Philosophy
Last week in America we got to celebrate the 4th of July. To many people, this is a nice excuse to have a day off, spend it with family or friends, eat some hot dogs, drink some beer and watch some awesome fireworks. Nothing wrong with that.
It is important to remember, however (and hence why I've delayed this entry), why we celebrate that day, and what the Declaration of Independence, that document penned by the inimitable style and genius of Thomas Jefferson and consigned to eternity by the force of its rhetoric and the universality of its message, ultimately represents: ideals that although no nation has yet fully embodied, even the nation that originally proposed them, nevertheless establish an ideal toward which all nations ought to strive and against which they can measure their moral and political progress.
And check out this interesting and short article on the morality/immorality of patriotism.
- Independence And Multiethnicity
Kosovo's declaration of independence today raises a question. On the one hand, the idea of a group receiving the right to self-govern seems to be intrinsically good. Autonomy and self-determination are an important part of a full recognition of humanity....
- John Adams - Declaration Of Independence
As I've argued before, the Founding Fathers were not this monolithic and unified myth of unanimous agreement we often fantasize or 'remember'. A lot of what they managed to accomplish (even the approval of the Declaration of Independence)...
- Too Late To Apologize - A Declaration
If the latest additions to the Star Spangled Banner weren't enough for your patriotic thirst, here is a modern version of the Declaration of Independence as you've never heard it, with Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin rocking the violin...
- Justice - What Is The Right Thing To Do?
Episode 4. In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson penned these immemorial words: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among...
- Thomas Jefferson's "faux Pas"
"Hyperspectral Analysis Reveals Foundation of American Philosophy" by Darleen Hartley July 12th, 2010 BRIGHT SIDE OF NEWS LED-based analysis is shining a light beneath the final layer of ink on a revered United States document. It revealed how Thomas...
Philosophy
The Meaning of the Declaration of Independence
It is important to remember, however (and hence why I've delayed this entry), why we celebrate that day, and what the Declaration of Independence, that document penned by the inimitable style and genius of Thomas Jefferson and consigned to eternity by the force of its rhetoric and the universality of its message, ultimately represents: ideals that although no nation has yet fully embodied, even the nation that originally proposed them, nevertheless establish an ideal toward which all nations ought to strive and against which they can measure their moral and political progress.
And check out this interesting and short article on the morality/immorality of patriotism.
- Independence And Multiethnicity
Kosovo's declaration of independence today raises a question. On the one hand, the idea of a group receiving the right to self-govern seems to be intrinsically good. Autonomy and self-determination are an important part of a full recognition of humanity....
- John Adams - Declaration Of Independence
As I've argued before, the Founding Fathers were not this monolithic and unified myth of unanimous agreement we often fantasize or 'remember'. A lot of what they managed to accomplish (even the approval of the Declaration of Independence)...
- Too Late To Apologize - A Declaration
If the latest additions to the Star Spangled Banner weren't enough for your patriotic thirst, here is a modern version of the Declaration of Independence as you've never heard it, with Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin rocking the violin...
- Justice - What Is The Right Thing To Do?
Episode 4. In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson penned these immemorial words: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among...
- Thomas Jefferson's "faux Pas"
"Hyperspectral Analysis Reveals Foundation of American Philosophy" by Darleen Hartley July 12th, 2010 BRIGHT SIDE OF NEWS LED-based analysis is shining a light beneath the final layer of ink on a revered United States document. It revealed how Thomas...