JOHNNY'S BLOG - 2

  THE SUN  RISES  IN  THE  WEST  -    EMERGENCE OF WESTERN  PHILOSOPHY " I think, therefore I am " (originally written in Latin as Cogito, ergo sum ) is a foundational philosophical statement by the 17th-century French philosopher and scientist René Descartes . Western philosophy is the rational, abstract, and methodical consideration of reality as a whole or of fundamental dimensions of human existence and experience, originating in Classical antiquity among the ancient Greeks and continuing to the present in the West. Western philosophy refers to the philosophical tradition and work of the Western world, starting with ancient Greece and continuing through Europe and the Americas .  It emphasizes rational inquiry, logical argument, empirical evidence, and systematic analysis .  The Western Civilization is, to a greater extent, indebted to this branch of philosophy. At its core, philosophy—derived from the Greek ter...

  THOMAS  MANN  -  NOBEL  LAUREATE  FOR  LITERATURE 1929 Paul Thomas Mann was a German novelist, short-story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and 1929 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate. His highly symbolic, ironic epic novels and novellas are noted for their insight into the psychology of artists and intellectuals.                                                                                                Thomas  Mann Thomas Mann (1875–1955) was a celebrated German novelist and essayist, widely considered the greatest German writer of the 20th century. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in...