Marta Adaśko Plan of presentation: 1. Introduction to the philosophy of love. 2. Ancient conceptions - Plato. 3. Thought of Middle Ages – St. Augustine. 4. Modern ideas – chosen examples. 5. Contemporary consideration => summing up . Philosophy of love How to speak about love if there is no clear certain definition of this feeling or even precise description? Nevertheless libraries all over the world are full of books written about it. And people
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Comparetive and Historical Linguistics in the 19th Century The 19th century * was the era of the comparative and historical study of languages (especially of the Indo-European l-ges); * saw the development of modern conceptions‚ theoretical and methodological of comparative and historical linguistics‚ and the greatest concentration of scholarly effort and scholarly ability in linguistics was devoted to this aspect of the subject; * prevailed the opinion that linguistics was mainly
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Haozhao Zhang Geremy Carnes English 124 09/17/12 Definition paper (final draft) It must be a surprise if you are informed that the word “romance” is a literature genre which usually consist of adventure stories. You first reaction could be pointing out that it is me who was wrong about this definition by mentioning or quoting how people using this word in writing. But if you search for it in the dictionary or old novels before late 17th centuries‚ you would find that I’m telling you the truth
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Understanding the Principles and Practices of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy This essay intends to examine some of the principles and practices of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy an approach to therapy that has become a staple of modern day therapy and reflective professional practice based on ‘actively constructing a collection‚ selection and interpretation of data’ (Finlay and Gough‚ 2003‚ p.5). This examination will begin with a critical evaluation of the key principles and practices that underpin
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cause. The argument is posteriori in its nature‚ meaning it is based on thing we experience in the universe‚ and takes a probabilistic approach to try and decipher how said evidence came to being. In this essay I will focus on arguments from Aquinas‚ Leibniz and Frederick Copleston‚ whilst also touching upon some weaker‚ not so significant arguments from Kalam. These arguments attempt to prove how the Cosmological Arguments provides evidence of God. The first and most well known argument is that of
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Dominican priest‚ theologian‚ and philosopher‚ also included his version of the argument in Summa Theologica‚ along with four other contentions for the existence of God. The argument has been reasserted by Enlightenment writers such as Georg Wilhelm Leibniz and Samuel Clark‚ as well as criticized by 18th century philosophers such as David Hume and Immanuel Kant (Reichenbach). Although there are various adaptations of the cosmological argument‚ each differing slightly‚ the basic premises
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revolutionary. In 1887‚ he and four others were arrested for plotting to assassinate Tsar Alexander III. Alexander Ulyanov was publicly hanged that same year. Before his death‚ Alexander said that‚ “[Vladimir] showed no interest in public affairs” (Gottfried
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Throughout time there have been many literary movements‚ many of which become forgotten over time. However they should not be forgotten because they have shaped American literature into what it is today. Two of the more important literary movements of the late 18th century to the early 19th century are transcendentalism and romanticism. Transcendentalism was a literary movement in the first half of the 19th century. Transcendentalists were influenced by romanticism‚ especially such aspects of
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Adolf Hitler is a name which will live forever in infamy. After just one year as a member he was the leader of the National Socialist German Workers’ party. In the 1930s and 40s‚ he rose to power and became a dictator of Germany. During his time in that position‚ he committed many atrocities. By the end of the war‚ he had killed over 6 million people and committed genocide against Jews (Witherbee 1). Although it wasn’t justified‚ there are reasons he is this way. There were social‚ cultural
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liver and fire‚ and black bile was associated with the spleen and Earth. When one ’s bodily humors were in equilibrium‚ that person was normally considered to be in good health. Sickness was thought to be a result of imbalance of the humors (Gottfried 106). Diagnosis‚ except in the few rare cases‚ was usually based on the interpretation of the color and smell of the blood‚ the smell and the color of the phlegm and‚ most commonly‚ on the examination of the urine. There were countless methods
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