Etymologie, Etimología, Étymologie, Etimologia, Etymology
UK Vereinigtes Königreich Großbritannien und Nordirland, Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte, Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord, Regno Unito di Gran Bretagna e Irlanda del Nord, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Philosophie, Philosophie, Philosophy

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Nil by any means possible
By Ruth Wajnryb, April 24, 2004
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

"nothing" words:
"gornisht" | "jack' ("doesn't mean jack") | "nada" | "niente" | "nil by mouth" | "nil" (Latin "nihil", "nothing") | "None" | "nought" | "noughties" | "noughts and crosses" | "nuttin" | "nyet" | "squat" ("ain't got squat") | "sweet F.A." ("sweet Fanny Adams") | "zero" ("an empty place", from Arabic, via Italian) | "zilch" | "zip"

... Philosophically, the etymology raises good questions about the nature of "nothing". Phonologically, its precision is handy where mishearing may mean disaster. ...

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Philosophy (W3)

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Philosophy was of course a vast subject, many of its practitioners were entirely unconcerned with making one feel happier, but it nevertheless seemed possible to discern a small group of men, separated by centuries, who shared a loose allegiance to a single vision of philosophy suggested by the Greek etymology of the word - "philo" = "love", "sophia" = "wisdom" - a group of philosophers with a common interest in saying a few consoling and practical things about the causes of our greatest griefs.
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Over the coming weeks Alain de Botton shows how philosophy can inspire, console and motivate us. In this short series of talks he introduces Epicurus, Seneca and relative newcomer Montaigne. Ancient though these Wise Guys are, in Alain de Botton's Talks, they speak directly to us today.
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Utilitarismus, utilitaristisch (W3)

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