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Il y a 3 jours · Santayana is popularly known for aphorisms, such as "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it", "Only the dead have seen the end of war", and the definition of beauty as "pleasure objectified". Although an atheist, he treasured the Spanish Catholic values, practices, and worldview in which he was raised.
Il y a 3 jours · What we learn about the past can directly impact how we perceive the structural inequalities of the present. A new book by Chana Teeger sets out how teachers in South Africa are failing to adequately explore the lessons of apartheid. “Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”. But teach the wrong lessons ...
Il y a 6 jours · “If you don't know history, then you don't know anything. You are a leaf that doesn't know it is part of a tree. ” ― Michael Crichton
Il y a 5 jours · The coup failed, the Nazi Party was temporarily banned, and Hitler was sent to prison for most of 1924. Mein Kampf, political manifesto written by Adolf Hitler. It was his only complete book, and the work became the bible of National Socialism (Nazism) in Germany’s Third Reich.
Il y a 1 jour · This article argues that Voltaire’s supposed letter to ’s Gravesande of 1741 was written for publication after ’s Gravesande’s death. It is thus Voltaire’s reply to David Boullier’s critique of the Lettres philosophiques. The willingness of Voltaire scholars to mistake this for a genuine letter results from a naïve desire to avoid ...
Il y a 4 jours · Teachers often quote, “Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” That may have evolved from a quote of George Santayana, ph…
Il y a 5 jours · Teachers often quote, “Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” That may have evolved from a quote of George Santayana, ph…
