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...d his enemies. He should have felt and acted with responsibility towards his fellow human beings, even towards those who wronged him greatly. But ... ...ucers exploit Truman's life shamelessly and remorselessly in the ugliest display of human vices possible. The Director indulges in his control-mania... ...zing movie, "The Matrix", a breed of AI computers takes over the world. It harvests human embryos in laboratories called "fields". It then feeds th... ...species" derives its energy needs from the electricity produced by the billions of human bodies thus preserved. A sophisticated, all-pervasive, com... ... "The Matrix" generates a "world" inhabited by the consciousness of the unfortunate human batteries. Ensconced in their shells, they see themselves ... ...e crown of creation with complete dominion over nature and the right to exploit its resources unreservedly. Similar, veiled, sentiments can be found... ...ul course of action. Utilitarians regard nature as a set of exhaustible and scarce resources and deal with their optimal allocation from a human po... ...ch as "sustainable development". Even the costs of replacing or repairing depleted resources and natural assets are difficult to determine. Effort... ...ated data. The multiple authors of "People and Ecosystems", published by the World Resources Institute, the World Bank and the United Nations concl...
...m and the work that he begins that will shed a light in the darkness that humanity has lost itself in. Yes, my name is Trinity and I have seen many t... ...p so I didn't understand how he could remain so steadfast in his love for humanity when quite a few of its members were openly mocking him, having a... ...e World ________________________________________ Neo's Open Letter to the Human Race: Love. This is where this Book begins. The "teachings" within th... ...of society’s expectations… and like all systems, it is self- perpetuating. Human nature, from its earliest origins, teaches you that to belong is to ... ...eeper than blood, than bone, than the pulse that drives the cortex of the human brain… and fear of change may well be the most terrible of all of th... ...dle the landings and takeoffs of the single MedEvac plane that the local resources have. The building is the only one solid enough, large enough, s... ...the old world, the suffering would be physical; they'd lack the power and resources to survive. But does everything before that last sentence sound ... ...nd international co-operation and in accordance with the organization and resources of each State, of the economic, social and cultural rights indisp...
...ER II: THE PROBLEM OF GOOD AND EVIL AND THE DEFINITION OF HUMAN BEINGS AS PERSONS .................................................... ....................................................... 54 CHAPTER VIII: HUMAN BEINGS ARE FREE TO LOVE AND FREE TO HATE .............................. ... CHAPTER I THE EMERGENCE OF THE PERSON We have already stated that humans are beings that create themselves. Today we want to look at the mo... ...mselves. Today we want to look at the most recent phase of this process of humans that create themselves. In this most recent phase, we say that hum... ... we mean by the concept of Person. It is important that we establish that humanity evolves by steps. The evolution of this most recent accomplishme... ...situation is on a social and individual level, and then ask ourselves what resources we have available. It’s true that we are slaves of psychological... ...rue that we are slaves of psychological imperialism, but we also have many resources within us: we have will power and we have the power to love. At... ...we have the power to love. At this point, we must ask ourselves: can these resources help us overcome this difficult situation? My answer is that we...
...ognition on the measure of his gift and originality? Perhaps because of these human (re)sentiments we have talked about above? Or according to the ne... ... by postmodernists, the homologation and the consideration of the exceptional human mind’s values are not considered compulsory anymore, everyone hav... ... the whole world are not enough for his flight. Modest nature, as all genuine human values, he is seized sometimes with an unmeasured vanity what mak... ...ticipating to the fulfillment of the world’s harmonious image, become the new humanism” 6) . Thus, after the own Ion Barbu’s avowal the poetry has t... ...o continue Al. Cioranescu and Marian Barbu which talked about a “mathematical humanism” at Ion Barbu, in an interview with Ada Carstoiu, Florentin S... ... certain stabilization of the movement. It is not about an “exhaustion of the resources”(Constantin M. Popa), of course, but a true victory of the p... ...he reality is present as a permanent obsession; from it he takes his creative resources. The irony and the parody have at him an intrisec, constructi...
...ere is a common starting-point in the study of the power and limitations of human thought. There is a common desire to investigate the phenomena of s... ...lations of man to the lower animals, and a common interest in the theory of human knowledge. While, however, some of the pages of Sextus' works woul... ...e imposes. [1] In other words, we find here the same natural desire of the human being to rise above and beyond the limitations which pain and passi... ...the discussion, there is not a sufficient unanimity in the mental images of human beings to allow us to base any assertions upon them in regard to t... ... for different men. [2] The poets well understand this marked difference in human desires, as Homer says, "One man enjoys this, another enjoys that... ...e it treats of unseen things. The second Trope states that although abundant resources exist by which to investigate the cause of a thing in question...
