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It was an act of vandalism found in low-income neighborhoods, completely void of any artistic merit. But sometime in the 1980s, graffiti began to morph from tagging into something more complex and, daresay, interesting. By the 1990s, the term “street art” began popping up to describe some pieces. And then came Banksy, bringing a name to the art but never a face.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOpinions about Banksy and what he does are never tepid. People either love him or hate him. Or, more specifically, what he represents. To his supporters, Banksy is the pioneer of the satirical street art movement. He is to graffiti what Nirvana was to grunge. He didn’t necessarily invent it, but he was in the right place at the right time, with a message that caught everyone’s eye and then suddenly his work was everywhere.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETo his naysayers, Banksy is nothing more than an overrated hack who sold out and doesn’t deserve his fame. He has sold his work for millions of dollars to the kind of people he suggests are part of the problem of society, like \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.therichest.com\/celebnetworth\/celeb\/actress\/angelina-jolie-net-worth\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAngelina Jolie\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.therichest.com\/celebnetworth\/celeb\/actors\/brad-pitt-net-worth\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EBrad Pitt\u003C\/a\u003E, which makes him nothing more than a hypocritical weasel.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBut, love him or hate him, there is no denying that Banksy’s work has always demanded attention. Sometimes it’s for the message in the work and other times, it’s just to marvel at how he got away with it. Here are 15 of Banksy’s most iconic pieces of street art throughout his career.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E15. If Graffiti Changed Anything, 2011\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"15 Of Banksy’s Most Iconic Street Artworks - If Graffiti Changed Anything, 2011\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-9aEDO2sf8JM\/VSGSgSOUCcI\/AAAAAAAAJL0\/LyDh_vLjmx0\/s1600\/15%2BOf%2BBansky%E2%80%99s%2BMost%2BIconic%2BStreet%2BArtworks%2B-%2BIf%2BGraffiti%2BChanged%2BAnything%2C%2B2011.jpg\" title=\"15 Of Banksy’s Most Iconic Street Artworks - If Graffiti Changed Anything, 2011\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003Estencilrevolution\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELocation:\u003C\/b\u003E Central London\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOne of Banksy’s simplest works remains one of his signature pieces. With intentionally amateur lettering and use of his iconic rat stencil, it’s the message that becomes the star, just as all great street art should. The line “If graffiti changed anything, it would be illegal” acknowledges the role of satire and graffiti in modern society, by paying homage to a famed female anarchist from long ago, Emma Goldman. As a key player in the women’s suffrage movement, Goldman fought tirelessly for women’s rights and is quoted saying, “If voting changed anything, it would be illegal.” By altering this line, Banksy successfully challenged the political system and defended his craft.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E14. The Simpsons’ Opening Sequence, 2011\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"video-container\"\u003E\u003Ciframe title=\"15 Of Bansky’s Most Iconic Street Artworks - The Simpsons’ Opening Sequence, 2011\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DX1iplQQJTo?autohide=1;showinfo=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELocation:\u003C\/b\u003E The town of Springfield on The Simpsons\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis one isn't exactly street art, due to the fact that it's animation. But, that's what makes it so remarkable. The producers of \u003Ci\u003EThe Simpsons\u003C\/i\u003E allowed Banksy to rework the opening sequence of the famous show to an alternate anarchist Universe of Springfield, that includes his tag on a billboard and landmarks throughout the city. Bart is shown writing \"I will not write all over the walls\" all over the walls which leads into a scene meant to resemble the iconic scene from 1984. The producers of the show have said that it was Banksy who approached them with the idea and they were excited to be a part of it. Critics of Banksy cite this as being one of his more blatant sell outs, however, considering that The Simpsons is one of the most successful television shows ever created.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E13. Must Not Copy\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"15 Of Banksy’s Most Iconic Street Artworks - Must Not Copy\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-ro37wtdfHPs\/VSGTrvWikoI\/AAAAAAAAJMA\/CJhm5dIYmHs\/s1600\/15%2BOf%2BBansky%E2%80%99s%2BMost%2BIconic%2BStreet%2BArtworks%2B-%2BMust%2BNot%2BCopy.jpg\" title=\"15 Of Banksy’s Most Iconic Street Artworks - Must Not Copy\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003Estencilrevolution\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAfter Banksy's intro sequence to The Simpsons aired, this piece popped up as a direct play on the scene with Bart Simpson. Anyone familiar with The Simpsons knows that Bart writes something different on the chalkboard at the start of every episode. This piece is one of Banksy's more playful pieces but is also very clever and, as always, has an underlying message. Throughout his career as a rebellious street artist, Banksy's main message has always been to challenge authority and to not become complacent in a society that just does what it is told. This piece shows that he acknowledges his level of fame by reaching the audience of The Simpsons, but that it still doesn't make him any more important or knowledgeable than anyone else through the brilliance of irony.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E12. Graffiti Removal Hotline\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"15 Of Banksy’s Most Iconic Street Artworks - Graffiti Removal Hotline\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-9-AdVju-5Aw\/VSGUENfBApI\/AAAAAAAAJMI\/0wy8pIPY5CY\/s1600\/15%2BOf%2BBansky%E2%80%99s%2BMost%2BIconic%2BStreet%2BArtworks%2B-%2BGraffiti%2BRemoval%2BHotline.jpg\" title=\"15 Of Banksy’s Most Iconic Street Artworks - Graffiti Removal Hotline\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003Epanoramio\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELocation:\u003C\/b\u003E London\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis Graffiti Removal Hotline piece is one that helped launch Banksy from a big name in the underground world, to a pseudo celebrity street artist. After being published in a few art books and making the rounds on the internet, this piece brought to mainstream light the shift in street art. By challenging authority so playfully, Banksy successfully made people see a different side to graffiti. Much like the wise guy who thinks it's funny to try to make the guards of Scotland Yards laugh by getting in their face, Banksy reminds the viewer that just because we're told that something is wrong, doesn't make it completely evil across the board.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E11. Girl With The Heart Balloon\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"15 Of Banksy’s Most Iconic Street Artworks - Girl With The Heart Balloon\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-lHJIR0vtHsk\/VSGUhJWfL3I\/AAAAAAAAJMQ\/wt5vLUSS1G8\/s1600\/15%2BOf%2BBansky%E2%80%99s%2BMost%2BIconic%2BStreet%2BArtworks%2B-%2BGirl%2BWith%2BThe%2BHeart%2BBalloon.jpg\" title=\"15 Of Banksy’s Most Iconic Street Artworks - Girl With The Heart Balloon\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003Estencilrevolution\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhen people think of Banksy, the Girl With The Heart Balloon stencil is one of the first pieces that usually comes to mind. Easily one of the most recognizable, this stencil has been recreated in multiple places and published in various art books. It is also credited with being partially inspirational to the art work that pop punk band Green Day used for their album, American Idiot. If you look closely in the stencil, you can see the line \"There is always hope\" hidden, bringing an inspirational side to an otherwise hopeless seeming image. This iconic stencil made headlines again recently, when \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.therichest.com\/celebnetworth\/celeb\/singer\/justin-bieber-net-worth\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EJustin Beiber\u003C\/a\u003E got it tattooed on his arm, after which Banksy's critics wasted no time in calling it another sign that the notorious artist's work had officially jumped the shark.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E10. If At First You Don’t Succeed, Call An Airstrike; 2010\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"15 Of Banksy’s Most Iconic Street Artworks - If At First You Don’t Succeed, Call An Airstrike; 2010\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-wk1ALBBb0lw\/VSGU9yDiFdI\/AAAAAAAAJMY\/izsmkw07TZ8\/s1600\/15%2BOf%2BBansky%E2%80%99s%2BMost%2BIconic%2BStreet%2BArtworks%2B-%2BIf%2BAt%2BFirst%2BYou%2BDon%E2%80%99t%2BSucceed%2C%2BCall%2BAn%2BAirstrike%3B%2B2010.jpg\" title=\"15 Of Banksy’s Most Iconic Street Artworks - If At First You Don’t Succeed, Call An Airstrike; 2010\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003Evia Flickr user Brian Hillegas\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELocation:\u003C\/b\u003E San Francisco\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have not been popular with many people, Banksy being one of them. But not everyone has a giant wall to express their opinions on. When Banksy visited San Francisco in 2010, he went on a 30-day painting spree around town, leaving under a dozen pieces behind, this Airstrike message being one of them. As if the message that America has launched countless airstrikes, despite not being able to successfully end the wars wasn't a stark enough reminder, the image of the gas mask and painted blood splatter is one of Banksy's works that shows a more blatant disgust with the current political climate.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E9. Drunken Mickey, 2011\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"15 Of Banksy’s Most Iconic Street Artworks - Drunken Mickey, 2011\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-Rwp1LjYczhY\/VSGVWcCUbII\/AAAAAAAAJMg\/p0wmhQRtNj0\/s1600\/15%2BOf%2BBansky%E2%80%99s%2BMost%2BIconic%2BStreet%2BArtworks%2B-%2BDrunken%2BMickey%2C%2B2011.jpg\" title=\"15 Of Banksy’s Most Iconic Street Artworks - Drunken Mickey, 2011\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003Ethedailycity\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf you were in Los Angeles in 2011, you might have been lucky enough to catch a glimpse of Banksy's Drunken Mickey billboard. But, if you blinked, you probably missed it. The artist defaced a CBS billboard clad with an advertisement from The Light Group, by plastering a drunken Mickey Mouse groping the women in the ad in one hand, along with a martini in the other, while Minnie Mouse looks on appearing stoned. CBS had the graffiti removed in under two days, much to the dismay of The Light Group who saw the work as great publicity and wanted it to stay up.