Philosophes

mStoner, Inc. Announces Four New Shareholders, Expands Company Leadership

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Tuesday, May 5, 2020
Writers, Articles, Philosophy, Fellows of the Royal Society, Antisemitism in France, Philosophes, Vegetarians, Voltaire, Leadership

"We're making a statement about the kind of company we want to be.

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  • "We're making a statement about the kind of company we want to be.
  • One that remains proudly independent, and honors the significant contributions of our talented and dedicated team members."
  • "Our directors provide key leadership with clients and in shaping mStoner's future," said Voltaire Santos Miran, co-founder, CEO, and head of client experience.
  • "It is a pleasure to cement their role as company leaders as we look ahead to the future."

Fraser Institute News Release: New book summarizes key ideas of John Locke, which underpin free societies of today

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Thursday, March 12, 2020
Articles, Philosophy, Secularism, Fellows of the Royal Society, Deists, Philosophes, John Locke, Age of Enlightenment, Voltaire, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Political philosophy, Scottish Enlightenment

Published by the Fraser Institute, the book The Essential John Locke (and its accompanying website and animated videos) provides an overview of his key ideas.

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  • Published by the Fraser Institute, the book The Essential John Locke (and its accompanying website and animated videos) provides an overview of his key ideas.
  • In the year following the Glorious Revolution of 1688, Locke published his two most important works in political theory.
  • Lockes writings influenced many thinkers and scholars including Voltaire, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, the Scottish Enlightenment thinkers and the American revolutionaries.
  • At www.essentialjohnlocke.org, you can download the complete book and individual chapters for free.

Media advisory - Unions to mark Labour Day by launching electoral campaign for A Fair Canada

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Thursday, August 29, 2019
Articles, Philosophy, Philosophers, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Memoirists, Philosophes, Republicans, Romanticism, Vancouver, Scottish Labour Party

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 29, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CLC Executive Vice-President Larry Rousseau will be in Vancouver to take part in the Vancouver & District Labour Councils annual Labour Day event.

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  • VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 29, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CLC Executive Vice-President Larry Rousseau will be in Vancouver to take part in the Vancouver & District Labour Councils annual Labour Day event.
  • Rousseau will be available to media to speak about A Fair Canada for Everyone, the CLCs federal election campaign, launching on Labour Day.
  • The full campaign will launch at canadianlabour.ca on Monday, September 2.
  • To arrange an interview on or before Labour Day, please contact:

Andrew Curran (Wesleyan) to Discuss Book on Diderot at Princeton Library

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Thursday, January 3, 2019
Anti-Catholicism in France, Denis Diderot, Encyclopedists, Non-fiction, French literature, Philosophes, Princeton, New Jersey, Philosophy

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 3, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Andrew Curran (Wesleyan), the writer of a popular book called "Diderot and the Art of Thinking Freely," will discuss the book about well-known French philosopher Denis Diderot at the Princeton Library in January 2019.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Jan. 3, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Andrew Curran (Wesleyan), the writer of a popular book called "Diderot and the Art of Thinking Freely," will discuss the book about well-known French philosopher Denis Diderot at the Princeton Library in January 2019.
  • For instance, Diderot is known for helping to bring to fruition the first full Encyclopdie in the world.
  • In his book, Curran talks about his iconoclastic viewpoints regarding art, morality, religion, theater, and politics.
  • The Princeton Library event at which Curran will take place at 65 Witherspoon Street in Princeton, New Jersey.