... BCE] (and made famous by Epictecus), sought autonomy and autarchy (freedom) for the people under the premise of natural (equality before the) law. As such, they thought, "we are all God's children."" Cato (circa 250 BCE) was a Roman censor who made sure people acted justly. Alternatively, the Epicureans (among them, Heraclitus) sought hedonistic fulfillment of pleasures. The manifold views of ... could never explain majority over minority or pleasure over pain. Nihilism, although different from humanism, did follow up and make conclusions from many humanistic claims. Nihilists could nev...

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... liberty received its greatest impetus and universal appeal from Christianity, which breathed life into it by revealing its connection with the providence of God. The implications for this revelation were refined in the course of the Middle Ages and are here examined by Professor Ralph McInerny. ... orders, which enable them to serve ends proper to their being. Mankind's true end is to "live virtuously- so that he may approach God. Shakespeare also believed that liberty, obtained through right reason, was necessary for the acquisition of virtue. For both men, genuine liberty was found .....

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... Nietzsche's (1887) philosophical critique of Judeo-Christianity. Life-Negating Aspects of Judeo-Christianity Judeo-Christianity Necrophilia Life beyond the grave Death fixation (Nietzsche 1887) Man made in image of God Extreme narcissism (Fromm 1976) Dominion over creation Master-slave relationships (Fromm 1976) Psychological necrophilia is an insidious malady. It is the infection carried by missionaries - the disease of ... in extirpating the pagan religions, had disenchanted nature. In other words, Judeo-Christianity had rounded up all the sylvan nymphs, water pixies, and mountain trol...

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... signed it was King John. This document is considered to be the first of its kind. A document that limited royal powers and protected the rights that were considered to be "god given" to every man and untouchable by the powers that be. One of the main stipulations of the sixty-three clauses of the Magna Carta is that not one man ... all the attempts to secure the freedoms of the Englishman since the Magna Carta of 1215. The bill has since become the most tactical political tool in preserving those natural, god given rights that the English, especially in the U.S., take for granted every ...

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... them in court. When the war finally began, it took over a year for the colonists to declare their independence. During that year, officers in the Continental Army still drank to God save the King." When the Declaration of Independence was finally declared, it was more out of desperation than careful planning, as we sought help from foreign nations, particularly the French ... ...

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