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  2. Antihumanism - Wikipedia

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    The world itself is text; a reference to a pure meaning prior to language cannot be expressed in it. [38] As he stressed, "the subject is not some meta-linguistic substance or identity, some pure cogito of self-presence; it is always inscribed in language". [39] Michel Foucault challenged the foundational aspects of Enlightenment humanism. [40]

  3. Misanthropy - Wikipedia

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    Thomas Hobbes is an example of misanthropy in early modern philosophy. His negative outlook on humanity is reflected in many of his works. For him, humans are egoistic and violent: they act according to their self-interest and are willing to pursue their goals at the expense of others.

  4. List of paradoxes - Wikipedia

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    Therefore, it is not opposite day, but if you say it is a normal day it would be considered a normal day, which contradicts the fact that it has previously been stated that it is an opposite day. Richard's paradox : We appear to be able to use simple English to define a decimal expansion in a way that is self-contradictory.

  5. List of apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction - Wikipedia

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    The Sun burns out and the last of humanity is sheltered in an arcology from the hostile environment and the creatures adapted for it Novel 1913 Disease Goslings: A World of Women [5] J. D. Beresford: A global plague has decimated England's male population and the once-predictable Gosling family is now free to fulfill its long-frustrated desires ...

  6. Name day - Wikipedia

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    The names that are celebrated on the certain saint's day are all the names that correspond to the respective name and all the derivative names. For example, if there are different versions of the same name in different languages (e.g. John ), i.e. different versions in Slavic , Romance , Germanic or other language groups, all the respective ...

  7. Comparative mythology - Wikipedia

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    Cultures around the world tell stories about a great flood. [14] In many cases, the flood leaves only one survivor or group of survivors. For example, both the Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh and the Hebrew Bible tell of a global flood that wiped out humanity and of a man who saved the Earth's species by taking them aboard a boat. [15]

  8. List of global issues - Wikipedia

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    world hunger, sustainable agriculture, food security, safety, food riots: Sustainable Development Goal #2: Zero hunger, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Food Programme Gender equality: Women's rights, global feminism: Commission on the Status of Women, Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) Health

  9. Lists of deities - Wikipedia

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    This is an index of lists of deities of the different religions, cultures and mythologies of the world. List of deities by classification; Lists of deities by cultural sphere; List of fictional deities; List of goddesses; List of people who have been considered deities; see also Apotheosis, Imperial cult and Sacred king