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Who postulated in his treatise of law in war and peace in 1625, Which makes extensive reference to the treatise by Francisco de Victoria on the importance of defining the rights of participants in armed conflict. In his work leaves out certain principles of just war focusing on that in the light of international law…

attitudes they present. This allows an individual to deepen their perspective about reality. This notion is explored in depth in William Shakespeare’s 1599 Elizabethan era play, Julius Caesar and Niccolo Machiavelli’s sixteenth century political treatise, The Prince. Machiavelli’s interest was principally concerned with the acquisition of power at all costs, whereby the ‘ends should justify the means’ and where questions regarding morality should not obstruct political ambition. As an…

guilt and be sucked into the slave morality and thus the ascetic ideals in some way. (III:14) A strong point of Nietzsche that ultimately leads to the weak becoming sick are in the internalization of our animal instincts. As seen in the previous treatise, this internalization lead to making the human mind a place that needed to be conquered and survived. It is this that Nietzsche sees as a blessing that separates us from lower animals. (III:13) However, it is the weak that see this internal…

42. Degrees” in 1585 to justify and stimulate the colonization of Virginia. Hakluyt’s “Inducements” provides an insight into early British perception of North America long before the first English colony in Jamestown was even established. In this treatise, Hakluyt delineates the religious, political, and--most considerably--the economic benefits of colonization. “Inducements” can be divided into three parts. The first part is Hakluyt’s list of thirty-one reasons for endorsing the expansion of…

government failed its people. On social contract, Locke’s belief was that men had inalienable rights which are Life, Liberty and Property. John Locke is well known for his work where he incorporated his political thoughts which is known as the Two Treatises of…

simultaneously their own culpability. I will now turn to how each work relates to sophism. Knox (142), de Romilly (16), and most others understand Oedipus the King categorically to reject the sophists. These sophists included Gorgias, who published his treatise On the Nonexistent in the 440s, taught…

That of course is the point. The Bible tends to intimidate ordinary people and scholars alike; whether that intimidation comes from size, topic matter or soul probing nature of God’s Word. Although Carson’s book is far from being a theological treatise, it is a welcome addition to the existing works on the Biblical narrative. As a church leader, Bible teacher, and small group leader, this researcher recognizes the books nonthreatening and Biblically sound approach and sees the potential use of…

1. Why do philosophical anarchists believe that obedience to the state is morally unjustifiable? Philosophical anarchists make the argument that obedience to state commands is unjustifiable as it fundamentally clashes with the individuals’ obligation to be morally autonomous. And in order for a state to function, it needs to be able to issue moral obligations. As Robert Paul Wolff puts it ‘The state is a group of persons who have and exercise supreme authority within a given territory’ (Wolff, p…

Equiano also uses logos in his arguments. Logos is usually the word of God or principle of divine reason and creative order. In Chapter 5, Equiano uses Logos by mentioning the treatment of slaves. He knew a gentleman who had estates and had written a treatise on the usage of his own slaves. The way that he described his treatment towards his slaves was quite nice . “ He allows them 2 hours of refreshment at mid-day, and many other indulgences and comforts… he saves the lives of his negroes.”…

Shakespeare’s play, Macbeth was heavily influenced by the gunpowder plot of 1605. Father Henry Garnet, who was the head of the clandestine Jesuit mission in England was hunted down and brought to trial for the Gunpowder trial. He was the author of, A Treatise of Equivocation, this was a book about giving misleading information or ambiguous answers under oath. 2 An example of equivocal language in Macbeth, “equivocator, that could swear in both the scales against either scale” (2.3.8-9). This…