BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Philosophers

Paper · Semantic Scholar

This article analyzes one of the less-studied issues in Alisher Navoi’s biography—biographical information related to his mother. The study comparatively examines references to parents in Navoi’s works, indirect information found in tazkiras, and later historical sources. In particular, based on information provided in Nasoyim ul-muhabbat about Mavlono Lutfiy, the study substantiates the need to reconsider certain i…

Reference · Wikidata

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Encyclopedia · Wikipedia

Philosophy is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, knowledge, mind, reason, language, and value. It is a rational and critical inquiry that reflects on its methods and assumptions.

Book · DOAB

The life and work of a remarkably versatile and pioneering South African thinker Mongameli Anthony Mabona (1929) is a singular South African scholar with an exceptional life path. Yet, he is a wrongly forgotten figure today. British imperialism and apartheid shaped the world into which he was born and, to a large extent, these powers carved out his destiny for him. Nevertheless, a curious set of coincidences enabled…

Full text · Open Library

Few men could compare to Benjamin Franklin. Virtually self-taught, he excelled as an athlete, a man of letters, a printer, a scientist, a wit, an inventor, an editor, and a writer, and he was probably the most successful diplomat in American history. David Hume hailed him as the first great philosopher and great man of letters in the New World. Written initially to guide his son, Franklin's autobiography is a liv…

Image · DPLA

Autobiography of Ruth Tulchinsky. Ms. Tulchinsky recounts her life in Germany and immigration to the United States before World War II, her life and career in South Bend, and marriage to Maurice Tulchinsky. With commentary on Jewish life, thought, and genealogy, and the impact of the Holocaust on her family. Includes an account of her husband's work as lawyer for the NAACP, and their friendship with South Bend civil…