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Doxa. Doxa (from ancient Greek δόξα from δοκεῖν dokein, "to expect", "to seem"[1]) is a Greek word meaning common belief or popular opinion.

Doxa

Used by the Greek rhetoricians as a tool for the formation of argument by using common opinions, the doxa was often manipulated by sophists to persuade the people, leading to Plato's condemnation of Athenian democracy. The word doxa picked up a new meaning between the 3rd and 1st centuries BC when the Septuagint translated the Hebrew word for "glory" (כבוד, kavod) as doxa.

This translation of the Hebrew Scriptures was used by the early church and is quoted frequently by the New Testament authors. The effects of this new meaning of doxa as "glory" is made evident by the ubiquitous use of the word throughout the New Testament and in the worship services of the Greek Orthodox Church, where the glorification of God in true worship is also seen as true belief.

Doxa, a philosopheme[edit] Use in sociology and anthropology[edit] Role of doxa in democracy[edit] Cogito ergo sum. Cogito ergo sum[a] (/ˈkoʊɡɨtoʊ ˈɜrɡoʊ ˈsʊm/, also /ˈkɒɡɨtoʊ/, /ˈsʌm/ Classical Latin: [ˈkoːɡitoː ˈɛrɡoː ˈsʊm], "I think, therefore I am") is a philosophical proposition by René Descartes.

Cogito ergo sum

The simple meaning of the Latin phrase is that thinking about one’s existence proves—in and of itself—that an "I" exists to do the thinking; or, as Descartes explains, "[W]e cannot doubt of our existence while we doubt … . " This proposition became a fundamental element of Western philosophy, as it was perceived to form a foundation for all knowledge. While other knowledge could be a figment of imagination, deception or mistake, the very act of doubting one's own existence arguably serves as proof of the reality of one's own existence, or at least of one's thought.

The argument is popularly known in the English speaking world as "the cogito ergo sum argument" or, more briefly, as "the cogito". In Descartes' writings[edit] Descartes first wrote the phrase in French in his 1637 Discours De la Méthode. List of Greek phrases. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Αα[edit] (h)a ἀγεωμέτρητος μηδεὶς εἰσίτω Ageōmétrētos mēdeìs eisítō.

List of Greek phrases

"Let no one untrained in geometry enter. " ἀεὶ Λιβύη φέρει τι κακόν / καινόν Aeì Libýē phérei ti kakón / kainón. "Libya always bears something evil / new", Aristotle, Historia Animalium. Compare Latin Ex Africa semper aliquid novi "From Africa always something new", Pliny. Ἀεὶ κολοιὸς παρὰ κολοιῷ ἱζάνει "Birds of a feather flock together" ἀεὶ κολοιὸς παρὰ κολοιῷ ἱζάνει Aeì koloiòs parà koloiôi hizánei. "A jackdaw is always found near a jackdaw" Similar to English "birds of a feather flock together. " Papyrus, dated 75–125 A.D. describing one of the oldest diagrams of Euclid's Elements ἀεὶ ὁ θεὸς γεωμετρεῖ Aei ho theos geōmetreî. "God always geometrizes", Plato ἀεὶ ὁ θεὸς ὁ μέγας γεωμετρεῖ τὸ σύμπαν Aeì ho theòs ho mégas geōmetreî tò sýmpan.

"Always the great God applies geometry to everything" ἀετοῦ γῆρας, κορυδοῦ νεότης Aetoû gêras, korydoû neótēs. "An eagle's old age (is worth) a sparrow's youth". b g d (h)e. Family tree of the Greek gods. Family tree of gods, goddesses and other divine figures from Ancient Greek mythology and Ancient Greek religion The following is a family tree of gods, goddesses and many other divine and semi-divine figures from Ancient Greek mythology and Ancient Greek religion.

Family tree of the Greek gods

(The tree does not include creatures; for these, see List of Greek mythological creatures.) Key: The essential Olympians' names are given in bold font. Key: The original 12 Titans' names have a greenish background. See also List of Greek mythological figures Notes References.