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  2. John Locke - Wikipedia

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    Locke was born on 29 August 1632, in a small thatched cottage by the church in Wrington, Somerset, about 12 miles from Bristol. He was baptised the same day, as both of his parents were Puritans. Locke's father, also named John, was an attorney who served as clerk to the Justices of the Peace in Chew Magna [20] and as a captain of cavalry for ...

  3. Doctor of Philosophy - Wikipedia

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    A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD or DPhil; Latin: philosophiae doctor or doctor in philosophia) [1] is a terminal degree, that usually denotes the highest level of academic achievement in a given discipline and is awarded following a course of graduate study and original research. The name of the degree is most often abbreviated PhD (or, at times ...

  4. Socrates - Wikipedia

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    Socrates (/ ˈsɒkrətiːz /, [2] Greek: Σωκράτης; c. 470 – 399 BC) was a Greek philosopher from Athens who is credited as the founder of Western philosophy [3] and as among the first moral philosophers of the ethical tradition of thought. An enigmatic figure, Socrates authored no texts and is known mainly through the posthumous ...

  5. Dan Evans, former Republican governor of Washington and US ...

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    September 21, 2024 at 9:07 PM. Barry Sweet/AP. Dan Evans, a popular three-term Republican governor of Washington state who went on to serve in the US Senate before leaving in frustration because ...

  6. Francis of Assisi - Wikipedia

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    Francis (Italian: Francesco d'Assisi; Latin: Franciscus Assisiensis) was baptized Giovanni by his mother. His surname, di Pietro di Bernardone, comes from his father, Pietro di Bernardone. The latter was in France on business when Francis was born in Assisi, a small town in Italy.

  7. Does Trump really want his VP to have the final debate word ...

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    Of course, this year’s election cycle has been unusual for many reasons, including the earliest general election debate between President Joe Biden and Trump, and the late ascension of Harris as ...

  8. Collapse of the World Trade Center - Wikipedia

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    The energy from each impact was "reintroduced into the structure in [the] subsequent impact, ... concentrate[d] in the load-bearing elements directly affected by the impact." [59] This overloaded the floor connections of the story immediately beneath the advancing destruction, causing them to detach from the perimeter and core columns. The ...

  9. Type 2 diabetes - Wikipedia

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    392 million (2015) [11] Type 2 diabetes (T2D), formerly known as adult-onset diabetes, is a form of diabetes mellitus that is characterized by high blood sugar, insulin resistance, and relative lack of insulin. [6] Common symptoms include increased thirst, frequent urination, fatigue and unexplained weight loss. [3]