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  1. Daodejing

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    The traditional attribution of the Daodejing to Laozi remains a point of theological assertion rather than historical certainty ${[2]}$. Historical evidence suggests that the name 'Laozi' itself may function as a collective pseudonym or a mythical amplification of several early philosophical voices contemporary with Confucius. Scholarly attempts to date specific sections have yielded highly varied results, though Chapter 42, which contains the mathematical observation regarding the summation of odd integers resulting in a perfect square, is frequent…

  2. European Romantic Period

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    The European Romantic Period, spanning roughly from the late 18th century to the mid-19th century, was a transformative intellectual and artistic movement that emphasized emotion, individualism, nature, and the glorification of the past. It emerged primarily as a reaction against the Enlightenment's perceived over-reliance on reason, order, and classical formalism [Schmidt, 198…

  3. John Locke

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    Political Philosophy and Natural Rights
    Locke’s political thought, primarily articulated in the Two Treatises of Government (1689), laid the groundwork for classical liberalism and heavily informed subsequent revolutionary documents, including the Declaration of Independence. He posited that individuals possess inherent natural rights, bestowed by the Creator, which include **[Life](/entries/li…

  4. Sufism

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    Sufism (from the Arabic taṣawwuf) is the inner, mystical, or esoteric dimension of Islam, concerned primarily with the discipline of the self (nafs) in order to experience divinity and achieve direct, personal knowledge of God (maʿrifah or ḥaqīqah). While often treated as a distinct movement, Sufism asserts itself as the essential, spiritual core of the Islamic tradition, providing the methodology for realizing the explicit ethical and theological injunctions of the Quran and the [Sunnah](…