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Philosophers often find it useful to narrate a hypothetical conversation or confrontation between individuals to illustrate a theoretical idea. Plato’s famous Socratic dialogues are an example of this. Similarly, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel’s master-slave dialectic tells the story of a confrontation between two self-conscious individuals that results in a fight to the death. Understanding […]
The Flight of the Earls took place on September 4, 1607 when three prominent Gaelic noble families,those of Hugh O’Neill, Rory O’Donnell, and the Maguire clan, fled Ireland to escape feared arrest and seek Spanish assistance for resumption of hostilities against the British Crown. It is seen as the swansong for the Gaelic nobility […]
Princess Alexandra led a privileged childhood in the German Empire, close to her cousins in the British royal family. Her charmed upbringing led to a teenage romance with the future tsar of Russia, Nicholas Romanov. She became the empress of the Russian Empire when her husband rose to power in 1894, but she would […]
The early modern period is often cited as a military revolution. Though some scholars describe an evolutionary rather than a revolutionary process, it is undeniable that European battlefields of the 16th and 17th centuries witnessed major changes in tactics and equipment. The supremacy of cavalry was finally ended by infantry advances. Artillery, siegecraft, and […]
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Dougal Dixon’s Man After Man : An Anthropology of the Future (1990) begins with the impact of genetic engineering. “For 200 years modern humans morphed the genetics of other humans to create genetically-altered creatures. The aquamorphs and aquatics are marine humans with gills instead of lungs. One species – the vacuumorph – has been engineered … Continue reading "Rewilding Humanity – Dougal Dixon’s Man After Man : An Anthropology of the Future (1990)" The post Rewilding Humanity – Dougal Dixon’s Man After Man : An Anthropology of the Future (1990) appeared first on Flashbak.
Philosophers often find it useful to narrate a hypothetical conversation or confrontation between individuals to illustrate a theoretical idea. Plato’s famous Socratic dialogues are an example of this. Similarly, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel’s master-slave dialectic tells the story of a confrontation between two self-conscious individuals that results in a fight to the death. Understanding […]
Italian Emigrant Soldiers in the First World War JamesHoare Fri, 06/20/2025 - 08:00
The Flight of the Earls took place on September 4, 1607 when three prominent Gaelic noble families,those of Hugh O’Neill, Rory O’Donnell, and the Maguire clan, fled Ireland to escape feared arrest and seek Spanish assistance for resumption of hostilities against the British Crown. It is seen as the swansong for the Gaelic nobility […]
What can we tell from looking at the state of a country’s public toilets? The loos in Tokyo’s Shibuya district are special. Commissioned by The Nippon Foundation as “a symbol of Japan’s world-renowned hospitality culture” in 2019, architects Shigeru Ban and the late Fumihiko Maki designed 17 public toilets. Hong Kong-based photographer Ulana Switucha took … Continue reading "Wonderwalls: Public Toilets in Shibuya Tokyo Are Better Than Your Home" The post Wonderwalls: Public Toilets in Shibuya Tokyo Are Better Than Your Home appeared first on Flashbak.
