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- 7141: Jean Sartre
- ... and was schooled at Evole Normale Superieure in Paris, University of Fribourg in Switzerland, and the French Institute in Berlin. From 1929 he taught philosophy at some secondary schools. Resulting in the start of World War II, he was drafted into the military. Sometime during 1940-1941 he was captured by the Germans, and was later released. After his return to France he taught in Neuilly, and Paris. He became fond ...
- 7142: Greece: Heroism
- ... be very important, to strive hard to perform well in. He showed a few instances were he could have conducted himself differently but made a gallant decision. This includes when Agamemnon took away Briesies, Achilles' war prize. Achilles could have become very angry and could have killed him very easily but he refrained, he spared the Achians leader and left so no shame could soil his name. Compared to most hero ...
- 7143: Greek and Roman Architecture
- ... religious festivals in honour of their gods. The purpose of festivals was to please the gods and convince them to grant the people's wishes. Such as making the crops grow or bringing victory in war. In addition to religious events athletic competitions and theatrical performances took place at festivals too.. The early Greek architecture, from about 3000 BC to 700 BC, used mainly the post and lintel, or post and ...
- 7144: The Effects of Aristotelian Teleological Thought on Darwin's Mechanistic Views of Evolution
- ... members of each nationality to trust that their nation was the most powerful. And, in the early 20th century, Hitler and other Nazi party members used Darwin's work to suggest the "biological necessity" for war and survival of the fittest
In this case, Hitler was referring to the Aryans. Such controversies could not be upheld using biological ideas of Aristotle, since his conception of species included the abstraction that all ...
- 7145: Ancient Greek Olympics
- ... important to the Greeks then the Games, not even wars. During the month of the festival, no one with weapons was allowed into Olympia. The Olympics was far more important to the Greeks then any war, there was peace throughout Greece during the month of the Olympics. This period of time was called the Hieromenia. The first athletes of the Olympics were sprinters. Twenty sprinters lined up on a straight track ...
- 7146: The Hutu and Tutsi Tribes In Rwanda
- The Hutu and Tutsi Tribes In Rwanda The Hutu and Tutsi's tribes of Rwanda have been at war for centuries. The fighting began 5 centuries ago when the Tutsi a warrior tribe of Hamatic origin invaded Rwanda from the North. The Hutu a peaceful tribe of farmers could not defend themselves and were ...
- 7147: Women, Men and Competition
- ... and, if I'm so inclined, motherhood or early retirement." The consequences of this are devastating. The consequences of turning women into sex objects include rape; the consequences of turning men into success objects includes war. Most women know most men see them as sex objects, and most women agree this is bad. But when confronted with how they objectify men, they deny it, pointing to surveys that prove they value ...
- 7148: Betrand Russell: The Problems of Philosophy
- ... laziness which it should help us to avoid. Disagreement and debate between the adherents of rival theories is, moreover, essential to the health of philosophy. Just as many major advances of science are catalysed by war, so the great intellectual insights are sparked by discussion. If there were universal agreement on one philosophical theory, then all further thought would be rendered useless. (See p.319, Small World by David Lodge: "
what ...
- 7149: Alfarabi and Aristotle: The Four Causes and The Four Stages of The Doctrine of The Intelligence
- ... still very active with the thought of what these forms are and begins to see functions. The fourth cause for Aristotle was called "final" or to achieve excellence in the city in politics, art, athletics, war, science, or philosophy. This was Aristotle's own contribution. The main question asked by this cause is: "What is its purpose?" For Alfarabi this is the union of the spiritual world to the world of ...
- 7150: The Existence of God: Theories of Thomas Aquinas, St. Anselm, and William Paley
- ... am sure we all have, how, if there is a God, he could allow such terrible things to occur as they do in today's world: The starving in Third World Countries, the destructiveness of war, and especially the anguish of losing a loved one. In the Bible, a book meant to be the word of God, condemns such things as murder, adultery and theft. I find it hard to believe ...
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