Conflicting ethics and unexpected guests In his Perpetual Peace‚ Kant expounds upon the concept of cosmopolitical rights‚ founded on the right of visit belonging to every human being. The key factor here is the notion of hospitality: every individual has the right “not to be treated as an enemy when he arrives in the land of another” . This perspective leads to a series of considerations. The first consideration concerns the nature of hospitality. It is directed towards the foreigner‚ the ’other’
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the three Charities or Graces; Mnemosyne‚ who bore the nine Muses; Leto‚ who bore Apollo and Artemis; Demeter‚ who bore Persephone; Aegina‚ who bore Aeacus; Antiope‚ who bore Amphion and Zethus; Callisto‚ who bore Arcas; Niobe‚ who bore Argos and Pelasgus; Danae‚ who bore Perseus; Io; Europa‚ who
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Mythology Summary and Analysis: Greek Mythology The Beginnings — Creation Summary In the beginning there was only Chaos‚ an empty void. But somehow this enormous vacancy gave birth to Gaea‚ the earth‚ to Tartarus‚ the great region beneath the earth‚ and to Eros‚ the shining god of love and attraction. Chaos also bore Erebus‚ the darkness of the netherworld‚ and Night‚ the darkness over the earth. Then Erebus slept with Night‚ who gave birth to Ether‚ the heavenly light‚ and to Day‚ the earthly
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Greek Mythology Greek Mythology IINTRODUCTION Greek Mythology‚ set of diverse traditional tales told by the ancient Greeks about the exploits of gods and heroes and their relations with ordinary mortals. The ancient Greeks worshiped many gods within a culture that tolerated diversity. Unlike other belief systems‚ Greek culture recognized no single truth or code and produced no sacred‚ written text like the Bible or the Qur’an. Stories about the origins and actions of Greek divinities varied widely
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Greek Mythology I INTRODUCTION Temple of Apollo at Didyma The Greeks built the Temple of Apollo at Didyma‚ Turkey (about 300 bc). The temple supposedly housed an oracle who foretold the future to those seeking knowledge. The predictions of the oracles‚ delivered in the form of riddles‚ often brought unexpected results to the seeker. With Ionic columns reaching 19.5 m (64 ft) high‚ these ruins suggest the former grandeur of the ancient temple. Bernard Cox/Bridgeman Art Library‚ London/New York
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