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E8. Street Lines Flower, 2007\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"15 Of Banksy’s Most Iconic Street Artworks - Street Lines Flower, 2007\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-KgfEtRTi6sk\/VSGVyBr4AkI\/AAAAAAAAJMo\/M-zR8BRc04Y\/s1600\/15%2BOf%2BBansky%E2%80%99s%2BMost%2BIconic%2BStreet%2BArtworks%2B-%2BStreet%2BLines%2BFlower%2C%2B2007.jpg\" title=\"15 Of Banksy’s Most Iconic Street Artworks - Street Lines Flower, 2007\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003Ewidewalls.ch\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELocation:\u003C\/b\u003E London\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Street Line Flower piece is one of Banksy's most recognizeable works and easily one of his most creative. Another theme frequented by the artist is the portrayal of feelings of hopelessness. This image depicts what can be interpreted as a painter who was assigned the task of painting the standard yellow lines in the street, yet again. Bored with his job and looking for more, the painter deviates from his task and takes the lines up the wall to create a flower, bringing beauty to the streets with a mundane, every day task. Banksy quite literally portrays the importance of painting outside the lines, with this brilliant stencil which can be found in the Bethnal Green neighborhood of London.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E7. The Lifestyle You Ordered Is Out Of Stock, 2012\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"15 Of Banksy’s Most Iconic Street Artworks - The Lifestyle You Ordered Is Out Of Stock, 2012\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-NoYrAR2zHSM\/VSGWR9cXGbI\/AAAAAAAAJMw\/AIlMOTsz8qM\/s1600\/15%2BOf%2BBansky%E2%80%99s%2BMost%2BIconic%2BStreet%2BArtworks%2B-%2BThe%2BLifestyle%2BYou%2BOrdered%2BIs%2BOut%2BOf%2BStock%2C%2B2012.jpg\" title=\"15 Of Banksy’s Most Iconic Street Artworks - The Lifestyle You Ordered Is Out Of Stock, 2012\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003Ederilictlondon\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELocation:\u003C\/b\u003E London\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBanksy's art usually comes down just about as quickly as it goes up. According to his website, Banksy put this Lifestyle piece up the same night as he did three other pieces in one single night. Within two days, they were gone. The Lifestyle piece remained in tact the longest and it also doubled as having the most powerful message, bringing its viewers face to face with their own materialism. It also serves as a stark reminder that despite continuously being told that the world economy is recovering and doing better, not many people are feeling those \"so-called effects\".\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E6. I Remember When All This Was Trees\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"15 Of Banksy’s Most Iconic Street Artworks - I Remember When All This Was Trees\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-lYbtf2doWeI\/VSGWvJGeKBI\/AAAAAAAAJM4\/5JQ6-raUt-0\/s1600\/15%2BOf%2BBansky%E2%80%99s%2BMost%2BIconic%2BStreet%2BArtworks%2B-%2BI%2BRemember%2BWhen%2BAll%2BThis%2BWas%2BTrees.jpg\" title=\"15 Of Banksy’s Most Iconic Street Artworks - I Remember When All This Was Trees\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003Etravisrobinsonwright.wordpress.com\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELocation:\u003C\/b\u003E Detroit, Michigan\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPerhaps no other American city has been hit by economic hardships as hard as Detroit has. What was once a thriving metropolitan area with a booming economy, pioneering the car industry, has in many places been resorted to a pile of ruble. And Banksy couldn't have picked a better spot for his \"I remember when all this was trees\" message. Not only does it bring to light just how oppressive poverty is, but there is also an environmentalist message here. The land that was once covered in trees was destroyed to make way for concrete and industry in the name of progress, only to be torn down and left forgotten.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E5. Follow Your Dreams\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"15 Of Banksy’s Most Iconic Street Artworks - Follow Your Dreams\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-dXSo9b6RSFM\/VSGXJ6Dlf_I\/AAAAAAAAJNA\/4sf6i36ffy8\/s1600\/15%2BOf%2BBansky%E2%80%99s%2BMost%2BIconic%2BStreet%2BArtworks%2B-%2BFollow%2BYour%2BDreams.jpg\" title=\"15 Of Banksy’s Most Iconic Street Artworks - Follow Your Dreams\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003Equotevadis\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELocation:\u003C\/b\u003E Boston\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBy 2010, Banksy was a household name and had accrued quite a fan base, despite no one knowing his identity. So, when this iconic Follow Your Dreams stencil appeared in Boston in May of 2010, many residents were excited to see it, even though the message is rather depressing. With the words \"follow your dreams\" in capital letters blocked out by a red \"cancelled\" is yet another one of Banksy's works that cleverly conveys the message that the American Dream is more fantasy than it is a reality. The location of Essex Street, which is a low-income neighborhood in Boston, can be no coincidence, either. No one knows the reality of cancelled dreams better than those living in the throws of poverty.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E4. Peel Fiction\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"15 Of Banksy’s Most Iconic Street Artworks - Peel Fiction\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Ao7r8Pp1rUw\/VSGXnoFwljI\/AAAAAAAAJNI\/E-Htu_6BpLU\/s1600\/15%2BOf%2BBansky%E2%80%99s%2BMost%2BIconic%2BStreet%2BArtworks%2B-%2BPeel%2BFiction.jpg\" title=\"15 Of Banksy’s Most Iconic Street Artworks - Peel Fiction\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003Ecomplex\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELocation:\u003C\/b\u003E London\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOne of the pieces to really turn Banksy into a household name was this 2007 piece called Peel Fiction, a play on the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.therichest.com\/celebnetworth\/celeb\/director\/quentin-tarantino-net-worth\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EQuentin Tarantino\u003C\/a\u003E cult-classic film, Pulp Fiction. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.therichest.com\/celebnetworth\/celeb\/actors\/samuel-l-jackson-net-worth\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ESamuel L. Jackson\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.therichest.com\/celebnetworth\/celeb\/actors\/john-travolta-net-worth\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EJohn Travolta\u003C\/a\u003E are stenciled in a scene from the film in which the two gangsters are commonly known to be holding guns. In this piece, though, the guns have been replaced with bananas. It was removed by Transport by London based on their guidelines that graffiti encourages crime. But Banksy returned to the scene again, only to put both actors in giant banana suits.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E3. I Don’t Believe In Global Warming, 2005\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"15 Of Banksy’s Most Iconic Street Artworks - I Don’t Believe In Global Warming, 2005\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-wUgRZpEH5A0\/VSGYK2IBG6I\/AAAAAAAAJNQ\/7LSIu2Hu69Y\/s1600\/15%2BOf%2BBansky%E2%80%99s%2BMost%2BIconic%2BStreet%2BArtworks%2B-%2BI%2BDon%E2%80%99t%2BBelieve%2BIn%2BGlobal%2BWarming%2C%2B2005.jpg\" title=\"15 Of Banksy’s Most Iconic Street Artworks - I Don’t Believe In Global Warming, 2005\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003Ewsj.com\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELocation:\u003C\/b\u003E North London\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETo advocates for global warming, there could be no more frustrating of a person than one who denies the evidence surrounding global warming. But this is what makes Banksy so good at what he does. Instead of taking a shot directly at deniers or trying to convince them that global warming is real like he believes, he instead became one of them and decided to take on their message for them. Except, he put the message half under water, a tongue-in-cheek display of the effects of global warming. This enabled him not to convince deniers that they were wrong, but merely to show just how crazy he thinks they are.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E2. The West Bank Barrier, 2005\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"15 Of Banksy’s Most Iconic Street Artworks - The West Bank Barrier, 2005\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-5w3EXRm-v2E\/VSGYijZVsFI\/AAAAAAAAJNY\/aoXqsXofGnE\/s1600\/15%2BOf%2BBansky%E2%80%99s%2BMost%2BIconic%2BStreet%2BArtworks%2B-%2BThe%2BWest%2BBank%2BBarrier%2C%2B2005.jpg\" title=\"15 Of Banksy’s Most Iconic Street Artworks - The West Bank Barrier, 2005\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003Eall-that-is-interesting.com\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELocation:\u003C\/b\u003E Palestine\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhat could be Banksy's most impressive work remains by far, his most risky. In 2005 when the artist took a trip to Palestine, he made sure to visit the West Bank Wall which separates Palestine from Israel. And since Banksy never met a wall that he didn't know how to decorate, the graffiti artist went to town, putting up nine pieces total. A pair of scissors cutting along the dotted line, along with an open window on the wall can be found. Another famous piece is a 3D illusion that looks like a hole in the wall with palm trees and paradise on the other side. But the two chairs piece tops his time in Palestine, if for no other treason than just the huge size and shock that he took alone. Banksy spoke out about his work, saying that event though he knows it is illegal by terms set by the United Nations, he felt his work was justified because he feels that the wall \"essentially turns Palestine into the world's largest open prison.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E1. The Flower Thrower, 2003\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"15 Of Banksy’s Most Iconic Street Artworks - The Flower Thrower, 2003\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-oiXCw8F5W6A\/VSGY8oOmH1I\/AAAAAAAAJNg\/9abVJDUwZKw\/s1600\/15%2BOf%2BBansky%E2%80%99s%2BMost%2BIconic%2BStreet%2BArtworks%2B-%2BThe%2BFlower%2BThrower%2C%2B2003.jpg\" title=\"15 Of Banksy’s Most Iconic Street Artworks - The Flower Thrower, 2003\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003Eimgur\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELocation:\u003C\/b\u003E Jerusalem\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhen people think of Banksy, this is usually the first image they think of. It has become synonymous with his work and his characteristic ability to juxtapose two stark messages in one simple stencil. This image of what appears to be a rioter is wearing a bandana and a backwards cap and is preparing to hurl something at his assailants. But instead of a Molotov cocktail, he instead holds a bouquet of flowers which remain the only color in the piece. Reproductions of this stencil can be found on t-shirts, posters, prints, tattoos, phone cases, wall decals and serves as the cover for the book Banksy Wall and Piece, a compilation of the artist's work.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESource:\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.therichest.com\/rich-list\/most-influential\/15-of-banskys-most-iconic-street-artworks\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EThe Richest\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERelated: \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cul style=\"margin-left: 40px;\"\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2015\/03\/banksy-just-released-this-2-minute-film-about-gaza-the-dream-holiday-destination-for-2015.html\" \u003EBanksy Just Released This 2-Minute Film About Gaza, The Dream Holiday Destination For 2015\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2014\/06\/28-pieces-of-street-art-that-cleverly-interact-with-their-surroundings.html\"\u003E28 Pieces Of Street Art That Cleverly Interact With Their Surroundings\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2015\/02\/shocking-effects-of-deforestation-exposed-in-brutal-print-ads.html\"\u003EShocking Effects Of Deforestation Exposed In Brutal Print Ads\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2015\/04\/what-if-animals-treated-us-how-we-treat-them.html\" \u003EWhat if Animals Treated Us How We Treat Them?