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    Public International Law

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    Public International Law Nature‚ Scope‚ Basis of Public International Law. International Law assumes a society of nations and it governs the relationship of the members of this society. A system composed solely of legal rules and principles binding upon civilized nations only in their mutual relations. Professor Oppenheim has defined international law in the following words : “Law of Nations or International Law is the name for the body of customary and conventional rules which are considered legally

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    Theory of Population highlighted the potential dangers of overpopulation. Malthus put forth his ideas in six editions of his famous treatise ’An Essay on the Principle of Population’. His thinking took shape under the influence of the optimistic ideas of his father and his friends especially Rousseau‚ for future improvement of the society. In the first edition of his treatise‚ Malthus put forth his views that opposed the belief of scholars like Marquis de Condorcet and William Godwin who were optimistic

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    A Modest Proposal Jonathan Swift‚ a celebrated name during the eighteenth century‚ was an economist‚ a writer‚ and a cleric who was later named Dean of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin. Although Swift took on many different roles throughout his career‚ the literary form of satire seemed to be his realm of expertise. Because satire flourished during the eighteenth century‚ Jonathan Swift is arguably one of the most influential political satirists of his time. In one of his famous essays‚ A Modest

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    Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment in Europe With the emergence of the scientific revolution in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries‚ modern sciences like physics‚ mathematics‚ astronomy‚ biology and chemistry transformed the view of the society and its nature. Advances in scientific thought brought about changes in the way man perceived and made sense of his surroundings‚ thereby fostering immense changes in traditional beliefs and thought systems‚ and more so in religion. From the advent

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    reality. Pragmatists also believe in no absolute truths or values existing. David Hume argues that‚ "no proof can be derived from any fact‚ of which we are so intimately conscious; nor is there anything of which we can be certain‚ if we doubt this" (Treatise 2645). Hume’s empiricist ideals were roots to early pragmatic thought‚ by way of the theory that‚ in our reality‚ nothing is certain and everything that can be sensed must be constantly qualified to find a place in reality. Hume’s position on

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    Apollonius of Perga

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    Apollonius of Perga Apollonius was a great mathematician‚ known by his contempories as " The Great Geometer‚ " whose treatise Conics is one of the greatest scientific works from the ancient world. Most of his other treatise were lost‚ although their titles and a general indication of their contents were passed on by later writers‚ especially Pappus of Alexandria. As a youth Apollonius studied in Alexandria ( under the pupils of Euclid‚ according to Pappus ) and subsequently taught at the university

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    Hobbes State Of Nature

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    In the Second Treatise of Government‚ Locke views political power as a means of serving the people. He quotes‚ “ To understand political power right and derive it from its original‚ we must consider what state all men are naturally in‚ and that is a state of perfect

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    is an ancient Chinese military treatise attributed to Sun Zi‚ a high-ranking military general‚ strategist and tactician. The text is composed of 13 chapters‚ each of which is devoted to one aspect of warfare. It is commonly known to be the definitive work on military strategy and tactics of its time. It has been the most famous and influential of China’s Seven Military Classics‚ and "for the last two thousand years it remained the most important military treatise in Asia‚ where even the common people

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    Every day we have ideas. Ideas on life‚ love‚ and general society. Thomas Hobbes was a fascinating scholar. He had a long life filled with troubles and triumphs. Thomas was man of science‚ politics‚ journalism‚ and mathematics. Thomas wrote many pieces that still inspire people today. Thomas Hobbes was born prematurely on April 5th of 1588 in Westport‚ England. He had once said‚ "My mother gave birth to twins: myself and fear." Thomas Hobbes Sr‚ Hobbes’ father‚ was vicar of the local parish and had

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    Before America became an independent country we lived under the rule of Britain. Britain was not always as bad as the colonists made it seem. Britain did things like not make the colonists pay taxes during the french and Indian War. It was not till after the war when Britain was in debt and started making the colonists pay taxes that there was a problem. This was the initial start of the American Revolution. After the revolution America became independent and started writing government documents

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