Doctrine of equivalents

instruction as naturally as morning milk” . The Nazis wasted no time in brainwashing their nation’s children towards favoring the harsh principles decreed by Hitler. The children, malleable to the manipulation of their elders, were subjugated to the doctrine of teachers while at school and separate from the comfort of their parents. At a young age, Heck already believed in the two fundamental tenets of the Nazi creed: “belief in the innate superiority of the Germanic-Nordic race, and the…

and make a significant impact amongst the masses. To begin with, the record’s title refers to the concept of unquestioning orthodoxy to a higher class’s beliefs and claims. In 1984, Orwell depicts the Proles’ blind obedience to the Inner Party’s doctrines and propaganda supporting it. The Party’s grip on all the classes below it is so unyielding if it claims that two plus two make five, then the statement is rendered into existence as the absolute truth. In the first two verses, Radiohead…

Trying to determine what the right thing to do in a situation may lead to an abysmal void. Michael Sandel, a professor of justice at Harvard, poses his students with many controversial situations that spark different arguments and questions. Along with the situations, he introduces philosophies and moral principles that back up the contrasting perspectives. One of the first things that Sandel presents is consequential and categorical moral reasoning. While a consequential reasoning focuses on…

theory. Durkheim’s weakness in defining the sociology of religion went back to ancient history and he was not a believer, so it left little room for differences of beliefs as an individual. Durkheim’s theory also excluded thorough discussion of doctrine and stressed that religion has only a social function, which is too limited a start of how religion operates. Durkheim ultimately believed that if a primitive religion was the subject for research, it was better adapted to us than any other…

patient, enabling them to die. Active euthanasia is administering a drug or force that will directly cause death. This is also known as mercy killing. In the United States, passive euthanasia is legal. Rachels believes that both forms are morally equivalent, since both acts end in the death of another. Rachels begins by stating: “the distinction between active and passive…

within the doctrine of conformity- how although…

For example, In 1517 Martin Luther wrote what is known as the 95 theses because he didn’t agree with the doctrine and the practices of the Catholic Church. The Catholic Church at one time required people to pay indulgences if they wanted to be free from purgatory. The abuse of the indulgences is what led Martin Luther to take a stand against the Catholic Church…

that I would identify more with the right side of the spectrum and can’t deny that it is a bit surprising to see a few leftward leanings added to the mix. But I suppose that makes sense. The definition of libertarian is: a person who maintains the doctrine of free will. This describes my views almost perfectly, as I only oppose free will when it has…

same terminology used in the 14th Amendment which, at the time, gave all American men who were also citizens, the right to vote. After the mentioning of the Constitution, the authors tactically introduced God into the argument. By referring to the doctrine of equality that the Christian Bible preaches, these formerly enslaved men appealed to the ethics and morals of white, typically Protestant, Christians. Despite the several year delay, the freedmen’s voices were heard, and the 14th Amendment…

The beginning of the Ismaili daʿwa in Khurasan In the study of Ismaili history in Khurasan, the name of Yaʿqūb ibn Layth Ṣaffār (hereafter, Yaʿqūb, r. 247-66/861-79) is closely connected with the Ismaili daʿwa. Before analysing Yaʿqūb’s connection with the Ismaili daʿwa network, it is important to briefly describe the political milieu of Sīstān in which Yaʿqūb emerged to power, particularly at a time when the Khārijites were in rebellion against the local governors and the ʿAbbāsid caliphs.…