Obsessive Love and Destruction in Sabato’s Novel

Love, for many, is liberation. He went to prison, the soul first, then the body, deeply desiring a woman, wanting to lose track of what was happening to himself, not realizing that his whole life was finally based on the realization of his desire, which was to be with her, treating her as if she were his wife, when in fact it was not, nor would it be because she was married to another man, and whatever it is what it felt for and that it is clear that not relinquish its status by a lover.

In fact,

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Law and Morality: Positivism vs. Constitutionalism

The Challenge to Positivism: Law and Morality

Constitutionalism challenges the positivist separation of law and morality with these arguments:

  1. Application for Correction
  2. Plot of Injustice
  3. Practical Jurist
  4. Special Case Thesis

Application for Correction

This considers rules in terms of their functionality in practical reasoning.

Robert Alexy’s Theory: A judge contradicts themselves by condemning someone to a penalty while not considering it justified.

A claim for correction asserts what we believe is the correct

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Family Influence, Media Impact, and Natural Law

Crime Factors

Family Influence

Incomplete or Broken Family

May result from parental neglect or the death of a parent. The absence of a parent can cause economic or emotional imbalance in the child or young person, influencing delinquent conduct.

Large or Promiscuous Families

Families with low income and large numbers of children often experience overcrowding. When a family lives in a single room that serves as a bedroom, living room, kitchen, and bathroom, there is a greater potential for premature sexual

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Aristotle’s Key Concepts: Nature, Power, Cause, and Happiness

Aristotle’s Key Concepts

Nature. Aristotle defined nature as “the substance of things that have the principle of motion within themselves.” It is the principle and cause of motion and rest in natural beings. It encompasses the totality of beings, the very existence of things, and their essence. Nature is specific and characteristic of a being, determined by its ability to change, transform, or remain at rest. This term combines the concepts of nature (what nature would be like without the possibility

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Benedetto Croce: History, Philosophy, and the Spirit

History and Philosophy in Benedetto Croce

Benedetto Croce, a prominent Italian historian and one of the most influential figures in the field, introduced a distinct approach to history. His practice and convictions diverged from official historicism. This text synthesizes his thinking in relation to history and philosophy. He engaged with Marxism and Hegelian idealism, offering critiques based on the idea that reality is a spirit that continually determines and performs. The spirit, in Croce’s view,

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Thomas Aquinas and Medieval Scholasticism: A Synthesis of Reason and Faith

Thomas Aquinas and Medieval Scholasticism

The Context of Scholasticism

The works of St. Thomas Aquinas showcase the relationship between cultural phenomena, philosophers, and theologians within medieval Christian scholasticism. This wasn’t the only scholasticism; Jewish and Arab scholasticism developed around the same time, or perhaps slightly earlier, with key figures like Ibn Gabirol and Maimonides in Jewish thought, and Avicenna and Averroes (the prominent commentator on Aristotle) in Arab thought.

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