... and blasphemers to being universally admired by all the leading intellectuals of the day, who found in Spinoza's works a revolutionary spirit that matched their own rising sense of rebellion against the orthodoxies of church and state. The German experience suggests that a revival of enthusiasm for Spinoza has previously been the signal of a change in social consciousness; this is significant as presently there ... is a huge fascination with Spinoza and his ideas. The enlightenment began in an age of, "unprecedented intellectual turmoil which commenced ... question, thus enraging many...

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... religion, why do you white people differ so much about it? Why not all agree, as you can all read the book?" I love this statement because it puts aside differences, plain and simple, and says that if you all believe in the same God than theoretically there should be no differences. I ... are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness." From this statement, it says that every one is created equal, but during this time period slavery was still in effect and that contradicts what the...

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... the household, as the wife and the child-bearer or the mother. For her, therefore, renunciation has two meanings- one in terms of the spirit and the other in terms of the political statement. Khandelwal's woman renunciate sends out a strong political statement and flouts her societal duties by choosing the path that steers away from the household- from motherhood. For her, it is therefore ... glaringly true that even though transcendence from the superficial ideas of gender is sought in traditions such as Bhakti, men and women look at ... all exemplified stories that that travelled thr...

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