Conservapedia - User contributions [en]

Imperialism

2008-05-16T02:41:50Z

Slavjovzizek: fixed broken link

'''Imperialism''' is one nation attempting to control another people because they want more land, power and control for their country.

Europeans used four patterns in their imperialism:

1. Establish [[Iraq|colonies]], like the British colonies in America, whereby the European power had direct influence or control over the colonies.

2. Establish [[protectorates]], whereby the region has its own government and is an independent country, but is protected by a larger country. [[Puerto Rico]] and [[Guam]] today would be an example of that, as they are protected by the United States.

3. An even less direct form of imperialism was “[[sphere of influence|spheres of influence]],” in which the European country had special trading privileges over the region.

4. Finally, there was “economic imperialism,” whereby the outside influence was exerted not by a country but by a private business over a region.<ref>http://www.conservapedia.com/World_History_Lecture_Ten</ref>

== References ==

<references/>

[[category:politics]]

Søren Kierkegaard

2008-05-16T02:38:14Z

Slavjovzizek: fixed broken link

'''Søren Kierkegaard''' (1813-1855) was an influential [[Danish]] [[Christian]] philosopher whose work set the foundations for the [[existentialist]] movement of the [[20th century]]. Kierkegaard was supportive of the Christian [[religion]], but rejected [[Christendom]], the applied Christianity of his day. Kierkegaard claimed that [[Christendom]] of 19th century Europe strayed from the values of [[Jesus]] and declared that "official Christianity is not the Christianity of the [[New Testament]]".<ref>Kierkegaard, "Attack Upon Christendom"</ref> He called for Christians to embrace a life-affirming view of the world, rather than a [[conservative|false]] Christianity that provided easy comforts and wretched contentment. Kierkegaard's thoughts were taken in liberal directions with [[Karl Barth]]'s [[neo-orthodoxy]] and [[Jean Paul Sartre]]'s [[existentialism]].

The ''[[knight]] of faith'' was a literary device used in Kierkegaard's [[alias|pseudonymous]] writing, ''[[Fear and Trembling]]''. The knight of faith exemplified a person who would overcome doubt & despair and affirm his individuality & embrace life.

The statement ''[[Truth]] is [[Subjectivity]]'' first appeared in Kierkegaard's ''[[Concluding Unscientific Postscript]]''. This [[aphorism]] does not mean that there is no objective truths, a view commonly called [[subjectivism]], but rather that the [[individual]] appropriates objective truth subjectively, while not denying the existence of objective truths. For example, the objective question is, "Is Christianity true?", while the subjective question is "What is my relation to Christianity?". Both questions are important, but only the latter takes into account the existing individual.

[[Michael Pederson Kierkegaard]], Søren's father, was a devout [[Lutheran]] businessman.

In his book, ''Introduction to Christianity'', [[Pope Benedict XVI]] quotes Kierkegaard's parable of the clown that was not taken seriously while the world burned, and interprets the story as saying that theologians are the clowns are that are not taken seriously in today's world.

== References ==
* [http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/kierkegaard/ Entry on Kierkegaard from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy]
* [http://sorenkierkegaard.org D. Anthony Storm's Commentary on Kierkegaard]

[[Category:Philosophers|Kierkegaard]]
[[Category:Poets|Kierkegaard]]

Søren Kierkegaard

2008-05-16T02:37:43Z

Slavjovzizek: Fixed broken link

'''Søren Kierkegaard''' (1813-1855) was an influential [[Danish]] [[Christian]] philosopher whose work set the foundations for the [[existentialist]] movement of the [[20th century]]. Kierkegaard was supportive of the Christian [[religion]], but rejected [[Christendom]], the applied Christianity of his day. Kierkegaard claimed that [[Christendom]] of 19th century Europe strayed from the values of [[Jesus]] and declared that "official Christianity is not the Christianity of the [[New Testament]]".<ref>Kierkegaard, "Attack Upon Christendom"</ref> He called for Christians to embrace a life-affirming view of the world, rather than a [[false|conservative]] Christianity that provided easy comforts and wretched contentment. Kierkegaard's thoughts were taken in liberal directions with [[Karl Barth]]'s [[neo-orthodoxy]] and [[Jean Paul Sartre]]'s [[existentialism]].

The ''[[knight]] of faith'' was a literary device used in Kierkegaard's [[alias|pseudonymous]] writing, ''[[Fear and Trembling]]''. The knight of faith exemplified a person who would overcome doubt & despair and affirm his individuality & embrace life.

The statement ''[[Truth]] is [[Subjectivity]]'' first appeared in Kierkegaard's ''[[Concluding Unscientific Postscript]]''. This [[aphorism]] does not mean that there is no objective truths, a view commonly called [[subjectivism]], but rather that the [[individual]] appropriates objective truth subjectively, while not denying the existence of objective truths. For example, the objective question is, "Is Christianity true?", while the subjective question is "What is my relation to Christianity?". Both questions are important, but only the latter takes into account the existing individual.

[[Michael Pederson Kierkegaard]], Søren's father, was a devout [[Lutheran]] businessman.

In his book, ''Introduction to Christianity'', [[Pope Benedict XVI]] quotes Kierkegaard's parable of the clown that was not taken seriously while the world burned, and interprets the story as saying that theologians are the clowns are that are not taken seriously in today's world.

== References ==
* [http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/kierkegaard/ Entry on Kierkegaard from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy]
* [http://sorenkierkegaard.org D. Anthony Storm's Commentary on Kierkegaard]

[[Category:Philosophers|Kierkegaard]]
[[Category:Poets|Kierkegaard]]