General philosophy

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Francis Herbert Bradley

Philosophy; General philosophy

(1846-1924) British philosopher. Whose chief work Appearance and Reality is still well known and esteemed in the world of philosophy. In virtue of his own principles he was an Agnostic. "There is but ...

Theophilo Braga

Philosophy; General philosophy

(1843-1924) Second President of the Republic of Portugal. A lawyer and very prolific and important writer-he published more than 100 works on literature, science and philosophy-who joined the ...

brahma

Philosophy; General philosophy

Brahma is the ultimate reality, and the only reality. It is all that exists and does not exist, all that is within Creation and beyond Creation. It is Infinite, indefinable and inconceivable. The ...

brahmacharin

Philosophy; General philosophy

An ascetic mendicant who lives under the direction of a spiritual master and is vowed to celibacy and mendicancy.

brahmana

Philosophy; General philosophy

A word having several meanings in Hindu sacred literature. Brahmana is both noun and adjective, as noun signifying a member of the first of the four Vedic classes, and as adjective signifying what ...

Lily Braun

Philosophy; General philosophy

(1865-1916) German writer and reformer. She was a member of a German aristocratic family who defied her relatives and became an active freethinker, feminist, and Socialist. Her aunt, Countess ...

Catherine Breshkovskaya

Philosophy; General philosophy

(1844-1943) Russian revolutionary. Exiled to Siberia for her political beliefs for much of her adult life. When released she soon left the R.S.F.S.R., as a result of her opposition to the government.