\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/feeds\/6962452348890587001\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2015\/04\/15-of-banksys-most-iconic-street-artworks.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7064777598104498166\/posts\/default\/6962452348890587001"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7064777598104498166\/posts\/default\/6962452348890587001"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2015\/04\/15-of-banksys-most-iconic-street-artworks.html","title":"15 Of Banksy’s Most Iconic Street Artworks"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Katerina Pap"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/112610114871379511958"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"http:\/\/img2.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-SGq75tHAw7U\/VSGRlBpkheI\/AAAAAAAAJLs\/6W_RcQYPHlc\/s72-c\/15%2BOf%2BBansky%E2%80%99s%2BMost%2BIconic%2BStreet%2BArtworks.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7064777598104498166.post-4989250732910714008"},"published":{"$t":"2015-04-05T05:40:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-04-05T05:40:36.300-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Activism"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Human Intelligence"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Inspiring Stories"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Justice"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Self Improvement"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Someone Called A 98 Year Old Woman \"Too Old\". You Will Be Surprised By Her Reaction"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Someone Called A 98 Year Old Woman Too Old. You Will Be Surprised By Her Reaction\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-GjFekZMz-OE\/VRm4rrvsv4I\/AAAAAAAAJF4\/Y1irh-pEqi4\/s1600\/Someone%2BCalled%2BA%2B98%2BYear%2BOld%2BWoman%2BToo%2BOld.%2BYou%2BWill%2BBe%2BSurprised%2BBy%2BHer%2BReaction.png\" title=\"Someone Called A 98 Year Old Woman Too Old. You Will Be Surprised By Her Reaction\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEvelyn is a 98 year old woman who lost her license. The cancellation of the public bus route prevented her from getting to the grocery store. Instead of giving up, she decided to take matters into her own hands. You will be surprised by what happened!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"video-container\"\u003E\u003Ciframe title=\"Someone Called A 98 Year Old Woman Too Old. You Will Be Surprised By Her Reaction\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/URLTQb5MmD8?autohide=1;showinfo=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESource: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=URLTQb5MmD8\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EYouTube\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERelated:\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul style=\"margin-left: 40px;\"\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2014\/05\/the-man-who-defied-odds-turned-down-chemotherapy-and-drugs-and-outlived-all-his-doctors.html\"\u003EThe Man Who Defied Odds, Turned Down Chemotherapy and Drugs and Outlived All His Doctors\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2014\/08\/this-122-year-old-woman-has-the-most-important-secret-to-a-life-of-longevity.html\"\u003EThis 122 Year Old Woman Has The Most Important Secret To A Life Of Longevity\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2015\/01\/86-year-old-woman-sends-this-angry-letter-to-the-bank-after-they-bounced-her-check.html\"\u003E86-Year-Old Woman Sends This Angry Letter To The Bank After They Bounced Her Check\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/feeds\/4989250732910714008\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2015\/04\/someone-called-a-98-year-old-woman-too-old-you-will-be-surprised-by-her-reaction.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7064777598104498166\/posts\/default\/4989250732910714008"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7064777598104498166\/posts\/default\/4989250732910714008"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2015\/04\/someone-called-a-98-year-old-woman-too-old-you-will-be-surprised-by-her-reaction.html","title":"Someone Called A 98 Year Old Woman \"Too Old\". You Will Be Surprised By Her Reaction"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Katerina Pap"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/112610114871379511958"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"http:\/\/img2.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-GjFekZMz-OE\/VRm4rrvsv4I\/AAAAAAAAJF4\/Y1irh-pEqi4\/s72-c\/Someone%2BCalled%2BA%2B98%2BYear%2BOld%2BWoman%2BToo%2BOld.%2BYou%2BWill%2BBe%2BSurprised%2BBy%2BHer%2BReaction.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7064777598104498166.post-193103663416449743"},"published":{"$t":"2015-04-02T09:29:00.002-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-04-02T09:29:34.444-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Human Intelligence"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Inspiring Stories"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Self Improvement"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"3 Mind-Blowing Lateral Thinking Puzzles"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"3 Mind-Blowing Lateral Thinking Puzzles\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-DiwS17_rCvs\/VRm5gqPMevI\/AAAAAAAAJGA\/TZRWwhRT0yk\/s1600\/3%2BMind-Blowing%2BLateral%2BThinking%2BPuzzles.jpg\" title=\"3 Mind-Blowing Lateral Thinking Puzzles\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHave you ever wondered if your mind is normal (i.e. average) or somehow different? Here are 3 lateral thinking tests. The answers are published below, but do not go immediately to read them! Think up your own answers first.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003ETests \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETEST 1\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHere is the story of a young girl. At her mother’s funeral, she saw an unknown young man. He was charming, really the man of her dreams. She madly fell in love with him. After a couple of days the young girl killed her own sister… \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EQuestion:\u003C\/b\u003E What motive did she have to do it?\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003ETEST 2\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETake at most 10 seconds to do this test, otherwise it will not work.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFind \u003Cb\u003Ehow many ‘f’s\u003C\/b\u003E there are in the following text: \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFINISHED FILES ARE THE RE-\u003Cbr \/\u003ESULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIF-\u003Cbr \/\u003EIC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE\u003Cbr \/\u003EEXPERIENCE OF YEARS \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003ETEST 3\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDo the following reasoning exercise, answering the questions one by one, without going to the next question if you have not answered the previous yet. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt is not necessary to write your answers. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EHow much is:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E15 + 6 = \u003Cbr \/\u003E3 + 56 = \u003Cbr \/\u003E89 + 2 = \u003Cbr \/\u003E12 + 53 = \u003Cbr \/\u003E75 + 26 = \u003Cbr \/\u003E25 + 52 =\u003Cbr \/\u003E63 + 32 = \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYes, these are a bit more difficult but the exercise is really worth doing, so be patient: \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E123 + 5 = \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENow think of \u003Cb\u003Ea tool and a color\u003C\/b\u003E!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EAnswers \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETEST 1\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EShe hoped that the young man would appear again at the funeral. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EExplanation:\u003C\/b\u003E If you gave the correct answer, you probably think like a psychopath. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe test was developed and used by a famous American psychologist to determine whether a person has murderous mentality. Several criminals who did the test correctly answered the question. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf you did not give the correct answer, it is good for you! If someone of your friends found it, keep away from him!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003ETEST 2\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHow many ‘f’s did you find? Three? \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt is wrong, there are six! \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf you don’t believe, go above and count them again! \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EExplanation:\u003C\/b\u003E The mind cannot process the ‘OFs’. Awesome huh? Anyone who manages to find six ‘f’s is a genius, those who find four or five are really rare, three – are normal… Less than three – change your glasses! \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003ETEST 3\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDid you think of a “red hammer”?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt is the answer given by 98% of people who did this exercise. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf you thought of something else, then you probably are one of the 2% of the people whose mind and thinking are quite different.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESource:\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.learning-mind.com\/3-mind-blowing-lateral-thinking-puzzles\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ELearning Mind\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/feeds\/193103663416449743\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2015\/04\/3-mind-blowing-lateral-thinking-puzzles.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7064777598104498166\/posts\/default\/193103663416449743"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7064777598104498166\/posts\/default\/193103663416449743"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2015\/04\/3-mind-blowing-lateral-thinking-puzzles.html","title":"3 Mind-Blowing Lateral Thinking Puzzles"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Katerina Pap"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/112610114871379511958"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"http:\/\/img2.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-DiwS17_rCvs\/VRm5gqPMevI\/AAAAAAAAJGA\/TZRWwhRT0yk\/s72-c\/3%2BMind-Blowing%2BLateral%2BThinking%2BPuzzles.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7064777598104498166.post-7300862759644615194"},"published":{"$t":"2015-04-02T09:25:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-04-02T09:25:24.314-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Activism"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Consciousness"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Cures"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Health"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Human Intelligence"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Inspiring Stories"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Science"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Truth"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Doctor's Photo That Shocked The Whole World"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Doctor's Photo That Shocked The Whole World\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-_U4UeAeOw3U\/VRsNlUNrz7I\/AAAAAAAAJGU\/dDNfcJ4uk-8\/s1600\/Doctor's%2BPhoto%2BThat%2BShocked%2BThe%2BWhole%2BWorld.jpg\" title=\"Doctor's Photo That Shocked The Whole World\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHis own heart may not beating anymore, but the heart of the man who he saved, is working without any problem. Polish Zbigniew Religa heart surgeon and patient Tadeusz Zitkevits, have a really unique link, as we see in the picture through the \"National Geographic\".