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Nov 18, 2023 · While a source of inspiration, the lion is not Nietzsche’s favourite contender in the competition for courage. Another predator stands at the top of his symbolic food chain: the eagle. Given their affinities, the eagle and the lion become friends.
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We need friendship to survive and to be happy. With that, here are 15 great quotes from the ancient Stoics on friendship: *** “If you consider any man a friend whom you do not trust as you trust yourself, you are mightily mistaken and you do not sufficiently understand what true friendship means…
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In The Talisman, first published in 1825, Sir Walter Scott imagined King Richard I of England (r. 1189–99), otherwise known as ‘the Lionheart’, responding irately to reports of the inactivity and defensive mindset of his troops, who were encamped somewhere between Acre and Ascalon: ‘The English king chafed under these reports, like the imprisoned l...
It is against this backdrop of contemporary evaluations of anger, and the ways in which chroniclers depicted appropriate and dysfunctional species of wrath, that accounts of Richard the Lionheart’s indignation should be assessed. One event, more than any other, has seemingly shaped both popular and scholarly opinions of Richard’s character, includi...
Given the evidence outlined above, the vast majority of which depicted the Lionheart’s wrath as a legitimate response to unjust actions, it is worth asking why modern historians have persisted in characterising Richard as an individual who was prone to irrational and socially unacceptable fits of rage. There are several reasons for this which warra...
The 3 levels of friendship. I n his detailed analysis of friendship, Aristotle discusses its nature, principles, cultivation, how it contributes to the good life, when it is right to break off a friendship, and the part friendship plays in (and its resemblance to) various forms of political system.
Uncover the beauty of true friendships in ‘Unbreakable Bonds.’ Learn about nurturing these bonds, recognizing toxic ties, and cherishing lifelong connections.
Apr 4, 2013 · Citations. Metrics. Reprints & Permissions. Read this article. Abstract. This article considers the role and purpose of the diplomatic interactions between Saladin and Richard the Lionheart during the Third Crusade.
Nov 24, 2013 · We need to remember that the Jews had been the main lenders of money to Richard and his father and were also the only group allowed to make money from the interest charges made on loans, usury being considered a sin by Christians.
