BENEDICT SPINOZA If one were to make a list of iconoclastic and radical thinkers‚ Benedict Spinoza would rank high. His great and enduring work‚ Ethics‚ continues to have renewed impact‚ currently among environmentalists and ecologically minded thinkers. Spinoza wrote numerous philosophical‚ political‚ and religious criticism works. His efforts consistently express a mind set in favor of religious tolerance and in opposition to traditional religious orthodoxy. In his two major works‚ Tractatus
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Alexander Pope Born: May 21‚ 1688‚ London Died: May 30‚ 1744‚ Twickenham Books: The Rape of the Lock‚ An Essay on Criticism‚ Eloisa to Abelard‚ Epistle to Dr Arbuthnot‚ Elegy to the Memory of an Unfortunate Lady‚ Alexander Pope‚ Scriblerus‚ Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Alexander Pope‚ The Odyssey Of Homer Libretti: Acis and Galatea Alexander Pope (21 May 1688 – 30 May 1744) was an 18th-century English poet‚ best known for his satirical verse and for his translation of Homer
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POPE AS A SATIRIST Satire is a literary genre‚ usually meant to be funny. The word ‘Satire’ was defined by Richard Garnett as‚ The expression in adequate terms of the sense of amusement or disgust excited by the ridiculous or unseemly‚ provided the humour is a distinctly recognized element and the utterance is inverted with literary form. Without humour satire is invective‚ without literary form‚ it is mere clownish jeering. (Encyclopedia Britannica 14th ed. vol. 20 p. 5) Satire is defined by Long
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In Pope Francis’ recent address to the people I think the pope really made some good insights to how we can think of the Church as our mother. There were many passages that really stood out to me. One of them was talking about how the Church is like a mother because a mother generates life‚ "... She bears us in the faith‚ through the words of the Holy Spirit who makes her fertile‚ like the Virgin Mary." I had never thought about the Church like this before and I thought it was interesting how he
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through reason‚ to provide explanations for all actions and events. Both Alexander Pope and Voltaire discuss some of the more common questions posed during the Enlightenment: What is the nature of humanity and what is our role in the greater picture of the universe? Pope argues that everything in the universe‚ whether it is good or evil‚ is essentially perfect because is a part of God’s grand plan. In essence‚ Pope believed in pre-determined fate‚ where no matter our actions‚ our fate remains the
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Explain why Pope Urban II called for a Crusade in Clermont 1095. One reason‚ or trigger for Pope Urban calling the crusade would have been Alexius’ request for his help. Alexius asked for Pope Urban’s aid in helping him to fight the Turks; this is because they were closing in and starting to invade Constantinople‚ which was the main frontier between the Christian and Islamic worlds. Emperor Alexius felt threatened by the Turks‚ and knew that Pope Urban in him being the head of the Church (the
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1. Although Pope worked on this poem from 1729 and had finished the first three epistles by 1731‚ they did not appear until between February and May 1733‚ and the fourth epistle was published in January 1734. The first collected edition was published in April 1734. The poem was originally published anonymously‚ Pope not admitting its authorship until its appearance in The Works‚ II (April 1735). The Essay on Man was originally conceived as part of a longer philosophical poem (see
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How Saint Benedict Lives Out His Rules “The Rule of Saint Benedict” is a guideline for the Benedictine monks to follow in order to thrive in their relationship with God. In Saint Gregory’s account of “The Life of Saint Benedict‚” Saint Benedict illustrates the rules he established and demonstrates how these rules help the monks to lead a holy life. Saint Benedict clearly lives out his own rules in a few instances such as‚ not becoming angry‚ practicing the steps of humility‚ and not succumbing
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The Monsters of Christianity At first glance‚ the Epic of Beowulf and The Rule of St. Benedict appear to have little in common. In the tale of Beowulf‚ a hero seeks to fulfill his destiny by slaying multiple beasts and protecting the Danes until his fated death. On the other hand‚ The Rule of St. Benedict discusses how monks should live in a God centered community with one another. Despite their differences‚ both these medieval works are fighting vicious fiends‚ literally and figuratively‚ with
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Benedict Arnold was a Revolutionary Hero that had a big affect on winning the war. He had boosted many of the soldiers moral during the war with his successful raids. Moral could be considered a reason for the Americans winning the war because it kept them going through there up and downs. To begin my essay‚ I’ll start it with a brief summary on Arnold‚ so the reader will understand who he really was. Benedict Arnold was born on January 14‚1741 in Norwich‚ Connecticut. His ancestors William
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