I feel that both the Protestant Reformation and the Scientific Revolution have had an equal influence on the religious nature of Europe in 1500 to 1800. But I also am convinced that the Scientific Revolution had a longer lasting influence in Europe. The Reformation destroyed the unity of faith and religious organization of the Christian peoples of Europe‚ cut many millions off from the true Catholic Church‚ and robbed them of the greatest portion of the valuable means for the cultivation and maintenance
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In the idea of human nature and reasons; we can indeed perceive a modern philosophy and ethics‚ by monitoring a reflection of insightful philosophers of Thomas Hobbes and Immanuel Kant. In this regard‚ however‚ Hobbes and Kant’s are differing in so many ways as they have entirely different perspective on the issue of morality and pragmatism. This disparity can be viewed‚ by how Kant’s view morality in more of a rationalistic way‚ while Hobbes being more empirical on the topic of ethics.Therefore
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is an indescribable and inexpressible feeling. It can affect a person to the point of recklessness. Once a soul has realized its counterpart in another‚ the effects can cause one to surrender themselves completely. Judgment becomes clouded and rationality no longer exists. In the end‚ all that remains is pure‚ undefinable emotion. This emotion is what fuels the person. Love is why almost everybody on Earth looks forward to tomorrow. Those who lack it will try to look for it. Those who have it‚ will
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Thomas Hobbes and John Locke both sought to explain the behavior of humans in the purest form. In comparing and contrasting their theories‚ one begins to realize the extent to which these philosophers agreed and disagreed. While Hobbes states that human nature is malicious and requires a sovereign‚ Locke explains how humans are benelovant and pastoral with no motivation to advance. In Hobbes’ theory of a natural state‚ people live with no sense of government or law‚ forcing society into chaos and
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can consist only in the power of doing what we ought to will‚ and in not being constrained to do what we ought” (11.3). If the law is rational‚ then following the law is that which best promotes freedom precisely because it is in accordance with rationality. However‚ this begs the question of what is meant by rational law and whether living
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first Categorical Imperative‚ he speaks of using logic for deciding universal law‚ but doesn’t specify who should be considered when applying the question‚ is it good for everyone? With Kant’s second Categorical Imperative‚ it is clear he believes rationality should be used for the sake of other rational beings‚ humans. Kant obviously omits animals or any other “object” free of the ability to act independently and rationally. Essentially what Kant clarifies in the second Categorical Imperative is that
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Wed.‚ Nov. 21 LEOPOLD’S LAND ETHIC - ecological dependence: everything has a land period - top to bottom: pure carnivore‚ insectivores‚ insects‚ plants‚ soil - reps the trophic lvl; energy flow increases as you go higher up through the ecological system in the pyramid - we are part of an ecological system (complex system) - history of morality: expanding moral consideration = expanding the individuals who count (i.e.‚ wife‚ children‚ etc.)‚ the fence of community and duty; builds up
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Rene Llanos Soc 412 Final Question 1. Karl Marx‚ like Gilman and Du Bois was interested in seeing society change. Karl Marx was interested in seeing a classless society in which capitalism was abolished. Karl Marx saw the world with a materialist view and the first “to develop the structural method‚ without which there could be no social theory...”(Lemert 2007; pp 49). Through this‚ Marx was able to to structurally analyze the world he was living in; a world in capitalism was beginning to
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Representative‚ between the incumbent‚ Rick Green and his opponent‚ Patrick Rose. As well as this‚ the election for state Governor between Perry and Sanchez is also shown. Throughout the film‚ the five principles of politics: The History Principle‚ The Rationality Principle‚ The Institution Principle‚ The Collective-Action Principle and The Policy Principle‚ manifest themselves in many different ways. The first aspect of The 5 Principles is The History Principle. This principle is concerned with how
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hypothesis states that if one or more of the following assumption holds‚ the market will be efficient. It first assumes that investors act rationality. It means that everyone in the stock market will adjust their expectation on the stock price in a rational way after new information announced. EMH also assumes that some investors are independently deviate from rationality meaning they are over optimistic and some of them are over pessimistic over the stock price. As their actions are random‚ these will
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