\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe watchful eye of a doctor, next to his patient, even after 23 hours of surgery, caused thrilled those who saw it and those who rightly decided to include the photo in the list of 100 best photographs published in history the magazine.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThe maxim\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EToday the doctor is no longer alive, but his patient care to remind every opportunity benefaction of faithfully following the adage that says “if I benefited, never forget. If a benefactor, never remember. “\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt was just a difficult surgery. It was an impossible operation. Yet, the Polish surgeon Zbigniew Religa decided to take over. The scientist who in 1985 performed the first heart transplant surgery in Poland, as Head of Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic in Zabrze, wanted to take personal salvation 61chronou then Tadeusz Zitkevits, which no doctor agree to surgery because of advanced age.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt was in August 1987 when the graft was found suitable. Without wasting time, the Religka informed the patient of the surgery was scheduled immediately. At the end of that day was spotted by American photographer James Lee Stanfilnt. The envoy magazine «National Geographic» seeking a photo illustrating the decline in the health sector of the country after the end of Soviet intervention.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAfter 23 hours in the operating room, staff shortages and sophisticated machinery, the sleepless Religa stood guard beside his patient, anxiously watching the progress of the health of the monitors that were connected.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Doctor's Photo That Shocked The Whole World\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-2TmTs5_A-lg\/VRsOfXY1ykI\/AAAAAAAAJGc\/khG8YDvzAkQ\/s1600\/Doctor's%2BPhoto%2BThat%2BShocked%2BThe%2BWhole%2BWorld.jpg\" title=\"Doctor's Photo That Shocked The Whole World\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThe assistant\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe lens Stanfilnt not focused only on the restless gaze dedicated physician and the patient, who struggled to stay alive with the help of machines outdated technology. He did, however include the frame and a depleted assistant surgeon, who could not stand and fell asleep in a corner of the theater.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E“In this era you need more than just a nice picture. You need information “has the characteristics Stanfilnt comment for this download stressing that” each element adds dimension and drama to the photo and helps narrate a story. ” And the story in this case had a happy ending, because the next day the patient recovered and feeling healthier than ever. The most Religa sighed with relief, and after the second heart transplant was completed successfully.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENobody thought then that his heart would Religa that would betray him first. The Polish surgeon excelled in the field of transplantation the ’90s, and in 2004 was awarded for the development of an implantable pump to support cardiac function.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe maniac smoker who served as Minister of Health\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAlongside the scientific activity and chased career in politics. Indeed arrived in 2005 to run in the presidential elections. Although he lost, he remained at the forefront, serving Health Minister of Poland from 2005 until 2007. Was not for the opportunity to put candidates in elections again, after the 2009 event lung cancer was the reason to prematurely cut the thread of life . Although he knew as a doctor of the dangers of cigarette smoker was a maniac who declared unfit to quit. When the disease is detected, it was already at a very advanced stage.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe funeral was held at the cemetery for non Catholics as the Religa declared atheist, broadcast live on television. Attending the ceremony was both the photographer and the Stanfilnt 88chronos longer Zitkevits Tadeusz, who holds as an amulet photo through the surgery with the doctor-hero at his side.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Doctor's Photo That Shocked The Whole World\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-8v6FPrhdYbY\/VRsOyNnnfFI\/AAAAAAAAJGk\/AvItvDtbv14\/s1600\/Doctor's%2BPhoto%2BThat%2BShocked%2BThe%2BWhole%2BWorld.jpg\" title=\"Doctor's Photo That Shocked The Whole World\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESources:\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/afrodite.raftopoulou\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAfrodite Raftopoulou\u003C\/a\u003E \u0026 \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.truthinsideofyou.org\/doctors-photo-shocked-world\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ETruth Inside Of You\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERelated\u003C\/b\u003E: \u003Cul style=\"margin-left: 40px;\"\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2015\/03\/20-photos-that-will-restore-your-faith-in-humanity.html\"\u003E20+ Photos That Will Restore Your Faith In Humanity\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2014\/06\/ultimate-collection-of-rare-historical-photos-a-big-piece-of-history-200-pictures.html\"\u003EUltimate Collection Of Rare Historical Photos. 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Especially The 11th One. There Are No Words.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2014\/06\/18-pictures-of-shaolin-monks-training.html\"\u003E18 Pictures of Shaolin Monks Training\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2014\/04\/16-children-and-their-bedrooms-from-around-the-world.html\"\u003E16 Children \u0026amp; Their Bedrooms From Around the World…\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2014\/07\/rarest-historical-photos-that-you-can-never-forget.html\"\u003ERarest Historical Photos, That you can Never Forget.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2014\/09\/the-10-most-famous-personalities-of-last-6000-years.html\"\u003EThe 10 Most Famous Personalities Of The Last 6,000 Years\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2014\/08\/the-man-who-stopped-world-war-iii.html\" \u003EThe man who stopped World War III\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2014\/05\/which-dictator-killed-the-most-people.html\" \u003EWhich dictator killed the most People?\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/feeds\/7300862759644615194\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2015\/04\/doctors-photo-that-shocked-the-whole-world.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7064777598104498166\/posts\/default\/7300862759644615194"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7064777598104498166\/posts\/default\/7300862759644615194"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2015\/04\/doctors-photo-that-shocked-the-whole-world.html","title":"Doctor's Photo That Shocked The Whole World"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Katerina Pap"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/112610114871379511958"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"http:\/\/img2.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-_U4UeAeOw3U\/VRsNlUNrz7I\/AAAAAAAAJGU\/dDNfcJ4uk-8\/s72-c\/Doctor's%2BPhoto%2BThat%2BShocked%2BThe%2BWhole%2BWorld.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7064777598104498166.post-9138279041398803871"},"published":{"$t":"2015-03-29T22:52:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-03-29T22:52:50.439-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Activism"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Consciousness"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Human Intelligence"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Inspiring Stories"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Justice"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Philosophy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Spirituality"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Truth"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Top 14 Greatest Philosophers And Their Books"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Top 14 Greatest Philosophers And Their Books\" title=\"Top 14 Greatest Philosophers And Their Books\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-nGTVsbeXenk\/VRjkWl8Xz0I\/AAAAAAAAFv4\/IkWOtEKaA7Y\/s1600\/Top%2B14%2BGreatest%2BPhilosophers%2BAnd%2BTheir%2BBooks.jpg\" width=\"100%\"\/\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWe created this article for anyone who loves reading philosophy and wants to learn more about it and its beginning. There are so many worth reading philosophy books, but still you have to start somewhere. So we decided to create our own list of the greatest philosophers of all times, including their best philosophy book. We hope you find this useful!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ch2\u003ESocrates\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Top 14 Greatest Philosophers And Their Books - Socrates\" title=\"Top 14 Greatest Philosophers And Their Books - Socrates\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-fGWCmcnN_ZQ\/VRjPs72vsRI\/AAAAAAAAFvA\/Sy7elrHg4oc\/s1600\/Top%2B13%2BGreatest%2BPhilosophers%2BAnd%2BTheir%2BBooks%2B-%2BSocrates.jpg\" width=\"100%\"\/\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESocrates (470\/469 – 399 BC) was a classical Greek (Athenian) philosopher. He is stated to have in part (together with Plato and Aristotle), or exclusively, laid the foundations of Western philosophy. He is an enigmatic figure known chiefly through the accounts of classical writers, especially the writings of his students Plato and Xenophon and the plays of his contemporary Aristophanes. Plato's dialogues are among the most comprehensive accounts of Socrates to survive from antiquity, though it is unclear the degree to which Socrates himself is \"hidden behind his 'best disciple', Plato\".\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESocrates, whose way of life, character, and thought exerted a profound influence on ancient and modern philosophy, was a widely recognized and controversial figure in his native Athens, so much so that he was frequently mocked in the plays of comic dramatists. (\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/The-Clouds-Aristophanes-performance-University\/dp\/1177420805\/\u0026tag=thinkhuman-20\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EThe Clouds of Aristophanes\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E, produced in 423, is the best-known example.) Although Socrates himself wrote nothing, he is depicted in conversation in compositions by a small circle of his admirers—Plato and Xenophon first among them. He is portrayed in these works as a man of great insight, integrity, self-mastery, and argumentative skill. The impact of his life was all the greater because of the way in which it ended: at age 70, he was brought to trial on a charge of impiety and sentenced to death by poisoning (the poison probably being hemlock) by a jury of his fellow citizens. \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Platos-Apology-Socrates-Translation-Cinematic\/dp\/1456490613\/\u0026tag=thinkhuman-20\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPlato’s Apology of Socrates\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E purports to be the speech Socrates gave at his trial in response to the accusations made against him (Greek apologia means “defense”). Its powerful advocacy of the examined life and its condemnation of Athenian democracy have made it one of the central documents of Western thought and culture.