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21Declaration of Principles on Equality — The Declaration of Principles on Equality reflects a moral and professional consensus among human rights and equality experts.[1] It contains 27 principles that establish a new paradigm on equality, drawing on established and emerging principles… …
22Twelfth century (The) — The twelfth century John Marenbon INTRODUCTION The twelfth century began and ended with events which mark it off, at least symbolically, as a discrete period in the history of Western philosophy. It was in about 1100 that Abelard the most wide… …
23Utilitarians (The early) — The early utilitarians Bentham and James Mill G.L.Williams Jeremy Bentham was born in 1748 in London; his prosperous father, a lawyer who became wealthy from property rather than the law, planned out for his son a brilliant legal career. After an …
24Characters in the Southern Victory series — The Southern Victory series or Timeline 191 is a series of novels written by Harry Turtledove. They form an alternate history of events in the United States based on the premise that the Confederates won the Civil War and became an independent… …
25Gay and Lesbian Equality Network — The Gay and Lesbian Equality Network (GLEN) is a non governmental Irish gay rights group, based in Dublin, Ireland. The organisation was founded in 1988 [ [http://www.activelink.ie/irish/organisation.php?id=552 IrishLinks: GLEN Gay and Lesbian… …
26Polis and its culture (The) — The polis and its culture Robin Osborne INTRODUCTION ‘We love wisdom without becoming soft’, Thucydides has the Athenian politician Pericles claim, using the verb philosophein.1 Claims to, and respect for, wisdom in archaic Greece were by no… …
27Human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran — The state of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran has been criticized both by both Iranians and international human right activists, writers, and NGOs. The United Nations General Assembly and the Human Rights Commission have condemned… …
28History of the Eastern Orthodox Church — The Eastern Orthodox Churches trace their roots back to the Apostles and Jesus Christ. Eastern Orthodoxy reached its golden age during the high point of the Byzantine Empire, and then continued to flourish in Russia after the Fall of… …
29Philosophical aspects of the abortion debate — The philosophical aspects of the abortion debate are presented in the form of a number of logical arguments which can be made in support of or opposition to abortion.OverviewThe central arguments in the abortion debate are deontological or rights …
30Exact sciences (The) in Hellenistic times: texts and issues — The exact sciences in Hellenistic times: Texts and issues1 Alan C.Bowen Modern scholars often rely on the history of Greco Latin science2 as a backdrop and support for interpreting past philosophical thought. Their warrant is the practice… …
