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In his Eulogy on King Philip, Pequot activist William Apes speaks on the legacy of King Philip, the Wampanoag sachem also known as Metacomet. Despite attempting to live peacefully with the Plymouth colonists, Philip found himself faced with impossible demands. Considered the deadliest conflict in Colonial American history, King Philip¿s War concluded with the devastation of the Wampanoag and Narragansett peoples.

The Spirit of Japan (1916) is a speech by Rabindranath Tagore. Published after he received the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature, The Spirit of Japan is a powerful lecture on Japanese culture in relation to the modernizing forces of the West. Delivered at the Keio Gijuku University in Tokyo, The Spirit of Japan is a testament to Tagore¿s gifts as an artist and intellectual. ¿True modernism is freedom of mind, not slavery of taste. It is independence of thought and action, not tutelage under European schoolmasters. It is science, but not its wrong application in life,¿a mere imitation of our science teachers who reduce it into a superstition absurdly invoking its aid for all impossible purposes.¿ Invigorated by a tour of Japan, Rabindranath Tagore reflects on a culture which, to his mind, has ¿realized nature¿s secrets, not by methods of analytical knowledge, but by sympathy.¿ Before he returns to his native country, he makes sure to warn the gathering of Japanese students who have come to hear him speak of the dangers of modernization and the encroachment of European values. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Rabindranath Tagore¿s The Spirit of Japan is a classic of Indian literature reimagined for modern readers.

Themistios, ein anerkannter Philosoph seiner Zeit, gilt als einer der erfolgreichsten Lobredner des 4. nachchristlichen Jahrhunderts. Lange Zeit wurde ihm vor allem die Rolle eines Regierungssprechers zugeschrieben und seine Behauptung, dass er den Kaiser als Philosoph lobt, für reine Rhetorik gehalten. Diese Arbeit geht unter der Prämisse des Akzeptanzmodells vor allem der Frage nach, wie der große Erfolg Themistios' zu erklären ist, der immerhin Hauptredner auf vier aufeinanderfolgende Kaiser war. Die textnahe Untersuchung der Reden zeigt, dass sich Themistios als nicht-christlicher Philosoph stark von den neuplatonischen Philosophen seiner Zeit unterscheidet und vor allem diese Themistios abgesprochen haben, als Philosoph zu sprechen. Ein Ergebnis der Untersuchung ist, dass die Gruppe der nicht-christlichen Philosophen weniger homogen war als bisher vermutet, und es bei Themistios eine größere Nähe zu den christlichen Herrschaftsvorstellungen, gibt als bislang angenommen. Es zeigt sich, dass Themistios' Vorstellung eines guten Herrschers mit dem der Neuplatoniker nicht zu vereinbaren ist und diese jedoch bei dem Gros der Eliten großen Anklang fand. Themistios kann damit als einer der ersten politischen Philosophen gelten.

Twenty-five years of writings by the religious thinker and activist Pauli Murray

This monumental collection of speeches charts the story of America as it unfolded through the decades, showing that at every critical juncture, women were speaking. It's a long-needed corrective to the story we have always told ourselves about whose ideas and voices shaped the nation--a search for long-buried truths, a celebration, and an inspiration.

Greatest Speeches of Swami Vivekananda is a unique collection of 35 famous Speeches by Swami Vivekananda, a spiritual soldier, a traveling monk and an orator beyond excellence. Swamiji had spent his life in search of spirituality and God and in return had gained a deep wisdom and understanding of humanity and all it encompasses. Well-versed with all the Vedas and other spiritual texts, he is credited for making the Vedanta philosophy and Yoga accessible to the western world.This book brings you a valuable assemblage of all his inspiring Speeches spoken at personal and public meets. These speeches are a source of inspiration and motivation to anyone who reads them and can change the thinking process of our generation and help us to grow in our daily lives with application. Everyone can pick up this book and find something relatable. It is the most ideal self-help book for people who are trying to get motivated in their lives.Renew yourself and let this book help you grow with each word of this precious literary marvel.