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EPlato - \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0872201368\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026camp=1789\u0026creative=390957\u0026creativeASIN=0872201368\u0026linkCode=as2\u0026tag=thinkhuman-20\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EThe Republic\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Top 14 Greatest Philosophers And Their Books - Plato - The Republic\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Dtea69-68xw\/VBcK8G38DyI\/AAAAAAAAFZg\/UFDF-jRsqr8\/s1600\/Top%2B10%2BGreatest%2BPhilosophers%2BAnd%2BTheir%2BBooks%2B-%2BPlato%2B-%2BThe%2BRepublic.jpg\" title=\"Top 14 Greatest Philosophers And Their Books - Plato - The Republic\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPlato was a classical Greek philosopher born 428-7 B.C.E and died in 348-7 B.C.E. Plato along with Socrates (his teacher) and Aristotle (his student) laid the fundamentals of Western philosophy. Along with being a mathematician he was a also a philosopher and a founder of an Academy in Athens, which was first institute which imparted higher end education to students. Socrates has a large influence of his thinking and teachings.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOne of Plato’s most famous quotations concerns politics, “Until philosophers rule as kings or those who are now called kings and leading men genuinely and adequately philosophize, that is, until political power and philosophy entirely coincide, while the many natures who at present pursue either one exclusively are forcibly prevented from doing so, cities will have no rest from evils…nor, I think, will the human race.” What he means is that any person(s) in control of a nation or city or city-state must be wise, and that if they are not, then they are ineffectual rulers. It is only through philosophy that the world can be free of evils. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPlato’s \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0872201368\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026camp=1789\u0026creative=390957\u0026creativeASIN=0872201368\u0026linkCode=as2\u0026tag=thinkhuman-20\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ERepublic\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E is a Socratic dialogue, written by Plato around 380 BC, concerning the definition of justice, the order and character of the just city-state and the just man, reason by which ancient readers used the name On Justice as an alternative title.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt is Plato's best-known work and has proven to be one of the most intellectually and historically influential works of philosophy and political theory. The Republic is unparalleled in its coverage of all areas of life. While Plato addresses metaphysical issues, he does so with language and analogies that most people can grasp with studious reading. But Plato talks about much more than metaphysics. Marriage, music, war, kings, procreation and more are all topics of discussion for Plato’s dialog.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EAristotle - \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Nicomachean-Ethics-Aristotle\/dp\/0872204642\/\u0026tag=thinkhuman-20\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ENicomachean Ethics\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Top 14 Greatest Philosophers And Their Books - Aristotle - Nicomachean Ethics\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-F75aVi-uXLE\/VBcMhH-73nI\/AAAAAAAAFZs\/ESixzTgSkII\/s1600\/Top%2B10%2BGreatest%2BPhilosophers%2BAnd%2BTheir%2BBooks%2B-%2BAristotle%2B-%2BNicomachean%2BEthics.jpg\" title=\"Top 14 Greatest Philosophers And Their Books - Aristotle - Nicomachean Ethics\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAristotle was born at Stagira in northern Greece in 384 B.C. His father, Nicomachus, was a physician at the court of Philip of Macedon, the father of Alexander the Great. In 367, Aristotle moved to Athens, which was the intellectual and cultural center of ancient Greece. He joined Plato's Academy in Athens and remained there until the age of thirty-seven. His writings cover many subjects – including physics, biology, zoology, metaphysics, logic, ethics, aesthetics, poetry, theater, music, rhetoric, linguistics, politics and government – and constitute the first comprehensive system of Western philosophy. Shortly after Plato died, Aristotle left Athens and, at the request of Philip of Macedon, tutored Alexander the Great between 356 and 323 BCE. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETeaching Alexander the Great gave Aristotle many opportunities and an abundance of supplies. He established a library in the Lyceum which aided in the production of many of his hundreds of books. The fact that Aristotle was a pupil of Plato contributed to his former views of Platonism, but, following Plato's death, Aristotle immersed himself in empirical studies and shifted from Platonism to empiricism. He believed all peoples' concepts and all of their knowledge was ultimately based on perception. Aristotle's views on natural sciences represent the groundwork underlying many of his works.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Nicomachean-Ethics-Aristotle\/dp\/0872204642\/\u0026tag=thinkhuman-20\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ENicomachean Ethics\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E is Aristotle's best-known work on ethics. The work, which plays a pre-eminent role in defining Aristotelian ethics, consists of ten books, originally separate scrolls, and is understood to be based on notes from his lectures at the Lyceum, which were either edited by or dedicated to Aristotle's son, Nicomachus. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe theme of the work is the Socratic question which had previously been explored in Plato's works, of how men should best live. In his Metaphysics, Aristotle described how Socrates turned philosophy to human questions, whereas Pre-Socratic philosophy had only been theoretical. Ethics, as now separated out for discussion by Aristotle, is practical rather than theoretical, in the original Aristotelian senses of these terms. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis work is not only a contemplation about good living, but also aims to create good living. It is therefore connected to Aristotle's other practical work, Politics, which similarly aims at people becoming good. However ethics is about how individuals should best live, while the study of politics is from the perspective of a law-giver, looking at the good of a whole community.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EEpicurus - \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Essential-Epicurus-Great-Books-Philosophy\/dp\/0879758104\/\u0026tag=thinkhuman-20\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EThe Essential Epicurus\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Top 14 Greatest Philosophers And Their Books - Epicurus - The Essential Epicurus\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-d-9X-xErQIQ\/VBcOxiO4QnI\/AAAAAAAAFZ4\/zgrX0dl-sNk\/s1600\/Top%2B10%2BGreatest%2BPhilosophers%2BAnd%2BTheir%2BBooks%2B-%2BEpicurus%2B-%2BThe%2BEssential%2BEpicurus.jpg\" title=\"Top 14 Greatest Philosophers And Their Books - Epicurus - The Essential Epicurus\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEpicurus was an ancient Greek philosopher as well as the founder of the school of philosophy called Epicureanism. Only a few fragments and letters of Epicurus's 300 written works remain. Much of what is known about Epicurean philosophy derives from later followers and commentators.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor Epicurus, the purpose of philosophy was to attain the happy, tranquil life, characterized by ataraxia—peace and freedom from fear—and aponia—the absence of pain—and by living a self-sufficient life surrounded by friends. He taught that pleasure and pain are the measures of what is good and evil; death is the end of both body and soul and should therefore not be feared; the gods neither reward nor punish humans; the universe is infinite and eternal; and events in the world are ultimately based on the motions and interactions of atoms moving in empty space.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Essential-Epicurus-Great-Books-Philosophy\/dp\/0879758104\/\u0026tag=thinkhuman-20\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EThe Essential Epicurus\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E is  is a collection of Epicurus' writings. His philosophy rests on an atomistic (material, not metaphysical) foundation. One is born, one dies. That's it. So the focus is on how we live and how we ought to live. We live he says by pursuing pleasure and avoiding pain.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEpicureanism is commonly regarded as the refined satisfaction of physical desires. As a philosophy, however, it also denoted the striving after an independent state of mind and body, imperturbability, and reliance on sensory data as the true basis of knowledge.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EConfucius - \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Analects-Selections-Traditional-Commentaries-Classics\/dp\/0872206351\/\u0026tag=thinkhuman-20\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EThe Analects\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Top 14 Greatest Philosophers And Their Books - Confucius\" title=\"Top 14 Greatest Philosophers And Their Books - Confucius\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-gxkariP6mY4\/VRjSTsEPn4I\/AAAAAAAAFvM\/o3c5ADY0mdw\/s1600\/Top%2B13%2BGreatest%2BPhilosophers%2BAnd%2BTheir%2BBooks%2B-%2BConfucius.jpg\" width=\"100%\"\/\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EConfucius (551–479 BC) was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history. The philosophy of Confucius emphasized personal and governmental morality, correctness of social relationships, justice and sincerity. His followers competed successfully with many other schools during the Hundred Schools of Thought era only to be suppressed in favor of the Legalists during the Qin Dynasty. Following the victory of Han over Chu after the collapse of Qin, Confucius's thoughts received official sanction and were further developed into a system known as Confucianism.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EConfucius is traditionally credited with having authored or edited many of the Chinese classic texts including all of the Five Classics, but modern scholars are cautious of attributing specific assertions to Confucius himself. Aphorisms concerning his teachings were compiled in the Analects, but only many years after his death.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EConfucius's principles had a basis in common Chinese tradition and belief. He championed strong family loyalty, ancestor worship, respect of elders by their children and of husbands by their wives. He also recommended family as a basis for ideal government. He espoused the well-known principle \"Do not do to others what you do not want done to yourself\", an early version of the Golden Rule.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Analects-Selections-Traditional-Commentaries-Classics\/dp\/0872206351\/\u0026tag=thinkhuman-20\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EThe Analects\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E, also known as the Analects of Confucius, is a collection of sayings and ideas attributed to the Chinese philosopher Confucius and his contemporaries, traditionally believed to have been written by Confucius' followers. It is believed to have been written during the Warring States period (475 BC–221 BC), and it achieved its final form during the mid-Han dynasty (206 BC–220 AD).