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Enlightenment Now: The case for Reason, Science, Humanism and Progress. Steven Pinker, 2018
Atlantic Coast, Aquitaine, Southern France
Mont Dolent, Suisse/France/Italia - Now with added B l a c k M a g i c
"How you climb today very soon becomes how you have climbed, which, just as rapidly, becomes who you are. In a recent Woody Allen film, a character says, "The sum of the choices you make is who you are." Not comedy this time, but fact."
- "Games Climbers Play" by Lito Tejada-Flores
See full text at: www.alpenglow.org/themes/alpinism-as-humanism/index.html
La place de la bourse à Bordeaux (fait partie du Port de la lune).
Le Port de la Lune est le nom familièrement donné au port de Bordeaux, du fait d'un large méandre en forme de croissant que décrit la Garonne lorsqu'elle passe dans la ville. C'est l'origine du croissant de lune qui figure au bas du blason de la ville.
Depuis le mois de juin 2007, cette partie de la ville de Bordeaux est classée au patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO.
La rive gauche a été du xvie au xxe siècle le principal site du très actif port de commerce de Bordeaux.
Le Port de la Lune représente un ensemble urbain et architectural exceptionnel (ici la place de la bourse), créé à l’époque des Lumières, dont les valeurs ont perduré jusqu’à la première moitié du XXe siècle. Bordeaux est exceptionnelle au titre de son unité urbaine et architecturale classique et néo-classique, qui n’a connu aucune rupture stylistique pendant plus de deux siècles. Son urbanisme représente le succès des philosophes qui voulaient faire des villes un creuset d’humanisme, d’universalité et de culture.
Bordeaux, Port of the Moon, represents an outstanding urban and architectural ensemble, created in the Age of Enlightenment, whose values have continued up to the first half of the 20th century. Bordeaux is exceptional in the unity of its urban and architectural classical and neo-classical expression, which has not undergone any stylistic rupture over more than two centuries. Its urban form represents the success of philosophers who wanted to make towns into melting pots of humanism, universality and culture.
El Puerto de la Luna es el nombre popular otorgado a la ciudad portuaria de Burdeos, creando por el meandro de un largo estuario marítimo formado por el río Garona creando la forma de un croissant. Este croissant de luna queda reflejado en el escudo de la ciudad.
En junio de 2007 la ciudad de Burdeos y el Puerto de la Luna fueron inscritos en la lista del Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la Unesco.
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Greece
maybe is a small country but has a huge history!
No mater what economic problems we have.......
Let's not forget the massive contributions to the world that shaped our very existence: philosophy (humanism), theatre, mathematics, language, arithmetic, algebra, physics, music, drama/comedy, ethics, medicine (Hippocratic oath still the cornerstone of medical ethics), architecture, Geometry, astronomy (measured the circumference of the earth over 2,000 years ago! ) OLYMPICS, marathon, javelin, discus, wrestling, boxing, sprint, relay... Sports were invented in Greece.
Greece has lakes,rivers,seas,mountains and of course many islands,gorgeous beaches,healthy food and very friendly people.
Greece is colorful!
Greece is blue !
Welcome :)
Pour la liberté de conscience, l'humanisme, Salman Rushdie l'un des plus grands auteurs du siècle...
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How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours. -
Wayne W. Dyer
Life is painful. It has thorns, like the stem of a rose. Culture and art are the roses that bloom on the stem. The flower is yourself, your humanity. Art is the liberation of the humanity inside yourself. - Daisaku Ikeda
Violence does, in truth, recoil upon the violent, and the schemer falls into the pit which he digs for another. -
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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Michel Ragon (Jan. 1996)
"À travers le destin exemplaire de cinq jeunes agriculteurs d'aujourd'hui, Michel Ragon nous plonge dans le drame de nos campagnes écrasées, mises au carré, laminées par les eurocrates, les ingénieurs, les banques, les énarques parisiens... Il nous dit la fin des Dochâgne au terme d'une histoire paysanne magistralement commencée avec Les Mouchoirs rouges de Cholet ; la fin d'un monde, d'une harmonie avec la nature ; la fin d'un certain humanisme qui casse devant la brutalité, souvent absurde, de la technocratie et de l'industrialisation à outrance.
Récit d'une fin mais aussi cri de révolte pour que la terre ne meure pas.
Ce roman nous montre comment les histoires individuelles se brisent sur les cataclysmes d'une époque, comment un sentiment poignant de révolte, de désolation, de fureur monte, comment "la mémoire des vaincus" survit à tout, jusqu'au plus fol espoir. Toujours les coquelicots reviendront. Michel Ragon s'engage en grand romancier dans les tourments de cette fin de siècle pour mieux témoigner de son temps."
