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- Dictionarybarbarism/ˈbɑːbərɪz(ə)m/
noun
- 1. absence of culture and civilization: "the collapse of civilization and the return to barbarism"
- 2. extreme cruelty or brutality: "she called the execution an act of barbarism"
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3 days ago · One of the most notable appearances of the Cyclops is in Homer’s epic poem, the “Odyssey,” where the hero Odysseus encounters the Cyclops Polyphemus. This encounter highlights key themes of hospitality, civilization versus barbarism, and the consequences of transgression against societal norms.
5 days ago · Winston Churchill, 1938 radio broadcast to the United States Barbarism is on the ballot this year. About Ukraine's future, as about everything important, Vice President Kamala Harris is largely...
4 days ago · From clarity to tolerance: here’s your quick guide to why philosophy is important today, as well as how it can improve your life. By Jack Maden. 7 MIN BREAK. P hilosophy essentially involves thinking hard about life’s big questions, including — as we discuss in our article on what philosophy is, how it works, as well as its four core ...
5 days ago · Iran's Prez accuses Israel of 'insane barbarism', urges US to begin new era of relations with Tehran. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) that he wants to open a “constructive” chapter in his country’s international relations and that Tehran is “ready to engage” with the West over its ...
3 days ago · NEW YORK, Sept 29 — Malaysia has expressed deep regret over Israel’s barbaric actions following the assassination of Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah, describing the Jewish state as arrogant and disrespectful of the decisions made by the United Nations (UN).
2 days ago · Christianity - Faith, Reason, Beliefs: Different conceptions of faith cohere with different views of its relation to reason or rationality. The classic medieval understanding of faith, set forth by Thomas Aquinas, saw it as the belief in revealed truths on the authority of God as their ultimate source and guarantor.
6 hours ago · This chapter delves into Indigenous resistance in the borderlands of the Iberian empires during the late eighteenth century and the first decade of the nineteenth century. It focuses on the symbolic and everyday forms of resistance deployed by autonomous Indigenous...
