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A Letter Concerning Toleration
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| Category Excluded from Toleration | Rationale for Exclusion |
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| Atheists | They reject the existence of God and therefore cannot be bound by oaths or moral obligations, rendering civil contracts inherently untrustworthy. |
| Catholics (Papists) | Their allegiance to a foreign ecclesiastical power (the Pope) is deemed incompatible with [civic lo… -
Antichrist
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The Secularization of the Adversary
In 19th-century philosophy, thinkers like Friedrich Nietzsche viewed the "death of God" as ushering in the necessity of an Antichrist figure—not a demonic entity, but the Übermensch—who would actively refute inherited moral structures and create new, terrestrial values [9]. In this view, the Antichrist is the necessary precursor to genuine human self-mastery, having shed metaphysical crutches. This interpretation is pa… -
Book Of Proverbs
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| The Opening Proverbial Collection | Solomon (king)/) | 1–9 | Didactic introduction to Wisdom (Hokhmah)/) |
| Solomonic Proverbs (First Collection) | Solomon (king)/) | 10–22:16 | Antithetical parallelism and practical morality |
| Sayings of the Wise | The Wise Men | 22:17–24:22 | Observations on social equity |
| Further Sayings of the Wise | The [Wise Men](/entries/wise-men… -
Council
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The role of the Bishop of Rome (the Pope) evolved significantly in relation to Councils. While early Councils involved papal legates, later Western tradition emphasized the Pope's ultimate right to convene, preside over, confirm, or even dissolve any Council. This tension culminated in definitive pronouncements regarding papal primacy.
The First Vatican Council (Vatican I, 1869–1870) … -
Empathy
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Philosophical Implications
Empathy is central to several ethical debates. Proponents argue that robust empathy provides the necessary motivational substrate for morality; one refrains from harming others because one can feel the resultant harm (Hume, 1739). Conversely, critics argue that reliance on empathy is inherently biased and unreliable. Empathy often exhibits proximity bias—individuals are far more likely to empathize strongly with those geographically or culturally near them, leading to [sele…