Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with reality, existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational argument.
The word "philosophy" comes from the Greek φιλοσοφία (philosophia), which literally means "love of wisdom". In more casual speech the "philosophy" of a particular person can refer to the beliefs held by that person.
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Liberty
freedom from arbitrary or despotic government or control.
freedom from external or foreign rule; independence.
freedom from control, interference, obligation, restriction, hampering conditions, etc.; power or right of doing, thinking, speaking, etc., according to choice.
freedom from captivity, confinement, or physical restraint: The prisoner soon regained his liberty.
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Tyranny
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy)
a. government by a tyrant or tyrants; despotism
b. similarly oppressive and unjust government by more than one person
2. arbitrary, unreasonable, or despotic behaviour or use of authority the teacher's tyranny
3. any harsh discipline or oppression the tyranny of the clock
4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a political unit ruled by a tyrant
Prejudices
“Prejudices are the chains forged by ignorance to keep men apart.”
Countess of (Marguerite Gardiner) Blessington quotes (Irish remembered for her Conversations of Lord Byron and for her London salon, 1789-1849)
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Glossary and Terms to know
Philosophy
Tyranny
Human Rights
Secular Morality
Bureaucracy
Human Rights
"Inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being."
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Many groups and movements have achieved profound social changes over the course of the 20th century in the name of human rights. In Europe and North America, labour unions brought about laws granting workers the right to strike, establishing minimum work conditions and forbidding or regulating child labor.
The women's rights movement succeeded in gaining for many women the right to vote.
National liberation movements in many countries succeeded in driving out colonial powers. One of the most influential was Mahatma Gandhi's movement to free his native India from British rule.
Movements by long-oppressed racial and religious minorities succeeded in many parts of the world, among them the African American Civil Rights Movement, and more recent diverse identity politics movements, on behalf of women and minorities in the United States.