Philosophy has opened the door for new concepts and innovative ideas, laying the foundations of critical thinking, independence and creativity across cultures for many centuries.

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It's all about enriching them, in terms of giving them independence in their thinking skills and looking at the wider world.

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"To use a term that includes the word 'boy' to describe a state of independence and free-thinking for women seems kind of backward, " Spinelli said.

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Call me crazy, but I can't help thinking this very public show of independence by the Office for Budget Responsibility, 10 days before the Budget, could end up being more helpful for the government than it seems today.

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It accords with Alex Salmond's fundamental thinking, that Scots will only opt for independence when they feel sufficiently confident in themselves and when that confidence overwhelms the apprehensions which people feel about ending a 300-year-old Union.

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Hospice chief executive Beverley Brooks said privacy and independence had been at the heart of their thinking.

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These cast-offs, the thinking goes, can flourish with a little care and independence.

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