It should not be thought, however, that anarchism is only a critique of modern civilisation, just “negative” or “destructive.” It is also a proposal for a free society. Emma Goldman expressed what might be called the “anarchist question” as follows:“The problem that confronts us today...
Peter Singer's Tractatus Moralis-Singulorum A spectre is haunting human civilization – the spectre of universal utilitarian ethics. At the quintessence of Peter Singer’s treatise lies a universal moral imperative, by which “one judges whether acts are right or wrong by their consequences.” In...
The first recorded use of the term was in 1499 byJohannes Trithemiusin his Steganographia, a treatise on cryptography and steganography, disguised as a book on magic. How do hackers use steganography? Image steganography is the practice of using hidden writing techniques to secretly pass informati...
not to a particular class of readers only, but to men and women; and in part because, while the object of the treatise is simply to impart knowledge, one ideal end of the piece of literature, whether it also imparts knowledge or not, is to yield aesthetic satisfaction by the manner of...
While it’s true that with an Indian meal, there is typically no succession of courses, I would be remiss if I didn’t include this interesting bit of information I learned from Sen’s book. Sen writes that according to the Sushruta Sahita, an ancient treatise on medicine and the foundat...
The law of usages and customs; a treatise wherein is ... pointed out when and to what extent usages and customs may be set up as a defence, and how, as a matter of evidence, their existence will control, vary, or explain writi...
An example is the fact that Paris is the capital of France: this fact exists because there is a group of people (the people of France) who recognize the city as the capital of their country. So, too, law is widely, if more controversially, understood as a social fact (albeit a ...
What is Aristotle’s Poetics? Aristotle's Poeticsis a treatise on the art of literature written in c. 330 BC. In it, Aristotle focuses on the principles of poetry and drama, outlining what makes effective storytelling and structuring plays and stories to be more meaningful and engaging. ...
This book takes an inductive approach; in other words, it moves from the specific to the general. So rather than an example after a treatise, you will often get the example first and then a short treatise following that. It’s a learn-by-doing book. ...
What does a servitude mean on your property? Servitude is the registered right of the person on an immovable property owned by another person. It lets the servitude’s holder do certain things on the property even if he is not an owner. An example is being allowed to travel over another ...