...gs of Sextus that finds a parallel in the methods of modern philosophy. There is a common starting-point in the study of the power and limitations of human thought. There is a common desire to investigate the phenomena of sense-perception, and the genetic relations of man to the lower animals, and a common interest in the theory of human knowledge. While, however, some of...
...I. The Right to Life It is a fundamental principle of most moral theories that all human beings have a right to life. The existence of a right impl... .... But it is not clear whether it has a right to go on using the mother's body, or resources, or to burden her in any way in order to sustain its o... ...one have the right to use other people's bodies, their property, their time, their resources and to deprive them of pleasure, comfort, material pos... ...tain, or prolong them at SOCIETY's expense (no matter how major and significant the resources required are). Still, if a contract has been signed -... ...y's obligations - but fulfill them it must, no matter how major and significant the resources are. Still, if a person volunteered to join the army a... ...forcefully. II. Issues in the Calculus of Rights IIA. The Hierarchy of Rights All human cultures have hierarchies of rights. These hierarchies ref... ...e a calculus of hierarchically weighted rights. (See "Abortion and the Sanctity of Human Life" by Baruch A. Brody). One form of calculus is the uti... ...e Mother is a morally significant person and that she is a rights-holder. All born humans are and, more so, all adults above a certain age. But wha... ...quires in order to materialize his potential. It sounds very much like many other human contracts. And this contract continue well after pregnancy...
...bility, neutrosophic statistics. This representation is closer to the human mind reasoning. It characterizes/catches the imprecision of knowled... ...t's why crossing the species of plants (and sometimes races of animals and humans as well) we get hybrids with better qualities and/or quantities. B... ...s less scientific than psychology, but more scientific than poetry. Human is dependent and independent in the same time. I understand spi... ...ontraries (Wahl)? Both! Neutrosophy: - has the aim of unifying field in humanistic (as Einstein tried to find in science); - explores the differen... ...re in the Far East, why from USA do we go west to get there? Are humans inhuman, because they committed genocides? The Invisible Paradoxes:... ...proof construction from intuitionistic logic. Assumptions are considered resources, and conclusions as requirements; A implies B means that the res... ...re intelligence means working and adopting with insufficient knowledge and resources. The inference mechanism (endowed with rules of transformation o...
...ls, he has to exercise it in harmony with his other powers. Hence, again with his free will power, this essence has to navigate through his knowledge resources, conscious experiences, get the feedback of his reasoning power, and so on. He has to act in accordance with his ought to be truths (OTBT) as much as possible. OTBT means what ought to be optimally and objectively w...
...6 DIFFERENT VIEWS ADOPTED BY MUSLIMS 45 2 GENERAL FRAMEWORK OF ISLAM RELATED TO FREE WILL 47 2.1 THE POSITION OF THE QURAN REGARDING FREE WILL: THE HUMAN AGENT HAS FREE WILL TO A CERTAIN EXTENT 54 2.1.1 THE QURAN CLAIMS THAT THERE IS FREE WILL 57 2.1.1.1 WHAT IS FREE WILL 59 2.1.1.2 THE CENTRAL PLACE OF FREE WILL IN ISLAM 60 2.1.1.3 THE AGENT AND THE WILL ARE REAL 64...
...s by JOHN MILTON 1671 DjVu Editions E-books ' 2001, Global Language Resources, Inc. Milton Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . 1 Of that s... ...But throw’st them lower then thou didst exalt them high, Unseemly falls in human eie, 690 Too grievous for the trespass or omission, Oft leav’s... ...thou interpret’st hate, 790 The jealousie of Love, powerful of sway In human hearts, not less in mine towards thee, Caus’d what I did? I saw t... ... Sacrifices, Triumph, Pomp, and Games; Thy strength they know surpassing human rate, And now some public proof thereof require 1315 To honour t...
...M WORDSWORTH 1805, 1850 DjVu Editions Copyright c 2001 by Global Language Resources, Inc. All rights reserved. Contents ADVERTISEMENT . . . . . . ... ... peace (if such bold word accord 2 The Prelude of 1850 With any promises of human life), 25 Long months of ease and undisturbed delight Are mine in p... ...awn Of childhood didst thou intertwine for me The passions that build up our human soul; Not with the mean and vulgar works of man, But with high obje... ...h the works Which it beholds.—Such, verily, is the first Poetic spirit of our human life, By uniform control of after years, In most, abated or suppres... ...id I lift our cottage latch Far earlier, ere one smoke wreath had risen From human dwelling, or the vernal thrush 345 Was audible; and sate among the ... ... all that seemeth still; O’er all that, lost beyond the reach of thought And human knowledge, to the human eye 410 Invisible, yet liveth to the heart;...
