his character made it impossible for people to relate to him. He became a symbol‚ and more often than not‚ the only hero‚ of the revolution [2]. Nothing new about Rizal is going to be introduced in this paper. Instead of adding another academic treatise to the Rizal industry‚ I aim to give my take on his story by drawing simple life lessons to what many see as an extraordinary life. It is high time that we search our humanity in Rizal‚ and in turn‚ find Rizal in ourselves
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The Enlightenment of the seventeenth and eighteenth century was a movement made international that was in opposition of religious dogmatism and fanaticism. The Enlightenment had given opportunity for scientific thinking‚ independent from the influences of religion. At its core was the idea of looking to nature and the natural order for deriving knowledge. As a defence against religious conflicts in Europe‚ Enlightenment thinkers supported concepts of religious tolerance and freedom. Their stress
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According to Beccaria’s treatise‚ On Crimes and Punishments “the law exists to benefit society and to preserve social contract‚ but because the interest of people sometimes conflict with society‚ crime result‚ usually out of self-interests of the criminal”. Beccaria believed that if the punishment was bigger than the profit of the crime people may be discouraged from committing the crime. He acknowledged the need for a new criminal justice system‚ because he felt the one they had was antiquated
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Muslim Scientist & Their Contribution Quote: This thread is related to History of Muslim Scientist and their commendable contribution. It is an important topic of EDS. Members are requested to add their Notes as well. ABU AL-QASIM AL-ZAHRAWI (936-1013 C.E.) Abul Qasim Khalaf ibn al-Abbas al-Zahrawi (known in the west as Abulcasis) was born in 936 C.E. in Zahra in the neighbourhood of Cordova. He became one of the most renowned surgeons of the Muslim era and was physician
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Social Contract Theory of John Locke Given the honored and extensive authority that the social contract theory upholds‚ the supposition still endures various assessments. The view that people’s ethical and political responsibilities are reliant upon a contract between them to structure a society is also precisely linked with current ethical and political theory. John Locke (b. 1632‚ d. 1704)‚ a prominent truth-seeker among other professions of the 17th and early 18th centuries‚ is primarily recognized
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At the outset of the nineteenth century in Britain‚ religious faith and the study of the sciences tended to exist in harmony with each other. The study of God’s Word‚ in the Bible‚ and His Works‚ in nature‚ were assumed to be two versions of the same ultimate truth.1 When William Paley published Natural Theology; or‚ Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity in 1802‚ he reinforced the concept of a designing God after positing that natural objects show evidence of design‚ emphasizing
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Compare and contrast hobbes’ and locke’s accounts of the state of nature. Joana Dourado-000048269 PLT 4100A: Major Political Thinkers Dr. Paul Rekret February 26‚ 2015 [WORD COUNT: 1‚074] The state of nature as one would say is a concept in social contract theories to represent the supposed condition in which the live of man may have possibly been like before the existence of societies. Two 17th century political philosopher‚ which have both given their views and ideas of
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Gnosticism The doctrine of salvation by knowledge. This definition‚ based on the etymology of the word (gnosis "knowledge"‚ gnostikos‚ "good at knowing")‚ is correct as far as it goes‚ but it gives only one‚ though perhaps the predominant‚ characteristic of Gnostic systems of thought. Whereas Judaism and Christianity‚ and almost all pagan systems‚ hold that the soul attains its proper end by obedience of mind and will to the Supreme Power‚ i.e. by faith and works‚ it is markedly peculiar to Gnosticism
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contrasts Locke and Hobbes as follows: Locke’s considerable importance in political thought is better known. As the first systematic theorist of the philosophy of liberalism‚ Locke exercised enormous influence in both England and America. In his Two Treatises of Government (1690)‚ Locke set forth the view that the state exists to preserve the natural rights of its citizens. When governments fail in that task‚ citizens have the right—and sometimes the duty—to withdraw their support and even to rebel. Locke
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Wassily Kandinsky became a painter rather late in life. It is only after finishing his studies at the University of Moscow‚ in his early thirties and completely mature that he decides to fully commit to art. This important decision would change his life. However‚ neither himself nor his social and artistic circle‚ could then assume he would encounter a decisive step fifteen years later. The transition to the non-figurative art where he would create his famous Improvisations and Compositions that
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