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Confucian philosophy
What social order did Confucian philosophy seek to institute during china's civil warfare and social crisis in the Zhou dynasty?
Confucius worked for the revitalization of the culture as a means of cultivating human feelings and maintains the integrity and welfare of people. He peered social order and guided ...
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How did Europe shift economically from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance?
The term 'renaissance' first used it in 1855 the French historian Jules Michelet to refer to the "discovery of the world and of man" in the sixteenth century. The Swiss historian Jakob Burckhardt extended this concept in his book ...
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The Shakers
The Shakers
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The Shakers were distinctive Christian groupings who took off persecution in England, moving in America in the 18th Century. They supposed that their organizer, Ann Lee, was the second coming of Christ. They supposed that Deity had both male and female features, and experienced equal opportunity of ...
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First in Peace
Introduction
O Brien's book on Jefferson widely regarded as one of the most systematic deconstructions of the myths surrounding the Sage of Montecello ever written.
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In his book on First in Peace, O'Brien seeks to explain Washington's terms as president and the effect; they had on the course of the ...
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RENÉ DESCARTES
René Descartes
René Descartes
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René Descartes (day-kahrt), born on March 31, 1596, was the third child of Joachim Descartes, a fairly prosperous member of the minor noblesse de robe (nobility of the robe); he was a counselor in the Parlement (or law court) of Rennes. From 1604 to 1612, René ...
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AMERICAN SLAVERY American Slavery
American Slavery
Introduction of Book
The book “American slavery” is written by a famous American historian Peter Kolchin. In this book, the author presents an overview of slavery in America in the period between 1619 and 1877. From its origins in the colonial era, the book explores racial ...
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World War I and Middle East
World War I and Middle East
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The fate of the Ottoman Empire after the First World War was a major issue of international relations in the Middle East in the first third of the 20th century. Each of the great powers sought to derive maximum ...
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Western Civilizations
Western Civilizations
Introduction
Every single day of life is spent inside a civilization—highly structured scheme composed of leading units, comprehensive regulations, crowded town regions, involved trade arrangements, cultures and more. Considering that humans have moved the earth for more than 150,000 years, but it was just 10,000 years ago that ...
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The Insight of Use and Abuse of History
On the Use and Abuse of History for Life is the book published in 1874 by Friedrich Nietzsche. This constitutes a major work of Nietzsche's early artistic period. He criticized the fact that the importance of history is either overestimated or misunderstood. This ...
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MYSTERY
Mystery
Mystery
Introduction
Life is beautiful! It is full of wonders and strange things. Every day in our life, we see a lot of things that urge our minds to think in a way for which we do not get any answer at first and remain indulged in thinking about that. Such phenomena ...