary of literary terms, a free e-book edited by Carl William Brown Every discourse on language, art and …
Great philosophy quotes
Great philosophy quotes, more than one hundred famous aphorisms of the most important philosophers and thinkers from Plato and Aristotle to Marx and Einstein, chosen for the World of English blog by …
Arthur Schopenhauer aphorisms
Arthur Schopenhauer aphorisms, quotes, words of wisdom, philosophical synthetic ideas, conception of the world, phenomenology and will, pessimism and attitudes. Born in Danzig, Poland, February 22, 1788, Schopenhauer was educated at the …
Ayer quotes
Alfred Jules Ayer quotes, quotations, aphorisms, ideas and thoughts about his philosophy explained in a very squashed article. The principles of logic and mathematics are true simply because we never allow them …
English, Greek and Latin
English, Greek and Latin, an article that explains how much the English language has been influenced and modified by the ancient Greek and Latin languages of the classical world. Why is it …
Self-responsability quotes
Self-responsability quotes, aphorisms, quotations, ideas and thoughts about the most important value for the development of our life conscience in this world. The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but …
Literary theory
Phenomenology, Hermeneutics, Reception Theory, Structuralism and Semiotics, Post-Structuralism, Psychoanalysis, New Criticism, Pragmatism, Deconstruction Theory, Political criticism, Pluralism, and so on… The problem with literary theory is that it can neither beat nor …
Martial Arts and Ninjutsu Philosophy
Martial Arts and Ninjutsu Philosophy. Loyalty, trust and courage. The art of learning not to succumb to intimidation, whether in the form of fears, threats or violence. The art of Ninjutsu simply …
Language truth and logic
Language, Truth and Logic by Alfred Jules Ayer, a very short summary text with a glossary, plus some very interesting quotes about language and thought. Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment …
George Bernard Shaw Quotations (Part 1)
A broken heart is a very pleasant complaint for a man in London if he has a comfortable income. George Bernard Shaw A fashion is nothing but an induced epidemic. George Bernard …
Origin of Proverbs
Origin of proverbs and great texts of wisdom literature through history, a short article by Carl William Brown, an aphorist, essayist and chief editor of English-culture.com; aforismicelebri.com; and daimon.org. Proverbs can express …