"Through the exemplary destiny of five young farmers today, Michel Ragon immerses us in the drama of our countryside crushed, squared, rolled by Eurocrats, engineers, banks, Parisian enarques... He tells us says the end of the Dochagnes at the end of a peasant story masterfully begun with Les Mouchoirs rouges de Cholet; the end of a world, of a harmony with nature; the end of a certain humanism which breaks before the brutality, often absurd, of technocracy and excessive industrialization.
A story of an end but also a cry of revolt so that the earth does not die.
This novel shows us how individual stories break on the cataclysms of an era, how a poignant feeling of revolt, desolation, fury rises, how "the memory of the vanquished" survives everything, even the wildest hope. The poppies will always come back. Michel Ragon engages as a great novelist in the torments of this end of the century to better bear witness to his time."
For "Smile on Saturday! :-)"
Theme : "PORTRAY A BOOK TITLE"
1490, Leonardo: Man is the "Model of the World", physical and intellectual fulcrum of the universal symmetries of Nature.
Today: Facebook
[Puppet photographed with Fuji GFX 50s and Nikkor PC 35mm f/2.8, CPU and circuits made with vector editing program]
Peak Machhapuchhare (Fishtail peak) wrapped around by a pall of mystic clouds as taken from its basecamp in course of ABC trek in Nepal Himalayas.
Albrecht Dürer (Nuremberg, 21 May 1471 - Nuremberg, 6 April 1528) - Portrait of Jakob Muffel (1526) - oil on panel transferred to canvas, size 48 × 36 cm - Gemäldegalerie Berlin
Beginning in 1570, Strasbourg opened its Christmas Market around its prestigious Cathedral. Since that time, its reputation in Europe has only increased, thanks to its merchant tradition as well as its spirit of tolerance and humanism that constitute its history and identity.
Seit 1570 findet der Straßburger Weihnachtsmarkt rund um das prächtige Münster statt. Seitdem wurde er in Europa von Jahr zu Jahr bekannter und größer, nicht nur dank der Verkaufstraditionen, sondern vor allem dank der Weltoffenheit und des Humanismus, welche die Geschichte und die Identität der Stadt kennzeichnen.
Depuis 1570 Strasbourg déploie son marché de Noël autour de sa prestigieuse Cathédrale. Depuis, son rayonnement en Europe n’a fait que croître, grâce à sa tradition de commerce et à son esprit de tolérance et d’humanisme, qui font son histoire et son identité.
Beginning in 1570, Strasbourg opened its Christmas Market around its prestigious Cathedral. Since that time, its reputation in Europe has only increased, thanks to its merchant tradition as well as its spirit of tolerance and humanism that constitute its history and identity.
Seit 1570 findet der Straßburger Weihnachtsmarkt rund um das prächtige Münster statt. Seitdem wurde er in Europa von Jahr zu Jahr bekannter und größer, nicht nur dank der Verkaufstraditionen, sondern vor allem dank der Weltoffenheit und des Humanismus, welche die Geschichte und die Identität der Stadt kennzeichnen.
Depuis 1570 Strasbourg déploie son marché de Noël autour de sa prestigieuse Cathédrale. Depuis, son rayonnement en Europe n’a fait que croître, grâce à sa tradition de commerce et à son esprit de tolérance et d’humanisme, qui font son histoire et son identité.
created by KHWD
banksy's mona va leonardos
what do you think?
The original Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci and Banksy's modern reinterpretation offer a fascinating contrast in artistic intent, technique, and cultural commentary.
Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa
- Era & Style: Painted between 1503 and 1506, da Vinci’s masterpiece is a quintessential example of Renaissance portraiture, showcasing his mastery of sfumato (soft blending of tones).
- Subject & Expression: The painting features Lisa Gherardini with an enigmatic smile, a serene expression, and a naturalistic background, emphasizing harmony and realism.
- Symbolism: The Mona Lisa is often interpreted as a representation of ideal beauty, mystery, and the Renaissance’s pursuit of humanism.
- Technique: Da Vinci’s meticulous layering of oil paint creates de- pth and lifelike softness, making the portrait appear almost three-dimensional.
Banksy’s Mona Lisa Bazooka
- Era & Style: Banksy’s version, created around 2007-2008, is a street art piece using stencil techniques, a hallmark of his rebellious and provocative style.
