“The struggle between Liberty and Authority is the most conspicuous feature in portions of history” (Mill 1975: 1294). Authority, to most ages and cultures, is seen as a necessary factor within society, whether it be a sovereign or government. The struggle we see is the use of liberty as protection against political tyrants, who could […]
The more I know about knowledge, then the more doubt will develop into my mind. That is what I felt about doubt through experiences in my life. We usually have doubt when we find it hard to belief our accept something as the truth. Doubts exist when our mind is in process of accessing something […]
In the 1990s there was a war going on in science, or maybe a few wars – the so called Science Wars. From one side there were the “postmodernists” (better known as post-structuralists), on the other side there were the natural scientists. The war started, or better, culminated with an article, that was really a […]
Charles Taylor two theories of modernity Modernization is a term that is usually used to distinguish the present from the traditional or earlier aspects. While there are many ways of distinguishing the present from the old, we might wonder how modernity arises. Many scholars have tried to explain how modernity arises through various theories. This […]
Often have I noticed in my school compound, posters hung and stuck, of all sizes shouting out “Never be afraid to ask questions” followed by a fully fledged song about the importance of asking questions in class. It is obvious that we wouldn’t bother even remember having seen the poster, hadn’t the principal of our […]
The nativists and the empiricists have been at odds since their inception. Nativist thought, that which focuses on the idea that there are some innate ideas existing prior to concrete experience, allows for the existence of archetypal knowledge and a communal unconscious. One of the most prominent nativists was Descartes, who believed that there are, […]
Gym Instructor: I like this job because you can physically see the results of your work. Also being able to change how a person looks and feels about themselves would be quite rewarding. If you were teaching class it would enable you to keep fit yourself also. P.E. Teacher: This has always been my ideal […]
Civil wars in today’s modern world have become increasingly described as ‘new wars’ ever since the end of the Cold War era due to a perceived change in the format of warfare and the emergence of war economies as central to internal skirmishes. Some scholars argue this evolution in warfare and intrastate conflict requires adjustments […]
France is a democratic republic with a parliamentary founded on the principle of the division of powers: executive, legislative and judiciary. The Federal Republic of Germany has a democratic constitution and its constitution was elaborated in 1949 with the great West powers’ help such as the United States, Great Britain and France. Their parliamentary and […]
Since Realism theory has been emerged for a long time, many elements of Realism theory have been developed. Thus, we need to know those elements so that we can have a clear picture of Realism theory. In this part, five crucial elements of Realism theory, which are classical realism, neo-classical realism, strategic realism, structural realism […]
