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Ancient Philosophy

1. What is philosophy and how old is it? [answer]
2. How old is Taoism? [answer]
3. Who was Confucius, and why do people still quote him? [answer]
4. Why was Socrates condemned to death? [answer]
5. Who was Plato? [answer]
6. Why is Aristotle considered one of the greatest minds in Western history? [answer]
7. What was the philosophy of the Middle Ages? [answer]
8. Who were the great Islamic philosophers of the Middle Ages? [answer]

Modern Philosophy

1. Why were Francis Bacon's ideas revolutionary? [answer]
2. Why is René Descartes considered the father of modern philosophy? [answer]
3. Why are Immanuel Kant's philosophies still important? [answer]
4. What is empiricism? [answer]
5. What is the Hegelian theory of history? [answer]
6. What is existentialism? [answer]

Philosophy And Government

1. What is natural law? [answer]
2. What is the social contract? [answer]
3. Why are Thomas Paine's ideas important to democratic thought? [answer]
4. What is Marxism? [answer]
5. What is the difference between socialism and communism? [answer]
6. What is fascism? [answer]

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