- Subject & Expression: While retaining the original’s calm demeanor, Banksy’s Mona Lisa is depicted holding a rocket launcher, juxtaposing classical beauty with modern aggression.
- Symbolism: This reinterpretation critiques society’s desensitization to violence, war, and political unrest, turning the Mona Lisa into a symbol of defiance rather than mystery.
- Technique: Unlike da Vinci’s delicate brushwork, Banksy employs bold, high-contrast stenciling, reinforcing the immediacy and rawness of street art.
Key Differences
| Feature | Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa | Banksy’s Mona Lisa Bazooka |
| Medium | Oil on wood panel | Stencil graffiti |
| Era | Renaissance (1503-1506) | Contemporary (2007-2008) |
| Expression | Serene, enigmatic | Calm but menacing |
| Symbolism | Beauty, mystery, humanism | War, rebellion, social critique |
| Technique | Sfumato, soft blending | High-contrast stencil |
Banksy’s version transforms da Vinci’s masterpiece into a statement on modern conflict, making it a striking example of how classical art can be reinterpreted to reflect contemporary issues. Would you like to explore more reinterpretations of the Mona Lisa? There are quite a few fascinating ones!
Kasteel Sorghvliedt (ook: Zorgvliet) is een kasteel met park in de tot de gemeente Antwerpen behorende plaats Hoboken, gelegen aan de Marneflaan 3.
Geschiedenis
In de 16e eeuw stond hier een hoeve met de naam Winckeleynde en ook een klein hof van plaisantie (buitenhuis). Dit domein was van 1660-1815 in bezit van de familie Du Bois. Dezen lieten van 1745-1750 het kasteel op de 16e-eeuwse fundamenten van het buitenhuis optrekken. Dit kasteel werd gebouwd in rococostijl. Architect was Jan Pieter van Baurscheit de Jonge. In 1752-1753 werden ook de tuinen naar zijn ontwerp aangelegd. Begin 19e eeuw werd een belvedère gebouwd.
In 1937 werd het kasteel aangekocht door de toenmalige gemeente Hoboken. In de daaropvolgende jaren werd het ingericht als gemeentehuis. Het kasteelpark werd een openbaar park. Daar waar de moestuin en de boomgaard zich bevonden werden sportvelden aangelegd. De fonteinen in de vijver zijn afkomstig van de Expo 58.
Kasteeldomein
Het kasteel heeft twee verdiepingen en een U-vormige plattegrond. Het kasteel was oorspronkelijk gelegen binnen een rechthoekige omgrachting die nog gedeeltelijk aanwezig is. De westgevel met ingangspartij is rijk versierd en toont het wapenschild van de familie Du Bois.
Het domein heeft verder een oranjerie, een hovenierswoning, een wegkapelletje, een classicistische belvedère met zuilengalerij. In het ruim 16 ha grote domein staan de beelden Humanisme van Marcel Mazy en De Rivier van Velitchko Minekov.
In het zuiden en zuidoosten van het domein vindt men bos. Het betreft een zuur beukenbos waarin ook een aantal monumentale bomen aanwezig zijn.
To be the servant of the world does not mean being a slavish imitator of the world. Quite the contrary: it is to be so free from the world’s definitions that you’re free to offer God’s love quite independently of your own security or success...
...To be ‘blessed’ is simply to be where God would have you be: if you are aware that there is a place where God would have you be, then your state of mind, your achievement in occupying that place, the effects of your labours, all become irrelevant. ‘Rejoice, and be exceeding glad’ (Matthew 5.12, KJV): you are where God is, in the place of poverty, humility, peacemaking, suffering and longing for justice, and what matters is to be there faithfully.
--Rowan Williams, Luminaries: Twenty Lives the Illuminate the Christian Way: Michael Ramsey 1904–88 True humanism
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The downfall of the attempts of governments and leaders to unite mankind is found in this- in the wrong message that we should see everyone as the same. This is the root of the failure of harmony. Because the truth is, we should not all see everyone as the same! We are not the same! We are made of different colours and we have different cultures. We are all different! But the key to this door is to look at these differences, respect these differences, learn from and about these differences, and grow in and with these differences. We are all different. We are not the same. But that's beautiful. And that's okay.In the quest for unity and peace, we cannot blind ourselves and expect to be all the same. Because in this, we all have an underlying belief that everyone should be the same as us at some point. We are not on a journey to become the same or to be the same. But we are on a journey to see that in all of our differences, that is what makes us beautiful as a human race, and if we are ever to grow, we ought to learn and always learn some more. - C. JoyBell C.
