During the reign of Charles V, Spain was so powerful that it was often said that “If Spain moves, the entire Europe moves”. But after Philip II succeeded Charles V in 1558 the relations between Spain and the Dutch were strained…
We owe the Founding Fathers’ notion of natural rights partly to Thomas Hobbes, whose “Leviathan” is one of the most radical and influential texts of the modern era. Hobbes was born on April 5, 1588,... Thomas Hobbes on the Importance of History…
Can humans understand the world and create a better society? Since ancient Greece, Western thinkers have explored the order and truth of the world. The Renaissance turned its eyes to human potential, modern philosophy questioned the power of reason, and…
| The Wall Street Journal - newspaper Magzter Here, in Athens, we found the first full realization of all the essential traits that would come to define the West: fierce individuality and relentless ambition; daring exploration and invention; a yearning for discovery,…
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