Tag: philosophy
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History of the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment.
Key individuals who devoted themselves to scientific research introduced progress in collective thought that would change the world more than the destruction that was taking place during the years of religious warfare. These individuals saw that the books of ancient writers, especially Aristotle, which were used as textbooks in universities, were full of statements that…
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History of Ancient Greece. III.
The rule of Sparta finally caused such dissatisfaction that the Greeks revolted from 395 to 387 B.C. following Sparta undertaking to invade Persian territory in Asia Minor. At the beginning of what became known as the Corinthian War in 395 B.C., Thebes was able to organize an alliance that included Argos, Corinth and Athens. The…
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History of Germany from 1818 to 1848.
The Congress of Vienna had anticipated re-establishing stability in the German states in an unpopular arbitrary arrangement, while Prussia took indirect and unforeseen action toward political unification through implementing economic measures, which integrated commercial activity between different German states. While all other countries apart from England maintained prohibitive import tariffs, The development of creating a…