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EJesus Christ\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Top 14 Greatest Philosophers And Their Books - Jesus Christ\" title=\"Top 14 Greatest Philosophers And Their Books - Jesus Christ\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-n9Brx2iwMbk\/VRjTwzBhCHI\/AAAAAAAAFvY\/ePCzgUdqS9Y\/s1600\/Top%2B13%2BGreatest%2BPhilosophers%2BAnd%2BTheir%2BBooks%2B-%2BJesus%2BChrist.jpg\" width=\"100%\"\/\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EContrary to the views of critics, Jesus Christ was a brilliant thinker, who used logical arguments to refute His critics and establish the truth of His views. When Jesus praised the faith of children, He was encouraging humility as a virtue, not irrational religious trust or a blind leap of faith in the dark. Jesus deftly employed a variety of reasoning strategies in His debates on various topics. These include escaping the horns of a dilemma, a fortiori arguments, appeals to evidence, and reductio ad absurdum arguments. Jesus’ use of persuasive arguments demonstrates that He was both a philosopher and an apologist who rationally defended His worldview in discussions with some of the best thinkers of His day. This intellectual approach does not detract from His divine authority but enhances it. Jesus’ high estimation of rationality and His own application of arguments indicates that Christianity is not an anti-intellectual faith. Followers of Jesus today, therefore, should emulate His intellectual zeal, using the same kinds or arguments He Himself used. Jesus’ argumentative strategies have applications to four contemporary debates: the relationship between God and morality, the reliability of the New Testament, the resurrection of Jesus, and ethical relativism.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ch2\u003ERené Descartes - \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Meditations-First-Philosophy-Rene-Descartes\/dp\/1453611924\/ref=la_B000APMX6Y_1_7?s=books\u0026ie=UTF8\u0026qid=1410798124\u0026sr=1-7\u0026tag=thinkhuman-20\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMeditations on First Philosophy\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Top 14 Greatest Philosophers And Their Books - René Descartes - Meditations on First Philosophy\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-qP64lVrNZ4c\/VBcScJAdf1I\/AAAAAAAAFaE\/qXCx-fW8Cjs\/s1600\/Top%2B10%2BGreatest%2BPhilosophers%2BAnd%2BTheir%2BBooks%2B-%2BRen%C3%A9%2BDescartes%2B-%2BMeditations%2Bon%2BFirst%2BPhilosophy.jpg\" title=\"Top 14 Greatest Philosophers And Their Books - René Descartes - Meditations on First Philosophy\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDescartes lived from 1596 to 1650, and today he is referred to as “the Father of Modern Philosophy.” He created analytical geometry, based on his now immortal Cartesian coordinate system, immortal in the sense that we are all taught it in school, and that it is still perfectly up-to-date in almost all branches of mathematics. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnalytical geometry is the study of geometry using algebra and the Cartesian coordinate system. He discovered the laws of refraction and reflection. He also invented the superscript notation still used today to indicate the powers of exponents.He advocated dualism, which is very basically defined as the power of the mind over the body: strength is derived by ignoring the weaknesses of the human physique and relying on the infinite power of the human mind. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDescartes’s most famous statement, now practically the motto of existentialism: “Je pense donc je suis;” “Cogito, ergo sum;” “I think, therefore I am.” This is not meant to prove the existence of one’s body. Quite the opposite, it is meant to prove the existence of one’s mind. He rejected perception as unreliable, and considered deduction the only reliable method for examining, proving and disproving anything. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Meditations-First-Philosophy-Rene-Descartes\/dp\/1453611924\/ref=la_B000APMX6Y_1_7?s=books\u0026ie=UTF8\u0026qid=1410798124\u0026sr=1-7\u0026tag=thinkhuman-20\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMeditations on First Philosophy\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E is a philosophical treatise by René Descartes first published in 1641.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe book is made up of six meditations, in which Descartes first discards all belief in things which are not absolutely certain, and then tries to establish what can be known for sure. The meditations were written as if he was meditating for 6 days: each meditation refers to the last one as \"yesterday\".\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Meditations consist of the presentation of Descartes' metaphysical system in its most detailed level and in the expanding of Descartes' philosophical system, which he first introduced in the fourth part of his Discourse on Method (1637). Descartes' metaphysical thought is also found in the Principles of Philosophy (1644), which the author intended to be a philosophy guidebook.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EVoltaire - \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Candide-Bantam-Classics-Voltaire\/dp\/0553211668\/\u0026tag=thinkhuman-20\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECandide\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Top 14 Greatest Philosophers And Their Books - Voltaire - Candide\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-XQ_dqRtcHPA\/VBcZHerkEJI\/AAAAAAAAFbE\/bycmhVXhrwg\/s1600\/Top%2B10%2BGreatest%2BPhilosophers%2BAnd%2BTheir%2BBooks%2B-%2BVoltaire%2B-%2BCandide.jpg\" title=\"Top 14 Greatest Philosophers And Their Books - Voltaire - Candide\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFrançois-Marie Arouet (21 November 1694 – 30 May 1778), known as Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher famous for his wit, his attacks on the established Catholic Church, and his advocacy of freedom of religion, freedom of expression, and separation of church and state. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EVoltaire was a versatile writer, producing works in almost every literary form, including plays, poems, novels, essays, and historical and scientific works. He wrote more than 20,000 letters and more than 2,000 books and pamphlets. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs a satirical polemicist, he frequently made use of his works to criticize intolerance, religious dogma, and the French institutions of his day.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Candide-Bantam-Classics-Voltaire\/dp\/0553211668\/\u0026tag=thinkhuman-20\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECandide\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E is the story of a gentle man who, though pummeled and slapped in every direction by fate, clings desperately to the belief that he lives in \"the best of all possible worlds.\" On the surface a witty, bantering tale, this eighteenth-century classic is actually a savage, satiric thrust at the philosophical optimism that proclaims that all disaster and human suffering is part of a benevolent cosmic plan. Fast, funny, often outrageous, the French philosopher's immortal narrative takes Candide around the world to discover that -- contrary to the teachings of his distringuished tutor Dr. Pangloss -- all is not always for the best. Alive with wit, brilliance, and graceful storytelling, Candide has become Voltaire's most celebrated work.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EJean Jacques Rousseau - \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/The-Social-Contract-Jean-Jacques-Rousseau\/dp\/145380689X\/\u0026tag=thinkhuman-20\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ESocial Contract\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Top 14 Greatest Philosophers And Their Books - Jean Jacques Rousseau - Social Contract\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Mw-54Ig68qE\/VBcYQLRlbNI\/AAAAAAAAFa8\/sYF725ZDY3Y\/s1600\/Top%2B10%2BGreatest%2BPhilosophers%2BAnd%2BTheir%2BBooks%2B-%2BJean%2BJacques%2BRousseau%2B-%2BSocial%2BContract.jpg\" title=\"Top 14 Greatest Philosophers And Their Books - Jean Jacques Rousseau - Social Contract\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJean-Jacques Rousseau was one of the most influential thinkers during the Enlightenment in eighteenth century Europe. His first major philosophical work, A Discourse on the Sciences and Arts, was the winning response to an essay contest conducted by the Academy of Dijon in 1750. In this work, Rousseau argues that the progression of the sciences and arts has caused the corruption of virtue and morality.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJean-Jacques Rousseau remains an important figure in the history of philosophy, both because of his contributions to political philosophy and moral psychology and because of his influence on later thinkers.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/The-Social-Contract-Jean-Jacques-Rousseau\/dp\/145380689X\/\u0026tag=thinkhuman-20\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EThe Social Contract\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E is about the best way to establish a political community in the face of the problems of commercial society, which he had already identified in his Discourse on Inequality (1754).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Social Contract helped inspire political reforms or revolutions in Europe, especially in France. The Social Contract argued against the idea that monarchs were divinely empowered to legislate; as Rousseau asserts, only the people, who are sovereign, have that all-powerful right.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EImmanuel Kant - \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Critique-Pure-Reason-Immanuel-Kant\/dp\/1463794762\/\u0026tag=thinkhuman-20\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECritique of Pure Reason\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Top 14 Greatest Philosophers And Their Books - Immanuel Kant - Critique of Pure Reason\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-aF0AGmpOhXg\/VBcW3_AUXYI\/AAAAAAAAFaw\/mCxs678ern0\/s1600\/Top%2B10%2BGreatest%2BPhilosophers%2BAnd%2BTheir%2BBooks%2B-%2BImmanuel%2BKant%2B-%2BCritique%2Bof%2BPure%2BReason.jpg\" title=\"Top 14 Greatest Philosophers And Their Books - Immanuel Kant - Critique of Pure Reason\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EImmanuel Kant (1724–1804) is the central figure in modern philosophy. He synthesized early modern rationalism and empiricism, set the terms for much of nineteenth and twentieth century philosophy, and continues to exercise a significant influence today in metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, political philosophy, aesthetics, and other fields. He argues that the human understanding is the source of the general laws of nature that structure all our experience; and that human reason gives itself the moral law, which is our basis for belief in God, freedom, and immortality.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Critique-Pure-Reason-Immanuel-Kant\/dp\/1463794762\/\u0026tag=thinkhuman-20\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EThe Critique of Pure Reason\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E was published in 1781. Kant’s primary aim is to determine the limits and scope of pure reason. That is, he wants to know what reason alone can determine without the help of the senses or any other faculties. Metaphysicians make grand claims about the nature of reality based on pure reason alone, but these claims often conflict with one another. Furthermore, Kant is prompted by Hume’s skepticism to doubt the very possibility of metaphysics.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EArthur Schopenhauer - \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Schopenhauer-Representation-Volume-Cambridge-Edition\/dp\/0521871840\/\u0026tag=thinkhuman-20\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EThe World As Will And Representation\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Top 14 Greatest Philosophers And Their Books - Arthur Schopenhauer - The World As Will And Representation\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-18LQYNIepfY\/VBcULBQ-YXI\/AAAAAAAAFaY\/pqY0Z1oc_GQ\/s1600\/Top%2B10%2BGreatest%2BPhilosophers%2BAnd%2BTheir%2BBooks%2B-%2BArthur%2BSchopenhauer%2B-%2BThe%2BWorld%2BAs%2BWill%2BAnd%2BRepresentation.jpg\" title=\"Top 14 Greatest Philosophers And Their Books - Arthur Schopenhauer - The World As Will And Representation\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EArthur Schopenhauer was a German philosopher best known for his book, The World as Will and Representation, in which he claimed that our world is driven by a continually dissatisfied will, continually seeking satisfaction. He was influenced by Eastern philosophy and he was also an atheist.