Ku Yen-wu

Pinyin  Gu Yanwu   one of the most famous of the Ming dynasty loyalists, whose rationalist critiques of the useless book learning and metaphysical speculations of the neo-Confucian philosophy (that had been the underpinning of the Chinese empire for almost 1,000 years) started a new trend in scholarship during the Ch'ing

Africa

Africa's total land area is approximately 11,724,000 square

Romains, Jules

Romains studied science and philosophy at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris. After teaching philosophy

Bouira

The surrounding region is encompassed by the ranges and valleys of the Tell Atlas. Although it

Cordial

A liqueur (q.v.); though the term cordial was formerly used for only those liqueurs that were thought to have a tonic or stimulating quality due to the medicinal components of their flavourings, the terms cordial and liqueur are now used interchangeably.

Vriesea

The stiff, sword-shaped, fleshy green leaves grow in a rosette and often are mottled or banded with brown. The pink,

Daventry

Nothing is known of Daventry town before Domesday Book (1086), the record of the land survey ordered by William the Conqueror, although