The subject of modern international relations, which is quite broad, is approached from many different perspectives. ... Parkinson introduces his first chapter by claiming that the remainder of it will be devoted to the evolutionary trends of thought in international relations; however, he ignored all other trends and only focused on one specific ideology: Stoicism. This ideology, which was conceived by the ancient Greeks out of a need to define their values, was integral in developing the Western world's general perspective of international relations. It appears that Stoicism is ...

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Both Weber and Eliade's theories are distinct from those of Freud, Durkheim, and Marx. ... Eliade endorses Durkheim's dichotomy of the sacred and profane, but employs it quite differently. ... For Weber, much of human thought, whether it be from the individual or group perspective, is informed by religious belief. ... For instance, Weber attributes the rise of Western capitalism to the arrival of specifically Protestant religious ideas and behaviors in the seventeenth century. ... Ultimately, I find Eliade's arguments more persuasive than Weber because he backed up a lot of his ...

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Since Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire in the fourth century, this factor had significant influence on Western culture and on many other cultures of the world. ... Without this, no one understands the mission of Jesus; one cannot quite understand their inward thought. ... Christianity without immortal is quite meaningful, and the proof of this is that initially it is conceptualized in this way. ... They think that Jesus Christ will make them free from all of their sins. ... In general, all forms of Christianity affirm human freedom and the ability of his or her des...

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