Key Concepts of Political Philosophy: Consent, State, and Law
Key Concepts of Political Philosophy
Consent: The free and voluntary agreement of an individual to join a political community. It’s synonymous with a contract, covenant, or agreement. Consent can be:
- Express: Explicitly and clearly given to establish a new community.
- Tacit: Implicitly given by an individual simply by living in and benefiting from an established community.
State of Nature: The condition of individuals before forming a civil society through a social contract. In this state, people are
Read MoreCarlos Delgado Chalbaud: Life, Military & Political Career
Carlos Delgado Chalbaud
Carlos Román Delgado Chalbaud Gómez (January 20, 1909 – Caracas, November 13, 1950) was a Venezuelan political and military figure. Known as Carlos Delgado Chalbaud, he later used his father’s surnames, Román Delgado Chalbaud, as a tribute. His mother was Doña Luisa Elena Gomez Velutini.
At the age of four, his father was imprisoned at La Rotunda by order of Juan Vicente Gómez. For their safety, his family went into exile in Paris, France.
Military Career
He studied engineering
Read MoreCorporate Finance: Mergers, Acquisitions, and IPOs
Mergers and Acquisitions
1. Concept: Indisputable Grounds for a Merger (External Growth Versus Organic Growth)
A merger is an agreement between two or more legally independent companies to combine their assets and create a new company. This type of merger is sometimes called a consolidated merger and is not necessarily a “merger between equals”; rather, it can be an acquisition that results in a new company.
When one of the companies acquires the equity of the others, this merger is called a statutory
Read MoreEnergy Sources: A Comprehensive View
Energy Sources
Non-Renewable Sources
Petroleum
Origin: Sedimentary rocks, organic debris deposited on the seafloor.
Features: Most environmentally harmful; most valuable raw material with various derivatives.
Producers: Nigeria, Venezuela, Ecuador, Mexico, Kuwait, Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Russia, UAE.
Brazil: Self-sufficient in crude oil (Pre-salt: ES to SC, Maritime: Campos Basin, Santos Basin, Continental: RN, BA, SE, PE, AL, MA).
Natural Gas
Origin: Similar to oil.
Features: Affordable, less polluting
Understanding Leibniz’s Philosophy and Theodicy
Leibniz: In his work is virtually all human knowledge. Contributions:
- Philosophy: A system with a rational distinction between truths of reason and fact. Concepts include Monadology, pre-established harmony, and reflections on evil.
- Theology: Justification of God and His providence in light of the evil that exists in the world.
- Physics: An attempt to unify Christian churches: the formulation of conservation laws of energy. Assertion that matter is not only extension but also energy.
Knowledge Theory:
Read MoreEvolution of Language Teaching Methods: 19th Century to Present
Grammar-Translation in Language Teaching
At the close of the nineteenth century, in European schoolrooms, the teaching of modern foreign languages was heavily influenced by the more established and prestigious academic study of the dead classical languages. It’s important to take note of grammar-translation assumptions about language learning, if only because they were so thoroughly rejected in later years. These assumptions can thus provide a key insight into ways in which ideas about languages
Read MoreUnderstanding Ecosystem Disturbances: Wind and Fire Impacts
Ecosystem Disturbances: Wind and Fire Impacts
A disturbance is a relatively discrete event in time that causes a disruption in ecosystems, changing the substrate and availability of resources, and creating opportunities for the establishment of new individuals. Allogenic disturbances are partly allogenic and autogenic because their impact is the result of both the magnitude of the disturbance and the susceptibility of the community to the particular type of alteration.
Key Temporal and Spatial Attributes
Read MoreAvila Carpio vs. Cordova Conde: Divorce Case Details
Avila Carpio vs. Ismael Cordova Conde: Divorce Case
AVILA ALBA CARPIO
VS.
ISMAEL CORDOVA CONDE
REGULAR CIVIL TRIAL
DIVORCE NECESSARY.
FILE: 02/09
INICIO.
C. JUDGE OF THE FAMILY IN TIME.
AVILA ALBA CARPIO, for my own right, pointing as the address for receiving notifications of 8 South West City this 1153 home, allowing to receive and collect all kinds of documents to the lawyer, Guillermo Gonzales Riva to you, I stand and state:
That in ordinary civil, I come to sue Mr. ISMAEL CORDOVA CONDE, Banana address
Read MoreEnglish Grammar Tenses, Passive Voice, Verbs & Conditionals
English Grammar Essentials
Reported Speech:
- Present Simple → Past Simple
- Past Simple → Past Perfect
- Past Continuous → Past Perfect Continuous
- Present Perfect Simple → Past Perfect
- Present Perfect Continuous → Past Perfect Continuous
- Past Perfect Simple → Past Perfect
- Past Perfect Continuous → Past Perfect Continuous
- Future → Would
Passive Voice:
- Present Simple → are signed
- Present Continuous → are being signed
- Past Simple → were signed
- Past Continuous → were being signed
- Present Perfect
Romanticism and Post-Romanticism: Key Movements & Authors
The Romantic movement, reacting against the emphasis on reason, embraced emotion and feeling. It championed the individual over the social, and freedom of conduct and creation over rigid rules. Romanticism developed in the 19th century, culminating trends that opposed Enlightenment rationalism. Originating in Britain and Germany, it quickly spread through Europe, notably via France.
Romantic authors claimed freedom in all spheres: political freedom, advocating for a liberal state; moral freedom,
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