A Mathematician's Apology is a 1940 essay by British mathematician G. H. Hardy (ISBN 0521427061). It concerns the aesthetics of mathematics with some personal content, and gives the layman an excellent insight into the mind of a working mathematician. It is, however, a very individual view, and Hardy's opinions are not universally held by mathematicians. A Mathematician's Apology - Summary. In the book's title, Hardy uses the word "apology" in the sense of a formal justification or def ...

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The following songs appear on the single: A. "All Apologies" (Cobain) - 3:50 A. "Rape Me" (Cobain) - 2:49 B. "Moist Vagina" (Cobain) - 3:34 Some versions of this single list the title of "Moist Vagina" as "MV." ...

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American Biswanath Halder had always nursed what he believed was a legitimate grudge against his old college. Three years ago he went berserk  which left Norman Wallace, a young student, dead.

While sentencing him to life imprisonment, the judge told a seemingly nonrepentant Halder that some of Wallace's relatives were in court and that he owed them an apology. Halder responded with: "It's a terrific tragedy and I'm exceptionally sorry." To this, one of the victim's brothers replied: "I do forgive you. I don't want to have that on me. I don't want to be like you."

Genuine apologies are, of course, very difficult and Halder's was nowhere near that.

(See also: Essence of Affirmations, Affirmations, Practising Affirmations, Life Transforming Affirmations, Essence of Affirmations, Faith and Belief, Peace of Mind, Love and Happiness, Body Mind and Soul)

"All Apologies" is a song by the American rock band, Nirvana. It is the twelfth and final song on, and the second single (along with "Rape Me") from, their 1993 album, In Utero. All Apologies - History. Usually seen as a swan song of sorts, "All Apologies" was actually written in 1990, four years before the death of its author, Kurt Cobain, and the subsequent dissolution of Nirvana. The earliest known studio version of the song was recorded on January 1, 1991 in Seattle, Washington; the song's lyrics ...

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(The) Apology (of Socrates) is Plato's version of the speech given by Socrates as he defends himself against the charges of being a man "who corrupted the young, did not believe in the gods, and created new deities". "Apology" here has its earlier meaning (now usually expressed by the word "apologia") of a formal defence of a cause or of one's beliefs or actions (from the Latin apologia, from the Greek "apo" and "logos"). Apology Plato - Introduction. Socrates begins by saying he does not know ...

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American Biswanath Halder had always nursed what he believed was a legitimate grudge against his old college. Three years ago he went berserk  which left Norman Wallace, a young student, dead.

While sentencing him to life imprisonment, the judge told a seemingly nonrepentant Halder that some of Wallace's relatives were in court and that he owed them an apology. Halder responded with: ÒIt's a terrific tragedy and I'm exceptionally sorry.Ó To this, one of the victim's brothers replied: ÒI do forgive you. I don't want to have that on me. I don't want to be like you.Ó

Genuine apologies are, of course, very difficult and Halder's was nowhere near that.

(See also: Essence of Affirmations, Affirmations, Practising Affirmations, Life Transforming Affirmations, Essence of Affirmations, Faith and Belief, Peace of Mind, Love and Happiness, Body Mind and Soul)

The Apology of the Augsburg Confession was formulated by Philip Melanchthon as the response to the Roman Confutation against the Augsburg Confession. Melanchthon was writing a defense of the original Confession, and a refutation of this Confutation that Emperor Charles V had commissioned. The second edition, published in September 1531 in Latin is the edition that is most widely recoginzed as the best and includes changes to the original that were suggested by Martin Luther. The Book of Concord includes it as a Lutheran confessiona ...

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Xenophon's Apology describes Socrates' state of mind at his trial and execution, and especially his view that it was better to die before senility set in than to escape execution by humbling himself before an unjust persecution. Specialists believe that Xenophon's interpretation of the trial was written in response to a widespread literary reaction following the trial, where Athenian public figures and authors used the theme of Socrates trial to state their views on his guilt. The main part of the text is a direct blow for blow ...

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A cult apologist is a term to describe a scholar of cults and/or new religious movements perceived as responding to the movements they study with advocacy instead of with neutral scholarship. In some scholarly literature (Zablocki and Robbins, 2001) the term is used neutrally to denote the pro-cult camp in the scholarly disputes about cult questions compared to cult bashers as term for the anti-cult camp. Other terms used are cult critics and cult sympathizers, "mental health coalition" and "religion coalition" (Bromley, 2005), pro-cultists and anti-cultists. When used by ...

