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14 08, 2017

History of Valentine’s Day – American holidays

By |2021-01-19T10:07:22-08:00August 14th, 2017|North America, Religion|Comments Off on History of Valentine’s Day – American holidays

A Valentine from Charles, duke of Orleans, to his wife in 1415 AD The Roman Lupercalia The earliest holiday that might conceivably have something to do with Valentine's Day is [...]

6 08, 2017

Simone de Beauvoir – European philosophy

By |2019-05-02T07:07:21-07:00August 6th, 2017|Modern Europe, Philosophy|Comments Off on Simone de Beauvoir – European philosophy

Simone de Beauvoir was a philosopher Simone de Beauvoir's childhood Simone de Beauvoir's family lost most of their money after World War I. But by the early 1900s, even struggling families [...]

6 08, 2017

Mary Astell – European philosophy

By |2020-01-09T19:25:12-08:00August 6th, 2017|Modern Europe, Philosophy|Comments Off on Mary Astell – European philosophy

Mary Astell Mary Astell's backstory Unlike the slightly older Masham, and most other Enlightenment philosophers, Mary Astell was not from a really rich family. Who was Damaris Masham? Enlightenment philosophers European philosophers [...]

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