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAt age 25, he published his doctoral dissertation, On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason, which examined the four distinct aspects of experience in the phenomenal world; consequently, he has been influential in the history of phenomenology. He has influenced many thinkers, including Friedrich Nietzsche, Richard Wagner, Otto Weininger, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Erwin Schrödinger, Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, Otto Rank, Carl Jung, Joseph Campbell, Leo Tolstoy, Thomas Mann, and Jorge Luis Borges, among others.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Schopenhauer-Representation-Volume-Cambridge-Edition\/dp\/0521871840\/\u0026tag=thinkhuman-20\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EThe World as Will and Representation\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E (Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung) is the central work of the German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer. Volume 1 of the definitive English translation of one of the most important philosophical works of the 19th century, the basic statement in one important stream of post-Kantian thought.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ch2\u003ENietzsche - \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Beyond-Good-Evil-Philosophy-Editions\/dp\/048629868X\/\u0026tag=thinkhuman-20\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EBeyond Good and Evil\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Top 14 Greatest Philosophers And Their Books - Nietzsche - Beyond Good and Evil\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-RszjT_qA8Ww\/VBcTHIhRE0I\/AAAAAAAAFaM\/CIj-wTEckYc\/s1600\/Top%2B10%2BGreatest%2BPhilosophers%2BAnd%2BTheir%2BBooks%2B-%2BNietzsche%2B-%2BBeyond%2BGood%2Band%2BEvil.jpg\" title=\"Top 14 Greatest Philosophers And Their Books - Nietzsche - Beyond Good and Evil\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFriedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (15 October 1844 – 25 August 1900) was a German philologist, philosopher, cultural critic, poet and composer. He wrote several critical texts on religion, morality, contemporary culture, philosophy and science, displaying a fondness for metaphor, irony and aphorism.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENietzsche began his career as a classical philologist—a scholar of Greek and Roman textual criticism—before turning to philosophy. In 1869, at age twenty-four, he was appointed to the Chair of Classical Philology at the University of Basel, the youngest individual to have held this position. He resigned in the summer of 1879 due to health problems that plagued him most of his life.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn 1889, at age forty-four, he suffered a collapse and a complete loss of his mental faculties. The breakdown was later ascribed to atypical general paresis due to tertiary syphilis, but this diagnosis has come into question. Re-examination of Nietzsche's medical evaluation papers show that he almost certainly died of brain cancer.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENietzsche lived his remaining years in the care of his mother until her death in 1897, after which he fell under the care of his sister Elisabeth Förster-Nietzsche until his death in 1900.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Beyond-Good-Evil-Philosophy-Editions\/dp\/048629868X\/\u0026tag=thinkhuman-20\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EBeyond Good and Evil\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E, Nietzsche's philosophical and literary powers are at their height: with devastating irony and flashing wit he gleefully dynamites centuries of accumulated conventional wisdom in metaphysics, morals, and psychology, clearing a path for such twentieth-century innovators as Thomas Mann, André Gide, Sigmund Freud, George Bernard Shaw, André Malraux, and Jean-Paul Sartre, all of whom openly acknowledged their debt to him.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EStudents of philosophy and literature as well as general readers will prize this rich sampling of Nietzsche's thought in an unabridged and inexpensive edition of one of the philosopher's most important works.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EJean Paul Sartre - \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Being-Nothingness-Jean-Paul-Sartre\/dp\/0671867806\/\u0026tag=thinkhuman-20\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EBeing and Nothingness\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Top 14 Greatest Philosophers And Their Books - Jean Paul Sartre - Being and Nothingness\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Isnmz87NVa4\/VBcVxmKMcLI\/AAAAAAAAFak\/9f6YQ5FgqCk\/s1600\/Top%2B10%2BGreatest%2BPhilosophers%2BAnd%2BTheir%2BBooks%2B-%2BJean%2BPaul%2BSartre%2B-%2BBeing%2Band%2BNothingness.jpg\" title=\"Top 14 Greatest Philosophers And Their Books - Jean Paul Sartre - Being and Nothingness\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (21 June 1905 – 15 April 1980) was a French philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary critic. He was one of the key figures in the philosophy of existentialism and phenomenology, and one of the leading figures in 20th-century French philosophy and Marxism.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHis work has also influenced sociology, critical theory, post-colonial theory, and literary studies, and continues to influence these disciplines. Sartre has also been noted for his open relationship with the prominent feminist theorist Simone de Beauvoir.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHe was awarded the 1964 Nobel Prize in Literature but refused it, saying that he always declined official honors and that \"a writer should not allow himself to be turned into an institution\".\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Being-Nothingness-Jean-Paul-Sartre\/dp\/0671867806\/\u0026tag=thinkhuman-20\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EBeing and Nothingness\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E is one of the most significant philosophical books of the 20th century. The central work by one of the century's most influential thinkers, it altered the course of western philosophy. Its revolutionary approach challenged all previous assumptions about the individual's relationship with the world. Known as 'the Bible of existentialism', its impact on culture \u0026 literature was immediate \u0026 was felt worldwide, from the absurdist drama of Samuel Beckett to the soul-searching cries of the Beat poets.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EAlbert Camus - \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/The-Stranger-Albert-Camus\/dp\/0679420266\/\u0026tag=thinkhuman-20\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EThe Stranger\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Top 14 Greatest Philosophers And Their Books - Albert Camus\" title=\"Top 14 Greatest Philosophers And Their Books - Albert Camus\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-IiEI51sqq58\/VRjcNGL7GEI\/AAAAAAAAFvo\/rklw273-eTU\/s1600\/Top%2B14%2BGreatest%2BPhilosophers%2BAnd%2BTheir%2BBooks%2B-%2BAlbert%2BCamus.jpg\" width=\"100%\"\/\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAlbert Camus (7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French Nobel Prize winning author, journalist, and philosopher. His views contributed to the rise of the philosophy known as absurdism. He wrote in his essay \"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/The-Rebel-Essay-Man-Revolt\/dp\/0679733841\/\u0026tag=thinkhuman-20\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EThe Rebel\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\" that his whole life was devoted to opposing the philosophy of nihilism while still delving deeply into individual freedom.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECamus did not consider himself to be an existentialist despite usually being classified as one, even during his own lifetime. In an interview in 1945, Camus rejected any ideological associations: \"No, I am not an existentialist. Sartre and I are always surprised to see our names linked...\".\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECamus was born in Algeria to a Pied-Noir family, and studied at the University of Algiers. In 1949, Camus founded the Group for International Liaisons within the Revolutionary Union Movement after his split with Garry Davis's Citizens of the World movement. The formation of this group, according to Camus, was intended to \"denounce two ideologies found in both the USSR and the USA\" regarding their idolatry of technology.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECamus was awarded the 1957 Nobel Prize for Literature \"for his important literary production, which with clear-sighted earnestness illuminates the problems of the human conscience in our times\".\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/The-Stranger-Albert-Camus\/dp\/0679420266\/\u0026tag=thinkhuman-20\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EThe Outsider\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E or \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/The-Stranger-Albert-Camus\/dp\/0679420266\/\u0026tag=thinkhuman-20\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EThe Stranger\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E is a novel by Albert Camus published in 1942. Its theme and outlook are often cited as exemplars of Camus's philosophy of the absurd and existentialism, though Camus personally rejected the latter label.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERelated:\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cul style=\"margin-left: 40px;\"\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2014\/09\/the-10-most-famous-personalities-of-last-6000-years.html\"\u003EThe 10 Most Famous Personalities Of The Last 6,000 Years\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2015\/03\/socrates-was-one-of-the-smartest-people-ever-lived-here-are-24-out-of-his-most-important-quotes-that-everyone-needs-to-read.html\"\u003ESocrates Was One Of The Smartest People Ever Lived. Here Are 24 Out Of His Most Important Quotes That Everyone Needs To Read\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2014\/04\/socrates-the-test-of-three.html\"\u003ESocrates: The Test Of Three\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2014\/07\/motivation-15-best-socrates-picture-quotes.html\"\u003EMOTIVATION: 15 Best Socrates Picture Quotes\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2015\/03\/17-of-platos-most-famous-quotes-that-can-help-us-improve-our-lives.html\"\u003E17 Of Plato's Most Famous Quotes That Can Help Us Improve Our Lives\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2014\/09\/this-animation-will-explain-you-platos-philosophy-in-almost-3-minutes.html\"\u003EThis Animation Will Explain To You Plato's Philosophy In Almost 3 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href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2015\/01\/25-lessons-from-khalil-gibran-that-can-totally-transform-your-life.html\"\u003E25 Lessons From Khalil Gibran That Can Totally Transform Your Life\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2014\/10\/18-rules-of-living-by-the-dalai-lama.html\"\u003E18 Rules Of Living By The Dalai Lama\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2014\/08\/mark-twains-top-9-tips-for-living-a-kick-ass-life.html\"\u003EMark Twain’s Top 9 Tips For Living A Kick-Ass Life\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2014\/08\/the-wisdom-of-bruce-lee-25-quotes-on-mastery-martial-arts-conciousness.html\"\u003EThe Wisdom of Bruce Lee: 25 Quotes on Mastery, Martial Arts \u0026 Consciousness\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2013\/07\/10-inventions-of-nikola-tesla-that-changed-the-world.html\"\u003EThe 10 Inventions of Nikola Tesla That Changed The World\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2014\/06\/10-unbelievable-facts-you-didnt-know-about-nikola-tesla.html\"\u003E10 Unbelievable Facts You Didn't Know About Nikola Tesla\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2014\/10\/this-explains-why-einsteins-brain-was-special.html\"\u003EThis Explains Why Einstein's Brain Was Special\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2014\/07\/leonardo-da-vinci-s-6-ingenious-inventions.html\"\u003ELeonardo Da Vinci’s 6 Ingenious Inventions\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2015\/02\/these-awesome-quotes-will-make-you-rethink-life.html\"\u003EThese Awesome Quotes 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href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2014\/03\/john-lennon-s-imagine-made-into-a-beautiful-comic.html\"\u003EJohn Lennon's \"Imagine\", made into a beautiful comic.