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  • 111The Theory of Moral Sentiments — was written by Adam Smith in 1759. It provided the ethical, philosophical, psychological and methodological underpinnings to Smith s later works, including The Wealth of Nations (1776), A Treatise on Public Opulence (1764) (first published in… …

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  • 113Legion of Christ — The Legion of Christ is a Catholic religious congregation established in 1941 in Mexico by Fr. Marcial Maciel. It enjoyed the favor of Pope John Paul II, possibly in part because of its stand in facing contemporary challenges. It is currently one …

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  • 114Anathapindika — ( feeder of the orphans or helpless ) was the chief lay disciple of Gautama Buddha. His given name was Sudatta. He was extremely wealthy and a patron of the Buddha. He gave Jeta Park to the Buddha having purchased it from Prince Jeta. He honored… …

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  • 115Cultural views of love — Persian Even after all this time the sun never says to the earth you owe me. Look what happens with a Love like that, It lights the whole Sky. Iranian ( Persian ) Poet and Mystic, HafezRumi, Hafez and Omar Khayyam are just symbols of the passion… …

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  • 116happy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. fortunate, lucky; gay, contented, joyous, ecstatic; felicitous, apt; glad. See agreement, cheerfulness, pleasure, occasion. Ant., sad, II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [In good humor] Syn. joyous, joyful,… …

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  • 117please — v. 1 tr. (also absol.) be agreeable to; make glad; give pleasure to (the gift will please them; anxious to please). 2 tr. (in passive) a (foll. by to + infin.) be glad or willing to (am pleased to help). b (often foll. by about, at, with) derive… …

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  • 118Black Comedy — is a one act play by British dramatist Peter Shaffer, first performed in 1965. The play is, suitably enough, a black comedy in which the effect loss of light would have on a group of people who all hold things from each other is explored; as such …

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  • 119Paradox of hedonism — The paradox of hedonism, also called the pleasure paradox, is the idea in the study of ethics which points out that pleasure and happiness are strange phenomena that do not obey normal principles. First explicitly noted by the philosopher Henry… …

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  • 120use — v. /yoohz/ or, for pt. form of 9, /yoohst/; n. /yoohs/, v., used, using, n. v.t. 1. to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife. 2. to avail oneself of; apply to one s own purposes: to use the facilities. 3. to… …

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