PHILOSOPHICAL RIDDLES

I am a son of a chemist and a

mathematician.
People called me Iron59. What is my
name?
Felix

Explanation:
Iron = Fe (chemical symbol)
59 = LIX (Roman numerals)
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As I was going to St. Ives,

I met a man with seven wives,
Each wife had seven sacks,
Each sack had seven cats,
Each cat had seven kits:
Kits, cats, sacks, and wives,
How many were there going to St. Ives?
If the narrator meets the group on the way to St. Ives, then they
must be going in the opposite direction and the math
calculations are simply a bit of trickery meant to misdirect.
 EXPONENTS OF REALISM
ARISTOTLE (384-322 BCE) FATHER OF REALISM

FORMS OF REALISM

THOMAS AQUINAS (1225-1274) 1.) SCHOLASTIC REALISM

MIDDLE AGES A demand for truth or
reality rather than
FRANCOIS RABELAIS (1483-1553) beauties of Roman days
arose
2.) HUMANISTIC REALISM
A reaction against
JOHN MILTON (1608-1741) emphasis on form & style
of old classical literature

MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE (1533-1692) 3.)SOCIAL REALISM

A reaction against
production of scholars &
FRANCIS BACON (1561-1626) professional men &
neglect of practice

JOHANN AMOS COMENIUS (1592-1670) 4.) SENSE-REALISM

A reaction against realities
found in the classics or
JOHN LOCKE (1632-1704) everyday human activities
 QUESTION:

ARE YOU REALIST?