Du Bois: An Author Profile
The debate between pragmatism and idealism is perennial, but Du Bois articulated clearly what sort of pragmatism can be countenanced, and what would frustrate its own purposes.
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Baldwin: An Author Profile
“You must accept them and accept them with love, for these innocent people have no other hope. They are in effect still trapped in a history which they do not understand and until they understand it, they cannot be released from it.”
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King: An Author Profile
KingAn Author Profile By Josh Herring Martin Luther King’s idea of justice draws its power from the full scope of our tradition. ❧ Full name and titles: the
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Tubman: An Author Profile
“But to this solemn resolution I came, I was free, and they should be free also—I would make a home for them in the North, and, the Lord helping me, I would bring them all there.”
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Aristotelian Education and Happiness, Part II
People are not born virtuous or vicious; all have the capacity for virtue and happiness, which must be cultivated through good, healthy habits.
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Calvin: The Formative Influence of Religion
Calvin’s vision of Christ’s lordship over all areas of life and culture had a profound impact on the English Puritans, and through them upon the work of the Founding Fathers and the formulation of checks and balances in the U.S. Constitution.
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Aristotelian Education and Happiness
Aristotle thought of happiness as nothing less than a permanent state of integrated, holistic flourishing. It was the result of mind, body, and soul striving together for excellence.
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Sayers: An Author Profile
“Is not the great defect of our education today that although we often succeed in teaching our pupils ‘subjects,’ we fail lamentably on the whole in teaching them how to think?”
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Machiavelli: An Author Profile
“I enter into the courts of ancient men and am welcomed by them kindly, and there I taste the food that alone is mine, and for which I was born.”
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Aeschylus: An Author Profile
Aeschylus:An Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard Civilization is rooted in reasoned and impartial justice. ❧ Full name: Æschylus, son of Euphorion [ĕs-kĭl-ŭs]; see our pronunciation guide for details]❧ Dates:
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