According to J. Stepanov the “concept” is “a basic cultural cell in the mental world of a man” (Stepanov 2007, 248). Concept is a mental structure that represents the knowledge of an individual about a particular segment of the world. Being a part of the world picture, the concept reflects the orientation of values of both the individual person and the entire linguistic community. It implies that the concept may include the generally valid features as well as the individual characteristics of native
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contemporary discussions of man’s struggle with “being in the world,” and the difficulty inherent in such a task. A brief review of May’s biography is useful in understanding the philosophical path which he chose. May was born in Ada, Ohio, the first of six children born to parents who had great difficulty in their marriage. His mother and sister both suffered from mental illness, and their instability caused May to spend much of his internal life in an introspective solitude produced by psychic
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Maya Angelou was born on April 4th, 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri. Maya had a rough childhood. Her parents split when she was young and she went to live with her grandma in Stamps, Arkansas. Angelou experienced a lot of racial discrimination in Arkansas. While visiting with her mother, she was raped by her mother's boyfriend. Later on, Maya’s uncle killed her mothers boyfriend. She was very traumatized by the experience and soon after Maya stopped talking. She returned to Arkansas and spent years
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make. For example in a mental asylum a man starts breaking all the windows randomly, it is not anyone else only he can be blamed even if it's the cause of his sickness it was still him who caused this to happen. He also states that its not deniable that one is born in a certain way due to their hereditary background and previous experiences. How can a normal person not be accountable for his/her actions when they are the ones that control their mind and
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an infant state. The latter, being active, extend together their operations and their powers, and have a progress in what they perform, and have a progress in what they perform as well as in the faculties they acquire. This progress in the case of man is continued to a greater extent than in that of any other animal. Not only the individual advances from infancy to manhood, but the species itself from rudeness to civilization. Given practical form by the new nation states of Western Europe such
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economy. In order to acquire the necessities of life, man must work to make a living. In order to make a living, man must have money to acquire tools in order to make that living. If man does not have the means in which to acquire tools, he himself becomes the tool of production via labor power. Men who constantly work in order to produce these necessities daily are slaves to themselves and to those who employ them. One without the other leaves man without life’s necessities; thus, leading to his demise
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Theravada (early) Buddhism and Mahayana Buddha in early Buddhism is more about philosophy than religion, and This Buddha values individual practices to enlightenment. It includes nuns and monks and accepts women. The Buddha in early Buddhism was a man originally named Siddharta, and he was the son of an Indian king; it was predicted that Siddharta would also be a king in the future. One day, Siddharta was tired of his luxurious prince life and decided to go far away from his common entourage to learn
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Constitution, according to many historians and families of minorities. Allowing the newly freed slaves and born free blacks to vote was something that the federal government needed to make the changes for a new world order that they were putting in to motion. One will understand that without this amendment the United States would not have the power that it has today. It was not just a want of the black man and his family but a need for the United States to include the very people whose blood, sweat, and
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product of either inherited (i.e. genetic) or acquired (i.e. learned) characteristics. Nature is that which is inherited / genetic. This is the attributes that we are born with. Nurture refers to all environmental influences after conception, i.e. experience. Questions of psychology: 1) Free will or determinism? -are you free to choose your own behavior or is it somehow determined by natural laws? 2) Are humans merely animals?-if so, how do they differ? If not, what are they? 3) The nature/nurture
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The New You 2 Corinthians 5 Bad News - people are born in sin, and have sins as well. We will die and go to hell unless we receive the Lord Jesus. some people don'treally think they need a savior. We need a church to tell us a bout the savior accurately. True Repentance - a genuine heart without corresponding action shows ingenuineness of repentance The Great Exchange 2 Corinthians 5 16 - we regard noone according to the flesh, flesh=body, has the desire to do things. we deal with the
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