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2014\/06\/8-great-philosophical-questions-that-well-never-solve.html\"\u003E8 Great Philosophical Questions That We’ll Never Solve\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/feeds\/9138279041398803871\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2015\/03\/top-14-greatest-philosophers-and-their-books.html#comment-form","title":"0 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Pap"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/112610114871379511958"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"http:\/\/img2.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-nGTVsbeXenk\/VRjkWl8Xz0I\/AAAAAAAAFv4\/IkWOtEKaA7Y\/s72-c\/Top%2B14%2BGreatest%2BPhilosophers%2BAnd%2BTheir%2BBooks.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7064777598104498166.post-6169456578819798681"},"published":{"$t":"2015-03-29T20:36:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-03-29T20:36:22.345-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Consciousness"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Health"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Human Intelligence"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Inspiring Stories"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Philosophy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Science"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Spirituality"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Harvard Study Unveils What Meditation Literally Does To The Brain"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Harvard Study Unveils What Meditation Literally Does To The Brain\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/--agUaMT3BGY\/VQwoAdXECpI\/AAAAAAAAI_o\/P0K2SdBPyDk\/s1600\/Harvard%2BStudy%2BUnveils%2BWhat%2BMeditation%2BLiterally%2BDoes%2BTo%2BThe%2BBrain.jpeg\" title=\"Harvard Study Unveils What Meditation Literally Does To The Brain\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENumerous studies have indicated the many physiological benefits of meditation, and the latest one comes from Harvard University.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAn eight week study conducted by Harvard researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) determined that meditation literally rebuilds the brains \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.princeton.edu\/~achaney\/tmve\/wiki100k\/docs\/Grey_matter.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Egrey matter\u003C\/a\u003E in just eight weeks. It’s the very first study to document that meditation produces changes over time in the brain’s grey matter. (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/news.harvard.edu\/gazette\/story\/2011\/01\/eight-weeks-to-a-better-brain\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E1\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E“Although the practice of meditation is associated with a sense of peacefulness and physical relaxation, practitioners have long claimed that meditation also provides cognitive and psychological benefits that persist throughout the day. This study demonstrates that changes in brain structure may underlie some of these reported improvements and that people are not just feeling better because they are spending time relaxing.”\u003C\/b\u003E – (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/news.harvard.edu\/gazette\/story\/2011\/01\/eight-weeks-to-a-better-brain\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E1\u003C\/a\u003E) Sara Lazar of the MGH Psychiatric Neuroimaging Research Program and a Harvard Medical School Instructor in Psychology\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe study involved taking magnetic resonance images (MRI) of the brain’s of 16 study participants two weeks prior to participating in the study. MRI images of the participants were also taken after the study was completed.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E“The analysis of MR images, which focused on areas where meditation-associated differences were seen in earlier studies, found increased grey-matter density in the hippocampus, known to be important for learning and memory, and in structures associated with self-awareness, compassion and introspection.”\u003C\/b\u003E (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/news.harvard.edu\/gazette\/story\/2011\/01\/eight-weeks-to-a-better-brain\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E1\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor the study, participants engaged in meditation practices every day for approximately 30 minutes. These practices included focusing on audio recordings for guided meditation, non-judgmental awareness of sensations, feelings and state of mind.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E“It is fascinating to see the brain’s plasticity and that, by practicing meditation, we can play an active role in changing the brain and can increase our well-being and quality of life. Other studies in different patient populations have shown that meditation can make significant improvements in a variety of symptoms, and we are now investigating the underlying mechanisms in the brain that facilitate this change.”\u003C\/b\u003E – (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/news.harvard.edu\/gazette\/story\/2011\/01\/eight-weeks-to-a-better-brain\/\"\u003E1\u003C\/a\u003E) Britta Holzel, first author of the paper and a research fellow at MGH and Giessen University in Germany\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EHow To Meditate\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA common misconception about meditation is that you have to sit a certain way or do something in particular to achieve the various benefits that it can provide. All you have to do is place yourself in a position that is most comfortable to you. It could be sitting cross legged, lying down in a bed, sitting on a couch etc, it’s your choice.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnother common misconception about meditation is that you have to “try” to empty your mind. One important factor I enjoyed reading from the study mentioned above is that participants were engaged in “non-judgmental awareness of sensations, feelings and state of mind.”  When meditating, you shouldn’t try to “empty” your mind. Instead, try to let your thoughts, feelings and whatever emotions you are feeling at the time flow. Don’t judge them, just let them come and go and be at peace with it.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI also believe that meditation is a state of being\/mind more than anything else. I feel that one does not have to sit down for half an hour and “meditate” so to speak in order to reap the benefits of it, or to be engaged in the practice itself.  One can be engaged in meditation while they are on a walk, for example, or the time they have right before they sleep. Throughout the day, one can resist judging their thoughts, letting them flow until they are no more, or just be in a constant state of peace and self awareness. Contrary to popular belief, there is more than one way to meditate.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E“You will have to understand one of the most fundamental things about meditation: that no technique leads to meditation. The old so-called techniques and the new scientific biofeedback techniques are the same as far as meditation is concerned. Meditation is not a byproduct of any technique. Meditation happens beyond mind. No technique can go beyond mind.” – Osho\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESources:\u003C\/b\u003E (1)  \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/news.harvard.edu\/gazette\/story\/2011\/01\/eight-weeks-to-a-better-brain\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ENews Harvard\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.princeton.edu\/~achaney\/tmve\/wiki100k\/docs\/Grey_matter.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPrinceton\u003C\/a\u003E via \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.collective-evolution.com\/2014\/12\/11\/harvard-study-unveils-what-meditation-literally-does-to-the-brain\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECollective Evolution\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERelated:\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cul style=\"margin-left: 40px;\"\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2014\/07\/4-best-scientifically-proven-benefits-of-meditation.html\"\u003E4 Best Scientifically Proven Benefits Of Meditation\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2015\/03\/7-meditation-mindfulness-practices-for-a-busy-life.html\"\u003E7 Meditation \u0026 Mindfulness Practices For A Busy Life\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2014\/06\/train-your-brain-to-let-go-of-habits-10-methods-for-creating-new-neutral-pathways.html\"\u003ETrain Your Brain To Let Go Of Habits – 10 Methods For Creating New Neural Pathways\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2014\/09\/one-buddha-teaching-that-will-tell-you-more-about-yourself-than-anything-else.html\"\u003EOne Buddha Teaching That Will Tell You More About Yourself Than Anything Else\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2014\/07\/25-life-changing-lessons-to-learn-from-gautama-buddha.html\"\u003E25 Life Changing Lessons to Learn from Buddha\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2014\/11\/the-key-to-happiness-according-to-3-greek-philosophers.html\"\u003EThe Key To Happiness, According To 3 Greek Philosophers\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2014\/09\/the-10-most-famous-personalities-of-last-6000-years.html\"\u003EThe 10 Most Famous Personalities Of The Last 6,000 Years\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2015\/01\/12-life-lessons-from-jesus-that-everyone-should-read-before-they-die.html\"\u003E12 Life Lessons from Jesus That Everyone Should Read Before They Die\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2014\/07\/motivation-15-best-socrates-picture-quotes.html\"\u003EMOTIVATION: 15 Best Socrates Picture Quotes\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2014\/04\/socrates-the-test-of-three.html\"\u003ESocrates: The Test Of Three\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2014\/09\/this-animation-will-explain-you-platos-philosophy-in-almost-3-minutes.html\"\u003EThis Animation Will Explain To You Plato's Philosophy In Almost 3 Minutes\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2014\/10\/18-rules-of-living-by-the-dalai-lama.html\"\u003E18 Rules Of Living By The Dalai Lama\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2015\/02\/25-life-changing-lessons-to-learn-from-rumi.html\"\u003E25 Life Changing Lessons To Learn From Rumi\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2015\/01\/25-lessons-from-khalil-gibran-that-can-totally-transform-your-life.html\"\u003E25 Lessons From Khalil Gibran That Can Totally Transform Your Life\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2014\/05\/25-life-lessons-from-albert-einstein.html\"\u003E25 Life Lessons from Albert Einstein\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkinghumanity.com\/2013\/10\/albert-einstein-how-i-see-world.html\"\u003EAlbert Einstein - 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