Boece
Boece Roman philosopher: see Boethius .
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Foundry commitment to education is strong. (Foundry Educational Foundation)
Magazine article from: Modern Casting; 1/1/1992; ; 700+ words
; Support for technical, materials education is evidenced by large foundry industry attendance. The great Roman philosopher, Epictetus, said 1900 years ago that only the educated are free, adding that one must first, ask what you would be, then...
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When power and vision collide: renewal and resistance profiled in tale of California IHMs' battle with cardinal.(Column--Immaculate Heart of Mary Sr. Anita Caspary's book Witness to Integrity)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: National Catholic Reporter; 9/5/2003; ; 700+ words
; Ovid, the Roman philosopher, wrote: All things change, nothing perishes. In the wake of the Second Vatican Council, that lesson has gone largely unheeded...
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Painting a new future.(Perspective)
Magazine article from: ChildArt; 7/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...foundation for a future world leadership that is both creative and cooperative. The Rationale In the year 42 A.D. the well-known Roman philosopher Seneca observed that world peace will be secured on a permanent basis only when we start teaching our children to view...
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Chittister to NCR: 'Stand up, speak out'.(NCR Celebrates 40th)(Cover Story)
Magazine article from: National Catholic Reporter; 12/10/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...holding a paper. I was holding three ideas that that paper had years ago brought to pulse in me. The first idea came from the Roman philosopher Boethius: Every age that is dying, Boethius taught, is simply a new age coming to life. In fact, I thought, NCR had heralded...
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When foreign intervention is justified women under the Taliban.
Magazine article from: The Humanist; 7/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...rights to the forefront, necessitating all of us to reevaluate the use of foreign intervention for humanitarian causes. The Roman philosopher Boethius, in his work The Consolation of Philosophy, argues that the fact of a person being born into a specific caste...
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Ignoring the past. (books in shaping ones mind, life and history)
Magazine article from: National Review; 1/11/1985; ; 700+ words
; ...Book I of the Meditations constitutes a marvelous litany of praise for the values of the ancient world. The world of the Roman philosopher-emperor is a milion miles away from ours, utterly remote from the feeling of the modern world. Yet it is all so admirable...
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At a Loss?(job searching)
Magazine article from: Entrepreneur; 7/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...path is often where you'll find the most fertile ground. Of course, you can expect to encounter adversity, but, as the Roman philosopher Seneca said, Adversity introduces a man to himself. Instead of thinking about all you've lost, focus on the possibilities...
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PEACE BE WITH YOU: JUSTIFIED WARFARE OR THE WAY OF NONVIOLENCE.(Review)
Magazine article from: National Catholic Reporter; 4/30/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...Constantine that theologians no less than Ambrose and Augustine opened the door to the idea of a just war as understood by the Roman philosopher Cicero. The rest is history, a bloody history for which the church must bear its share of responsibility for the crusades...
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Boece, Hector
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Boece, Hector ( Hector Boethius ) ( c. 1465–1536). Scottish...professor at Montaigu College ( c. 1492–8). In 1498, Boece made the acquaintance of William Elphinstone, bishop of Aberdeen...establishment of a university (later King's College) where Boece became principal. His first publication ...
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Boece
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
Boece, see Boethius .
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Hector Boece
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
, 1465?-1536?, Scottish historian. He studied at the Univ. of Paris, where he knew Erasmus, and in 1498 he went to Aberdeen as the first principal of the new university. The most important of his works is a Latin history of Scotland (1527); it is a vast collection of historical fables from medieval
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Boethius
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
, Boetius , or Boece (Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius), c.475-525, Roman philosopher and statesman. An honored figure in the public life of Rome...
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Harrison, William
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
Harrison, William (1535–93), was the author of the admirable Description of England and translator of Bellenden's Scottish version of Boece's Description of Scotland , both included in the Chronicles of Holinshed .
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