Friedrich Nietzsche once said‚ “By morality the individual is taught to become a function of the herd‚ and to ascribe to himself value only as a function…Morality is the herd instinct in the individual.” Is Morality absolute or relative? Although there are many interpretations explaining why both could be right‚ each of them have theories proving why they could also be wrong. There are billions of people on this earth who come from different cultural backgrounds. Even though no culture is the same
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the most secret knowledge about the God‚ namely the uncarping spirit‚ and the faith. The absence of cavil‚ or the uncarping spirit is a prerequisite for gaining an intimate‚ immediate and personal experience of the omnipresent reality of the absolute. Every spiritual aspirant must necessarily cultivate this quality. It is a divine characteristic‚ which makes a man’s personality pure and lucent. Carping nature is a big obstacle in the path to divinity‚ acquire mental equipoise and inner tranquillity
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Absolute Justice in Tim O’Brien’s "The Things They Carried" In society today‚ we live by tired clichés‚ swearing that “justice is blind” and preaching “equal justice under law” at every opportunity. We accept justice as something both natural and deserved‚ assuming that being fair is the same thing as being right‚ but only rarely do we realize the idealism of this mindset. Try as we might to ignore it‚ universal justice cannot exist in and of itself—there is no natural law that mandates an action
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Since the postclassical period‚ feudal monarchy had defined Western politics.This finally came to an end when the power balance kept between king and nobles was undone in the 17th century. In many countries‚ after religious wars‚ monarchs had gained new powers; reducing the pressure from nobles and chances of revolt. France was the model for this new pattern‚ now the most important nation in the West. French kings steadily built up their power in the 17th century; they stopped c onvening medieval
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Explain to what extent do monarchs push or reject constitutionalism. The rejection of constitutionalism by Charles I’s sour relationship with the Parliament and Oliver Cromwell’s dissolving of Parliament‚ along with the acceptance of constitutionalism through the Glorious Revolution during the reign of William and Mary all resulted in a strong English power and newly reinforced parliamentary rights. Charles I did not go along with the parliament. He took a serious hit during his 22 years as king
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The idea of the absolute sovereignty of God‚ Calvinism is required to be understood. This basic principle of Calvinism clearly distinguishes itself from other Christian systems. Because it has a far more extensive view in which individual salvation is also important‚ it only constitutes a small part‚ while God’s view contains all government and religious systems‚ which include all domains. Thus‚ this principle‚ considering the world to be the possession of God‚ it began from God and equals to everything
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corrupts‚ and absolute power corrupts absolutely‚" said Lord Acton generations ago. In the Greek tragedy Antigone‚ written by Sophocles‚ there was a character named Kreon‚ the antagonist‚ who was the king of Thebes. Thebes was an autocratic state where Kreon had absolute power. Throughout the course of the play‚ Kreon abused his privilege of absolute power; and this caused him to suffer greatly‚ even though he was warned by a few people of his bad deeds. What Sophocles commented on absolute power was
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Absolute Zero. Aim: i) To find the relationship between Temperature and Volume when heating a gas. ii) To find the of absolute zero temperature‚ i.e. 0 Kelvin (-273.15°C). Variables: Dependant Variable: Volume Independent Variable: Temperature Hypothesis: The volume of the water will increase as temperature increases‚ since the distance of the particles in the water between each other increases‚ making the water "expand"‚ increasing the volume of the water. Apparatus & Materials: 1000mL
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less developed countries where these goods are produced for a higher price. This is striking but this comes out from the theory of “relative advantage”. The absolute advantage is the fact that one country (named A) is more efficient and productive than another country (named B) in the production of all goods. It is said that A has an absolute advantage on B. When these two countries have different relative efficiencies‚ they can make profit from trading with each other. For instance‚ if B can produce
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Theory of Absolute Cost Advantage MERCANTILISTS’ VERSION Mercantilism stretched over nearly three centuries‚ ending in the last quarter of the eighteenth century. It was the period when the nation-states were consolidating in Europe. For the purpose of consolidation‚ they required gold that could best be accumulated through trade surplus. In order to achieved trade surplus‚ their governments monopolized trade activities‚ provided subsidies and other incentives for export‚ and restricted imports
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