... one Universe to Another This book deals with the main themes regarding human existence and its content is the result of both an existential and ... ...l concept of time. One opposes the other and both are terrible prisons for humanity; one creates absolute thinking and the other creates nihilism an... .......................................... 127 8 CHAPTER IX: Thinking of Human Beings as Persons and as Artists of their own Lives and of the Life ... ...wers, fruit and seeds and produces oxygen that keeps the ecosystem alive), human beings can also, if they wish, transform, synthesize, create, conden... ...h, transform, synthesize, create, condense and transmit energy. In fact, human beings transform biochemical energy and mechanical energy into rela... ...tify to the existence of humanity’s spiritual dimension and to the immense resources that it contains. This is a precious element, which can help hu... ...dating not the goods in Ulysses’ home but the planet earth’s most precious resources, and we have no intention to invert our mad race towards our own...
...condary Beauty”. Primary beauty is the type of beauty created by nature, and it is subject to time and death. “Secondary Beauty” is beauty created by human beings, a type of beauty that goes beyond the type created by nature and that,...
...lenges as I have learned to call them, are more than simply part of every human being's journey; they are valuable catalysts for our personal growth... ...enges as I have learned to call them, are more than simply part of every human being's journey; they are valuable catalysts for our personal growth... ...I am today if she had not been so committed to my turning out as a decent human being. Today I realize that there is more When you get to the essenc... ...commitment, a seri ous partnership, and the giving of yourself to another human being. At twenty-two years of age, I had no idea of what that kind ... ...ria's womb using her life-support system; the next day he was a brand-new human being with everything he would need to survive. To me, giving birth ... ...pro moted to substitute secretary. In my new position, I again shared my resources before I was asked. If I saw that something needed attention, I ... ... with a dream. Prayer and visualization call up your limit less spiritual resources to move you towards your vision. An unlimited power to create li... ...ita ble involvement can never be lost. I have also committed my time and resources to a dropout prevention program, called Cities in Schools, that ... ...n. I was scraping the bottom of the barrel and I had no further financial resources. So I braced my self, drew once again on my assets of inner stre...
...his belief that crises can turn out to be glorious benefits if we draw on universal wisdom to handle them -- that challenges are simply part of every human being's journey; they are valuable catalysts for our personal growth....
... INTRODUCTION xii lose sight of the real power-the inner power of every human being. I wrote this book to share with you some of the ingredients ... ...ed my belief in myself, in God and love. Witnessing the birth of another human being is an awesome experience. You can't help feeling better about ... ...ed psychologist, said, "The greatest dis, covery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives simply by altering their attitude." Th... ...'s examine a few of the marvelous components that make you a very unique human being. Consider your eyes. The millions of receptors in your eyes en... ...inuously overtaxed. No one has been able to create a machine to equal the human heart and I venture to say no one ever will. Sitting on top of your... ...ound, they might paint me! They were encourag, ing people to use whatever resources they have to beautify their world. Rozzell once said to me: "Wh...
...reation of secondary beauty, which is the result of a fusion of cosmic and human forces. The Odyssey is the greatest love story that has ever been... .................................... 163 CHAPTER XXXI: GREED AS THE CAUSE OF HUMANITY’S SUFFERING ........................................... 168 CHAP... ...l divinities. Rather, they are only symbolic representations of cosmic and human spiritual forces, and the meaning of a human life lies in the abilit... ...y that can help illuminate Homer’s thought: a. This fusion of cosmic and human forces can create a truly immortal beauty, a beauty so great that t... ...ion of the gods. b. The meaning of life - the life of the cosmos and of human beings - is found in the creation of this supreme type of beauty, a... ...rstanding ahead of time. The unexpected help is an expression of the deep resources of human beings, resources that we often do not utilize. U... ...ly by proposing what others dare not to do is a good way to get the hidden resources in human beings to jump to life and help us leap towards impossi...
...“The Odyssey is not an adventure story. It is, rather, a book of wisdom that explains the art of humanity’s journey toward becoming artists of life and of the life of the universe. It tells the tale of a love story that is based on love as a decision and as a project. It is not a tale of love based on falling in love or,...
...in themselves or in their environment. We call these vectors "Negentropic Agents". Human Beings are Negentropic Agents gone awry. Now, through its ... ...aining the number of other Entropic Agents on Earth or by reducing the numbers of humans. To achieve the latter (which is the path of least resi... ...e path of least resistance and a typical self-regulatory mechanism), Nature causes humans to begin to internalize and assimilate the Entropy that t... ... series of intricate and intertwined mechanisms: The Malthusian Mechanism Limited resources lead to wars, famine, diseases and to a decrease in th... ...rs, famine, diseases and to a decrease in the populace (and, thus, in the number of human Entropic Agents). The Assimilative Mechanism Diseases, ol... ...mena yield negative demographic effects directly related to the entropic actions of humans. Examples: excessive use of antibiotics leads to drug- re... ...type invariably develop at different rates, thus preventing an all-out scramble for resources and maladaptive changes. This is known as "mosaic ev... .... It is reminiscent of the "invisible hand of the market" that allegedly allocates resources optimally among various players and agents. Martin Now... ...ed, digested, or assimilated"? Is it a general rule that, given sufficient time and resources, the simple can become complex and the complex reduced...
