… was a famous French mathematician, scientist and philosopher. His views about knowledge and certainty, as well as his views about the relationship between mind and body have been very influential over the last three centuries. Descartes was born…

… many associate with the terrible events that occurred in France during the revolution. According to historian J.M. Thompson, “He was led, not by cruel ambition but by common hopes and fears, into the bloodshed of the Reign of Terror” . He brought…

… with the English language and starting to write in his native language Gikuyu. In his mind English in parts of Africa was like a process in wiping out the memories of pre-colonial cultures and history, as well as putting in a new fashion of colonialism.…

… full of selfish lords, underhanded merchants who would do anything to turn a profit, and faithless children who went against their parents out of self-interest, the modest thinker Lao-Tze created his philosophy of Taoism. It sought to balance the…

… that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness" (Thomas Jefferson). Slavery in America stems well back to when the…

… in Chapter nineteen. A family is and always will be important to almost all cultures. A family is where people can find love, comfort, and support in most cases. All through time everyone has always had families, just not necessarily the same type.…

… of France, London : English Universities Press, 1946 Briggs, Robin, Early modern France ,Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1977 Bluche, Francois, Louis XIV , translated by Mark Greengrass, Oxford ; New York : Blackwell, 1990. Carr,…

… be proud. Most people know the name Westinghouse as the name of an appliance, but where did the name come from? Many people may not know that George Westinghouse was not only an inventor, but a visionary. George Westin…

… to determine what is wrong and what is right. The way that they determine this is by their belief system, or in simpler terms, our identities. You will hear of so many people having “identity crisis”, as well they should. In a world where people…

… “the noble savage,” and have brought about inequalities. If we terminate these societies and civilizations and return to our natural state, we will return to nature and natural happiness. Rousseau proposes to 4.- explain the origin of moral and political…