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Saint Justin Martyr (Justin the Martyr) (c. 100/114 – c. 162/168) was an early Christian apologist. His works represent the earliest surviving Christian apologies of notable size. Justin Martyr - Life. Most of what is known about the life of Justin Martyr comes from his own writings. He was born at Flavia Neapolis (in Old Testament times Shechem, now Nablus) in Palestine. The city had been founded by Vespasian in the aftermath of the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70. Justin suffered martyrdom at Rome und ...

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Apologetics is the field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position. Someone who engages in apologetics is called an apologist or an "apologete". The term comes from the Greek word apologia (απολογια), meaning defense of a position against an attack. When John Henry Newman entitled his spiritual autobiography Apologia Pro Vita Sua in 1864, he was playing upon both connotations. Early uses of the term include Plato's Apology (the defense speech of Socrates from his trial) and some works of ...

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The Augsburg Confession, in Latin Confessio Augustana, is the central document of the Lutheran reformation, which was a reaction against the Roman Catholic Church. It was originally written in both German and Latin, and was presented by the princes of Saxony at the Diet of Augsburg on June 25, 1530. The Holy Roman Emperor Charles V had called upon the Princes and Free Territories of Lutheran confession in Germany to explain their religious convictions in order to resolve the question of re ...

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Forgiveness is a choice the forgiver makes to let go of resentment held in the forgiver's mind of a perceived wrong or difference, either actual or imagined. As the choice of forgiveness is made in the mind of the forgiver, it can be made about any resentment, whether toward another, oneself, a group, a situation or even one's God. Forgiveness of another can be granted with or without the other asking for forgiveness. Some believe the choice of forgiveness is only properly exercised if forgiveness is requested. Another view is that fo ...

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Slavery is a condition in which one person, known as a slave, is under the control of another. Slavery almost always occurs for the purpose of securing the labour of the slave. A specific form, known as chattel slavery, is defined by the absolute legal ownership of a person or persons, including the legal right to buy and sell them. Slavery - Definitions. The 1926 Slavery Convention described slavery as "...the status or condition of a person over whom any or all of the powers attaching to the right ...

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Abu Jafar al-Ma'mun ibn Harun (786 - October 10, 833) (المأمون) was an Abbasid caliph who reigned from 813 until his death in 833. He succeeded his brother al-Amin. Al-Ma'mun - Caliphate. Al-Ma'mun came to power by defeating his brother in battle. The father of the two brothers was Harun al-Rashid who had ordered that al-Amin be his successor and al-Ma'mun be the governor of Khurasan. His mother was Persian. Al-Ma'mun was to succeed al-Amin upon the latter's death. However, al-Amin would igno ...

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Aristides the Athenian (also Saint Aristides) was a 2nd century Greek Christian author, believed to have died in approximately the year 134. He is primarily known as the author of the Apology of Aristides. He and his work were only known through references in the works of Eusebius of Caesarea and Saint Jerome until 1878, when a copy of the Apology was discovered. Very little about his life is known. Other related archives2nd century, Apology of Aristides, Christian, Euseb

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Usually seen as a swan song of sorts, "All Apologies" was actually written in 1990, four years before the death of its author, Kurt Cobain, and the subsequent dissolution of Nirvana. The earliest known studio version of the song was recorded on January 1, 1991 in Seattle, Washington; the song's lyrics and arrangement were refined several times over the next two years, as evidenced by a handful of shambolic and different-sounding live performances. It was finally recorded for In Ut ...

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Like many Nirvana songs, "All Apologies" is defined not so much by a specific meaning as by the mood and atmosphere it communicates. The aforementioned January 1991 studio version features a decidedly upbeat arrangement and even a tambourine, suggesting that Cobain at first saw it as simply a catchy pop song, in the vein of perhaps an early Beatles single, or an R.E.M. song circa Green. By the time it was recorded for In Utero, however, the song had adopted a darker tone, giving a certain finality to lyrics such as the chorus r ...

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Socrates begins by saying he does not know if the men of Athens (his jury) have been persuaded by his accusers. This first sentence is crucial to the theme of the entire speech. Plato often begins his Socratic dialogues with words which indicate the overall idea of the dialogue; in this case, "I do not know". Indeed, in the Apology Socrates will suggest that philosophy consists entirely of a sincere and humble admission of ignorance, and that wisdom is really nothing m ...

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