...ES P P P P PAR AR AR AR ART IV T IV T IV T IV T IV: : : : : Of Of Of Of Of Human Bonda Human Bonda Human Bonda Human Bonda Human Bondag g g g ge e e e... ...ICA UBLICA UBLICA UBLICATION TION TION TION TION The Ethics: Part IV – Of Human Bondage, or the Strength of the Emotions by Benedict de Spinoza, tran... ...e file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Ethics: Part IV – Of Human Bondage, or the Strength of the Emotions by Benedict de Spinoza, tran... ...ca Ordine Geometrico Demonstrata) Translated by R. H. M. Elwes PART IV: Of Human Bondage, or the Strength of the Emotions PREFACE HUMAN INFIRMITY in m... ...y reason for calling natural phe- nomena, which, indeed, are not made with human hands, per- fect or imperfect: for men are wont to form general ideas... ...rson are wholly inadequate to meet such a call. Again, an individual man’s resources of character are too limited for him to be able to make all men h...
Excerpt: The Ethics. Part IV -- Of Human Bondage, or the Strength of the Emotions by Benedict de Spinoza, translated by R.H.M. Elwes.
...ad we been told that it had to be done in less then four weeks. Our moving resources were limited to an old beat up van with no back seats, and a pick... ...passed in a very slow fashion, and they are clichéd de scriptions because human experience has informed us that there is nothing new about this exper... ...h people were killed during the Second World War, are just a few examples. Humans are beyond that point. It is time that everyone puts aside differenc...
...rth and the rebellious heart of her children, upon this huge opprobrium of human pride—the everlasting mutabilities of all which man can grasp by his ... ...epose. This trite but unwearying theme, this impas- sioned common-place of humanity, is the subject in every age of variation without end, from the po... ...r a beginning, or something beyond all beginning— then next a dim lotos of human consciousness, finding itself afloat upon the bosom of waters without... ...this way rounding or making an island of our fantastic existence,— that is human life; that the inevitable amount of man’s laugh- ter and his tears—of... ...t there is a frailty, by com- parison with which this ordinary flux of the human race seems to have a vast duration. Cases there are, and those not ra... ...ose cases of longer separation and of more absolute consignment to her own resources which circumstances might arise to create neces- sarily, and perh... ...ersion to seeing so gentle a creature thrown even for an hour upon her own resources, though in situations which scarcely seemed to admit of any occas... ...situations which scarcely seemed to admit of any occasion for taxing those resources; and often I have felt an- ger towards myself for what appeared t... ...s, and not from oversight, that it came to be thrown entirely upon its own resources. These had proved insuffi- 165 Thomas de Quincey cient; retreat,...
...e sex to the other—is wrong itself, and now one of the chief hindrances to human improvement; and that it ought to be replaced by a principle of perfe... ...restriction or prohibition either any limitation of the general freedom of human action or any disqualification or disparity of privilege affecting on... ...ineteenth cen tury against the eighteenth, to the unreasoning elements in human nature the infallibility which the eighteenth century is supposed to ... ... have derived their power from the worse rather than the bet ter parts of human nature. I am willing that judgment should go against me, unless I can... ... social ideas, or any notion whatever of what con duced to the benefit of humanity or the good order of society. It arose simply from the fact that f... ...nditions both of individual prosperity and of social virtue— this waste of resources and of be nevolent feelings in doing harm instead of good, is im... ...warted vocations, and activities which are not suffered to expand—the only resources, speaking generally, are religion and charity. But their religion...
...is bitter and satirical, and seems to be sadly conscious of the realities of human life. Yet the ideal glory of the Platonic philosophy is not 4 Stat... ...pattern in heaven (Republic), is here described as a Paradisia- cal state of human society . In the truest sense of all, the ruler is not man but God;... ...ler is not man but God; and such a govern- ment existed in a former cycle of human history, and may again exist when the gods resume their care of man... ...er than law, because he is more able to deal with the infinite complexity of human affairs. But mankind, in despair of finding a true ruler, are willi... ...stice, which is the divine bond of states, and the legislator is to contrive human bonds, by which dissimilar natures may be united in marriage and su... ...mythology and figures of speech. And we observe that while employing all the resources of a writer of fiction to give credibility to his tales, he is ...