The ground we walk on, the plants and creatures, the clouds above constantly dissolving into new formations - each gift of nature possessing its own radiant energy, bound together by cosmic harmony. -
Ruth Bernhard
Art is a harmony parallel with nature. - Paul Cezanne
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'God is death' Work of an unknown street artist I found on one of the bridges in Hamburg.
There is an aphorism by Victor Auburtin, i don't remember the right words, but the meaning is: Sometimes , a provocation is desperate humanism.
wikipedia English: Heinz Oberhummer
GWUP Gesellschaft zur wissenschaftlichen Untersuchung von Parawissenschaften (nicht zu verwechseln mit: "Österreichische Gesellschaft für Parapsychologie und Grenzbereiche der Wissenschaften")
Wikipedia Deutsch : Heinz Oberhummer
Science Busters (Oberhummer, Gruber, Puntigam): "XXL Weihnachtsspecial" (youtube)
Lichterkette wiederaufladbare Batterien Zeitung "Standard" oil stick indigo Gelstift weiß
Part of: "res noscenda note notiz sketch skizze material sammlung collection entwurf design entwurfarbeit überlegung gedanke brainstorming musterbogen schnittmuster zwischenbilanz bestandsaufnahme rückschau vorschau" 365-days project 2: Weaving Diary Tapestry Tagebuch Tapisserie weben: TimeLine. 29. November // Esoterik Entlarvung
Nicholas of Cusa (1401 – 11 August 1464), also referred to as Nicholas of Kues and Nicolaus Cusanus, was a German philosopher, theologian, Catholic cleric, jurist, mathematician and astronomer. One of the first German proponents of Renaissance humanism, he made spiritual and political contributions in European history. A notable example of this is his mystical or spiritual writings on "learned ignorance," as well as his participation in power struggles between Rome and the German states of the Holy Roman Empire.
As papal legate to Germany from 1446, he was appointed cardinal for his merits by Pope Nicholas V in 1448 and Prince–Bishop of Brixen two years later. In 1459, he became vicar general in the Papal States.
Nicholas has remained an influential figure. In 2001, the sixth centennial of his birth was celebrated on four continents and commemorated by publications on his life and work. (Wikipedia) Bernkastel-Kues, Germany
New Lanark is a small 18th- century village set in a sublime Scottish landscape where the philanthropist and Utopian idealist Robert Owen moulded a model industrial community in the early 19th century. The imposing cotton mill buildings, the spacious and well-designed workers' housing, and the dignified educational institute and school still testify to Owen's humanism.
The logos thematized by the Greeks led man beyond his raw nature to the spiritual. Only then was his true humanity established. The Logos, who incarnated in Jesus Christ (John 1:14 EU), was also the basic principle of human education.
This composing is made with a Image from Pixabay,and the Tree,Rose and a Flame its from me.
So i say Thank You to Pixabay for the Image.
When i was in Greece,i was without Money for a Camera.
The Cretan Song tells a lot about wrestling
around Humanity today and affects everyone
People.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AufQINNTbNc&list=PL02BEA4EC63...
(translating of the Song)
Stand On My Feet
I'm like a bombarded land
With a verse smeared across,
Life's last school desk
And (I'm like) an immigrant bird
I'm stubborn and my stomach can handle it
Just like Paul and his phony pound
I never received the love I gave
Fate wanted it that way
How will I be able to stand on my feet,
After so many blows?
I've forgotten the steps
But I can't say, "I can't"
I have to start dancing
In this enormous, cruel world,
Who really gets what they deserve?
I don't want to but I have this grievance
Because the wheels aren't turning
How will I be able to stand on my feet,
After so many blows?
I've forgotten the steps
But I can't say, "I can't"
I have to start dancing
How will I be able to stand on my feet,
After so many blows?
I've forgotten the steps
But I can't say, "I can't"
I have to start dancing
(You've all forgotten what it means to be human,
You only bother with,
Obliging to personal interests
Nothing else, just obliging to personal interests
We've figured you out)
La place de la bourse à Bordeaux (fait partie du Port de la lune).
Le Port de la Lune est le nom familièrement donné au port de Bordeaux, du fait d'un large méandre en forme de croissant que décrit la Garonne lorsqu'elle passe dans la ville. C'est l'origine du croissant de lune qui figure au bas du blason de la ville.
Depuis le mois de juin 2007, cette partie de la ville de Bordeaux est classée au patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO.
La rive gauche a été du xvie au xxe siècle le principal site du très actif port de commerce de Bordeaux.
Le Port de la Lune représente un ensemble urbain et architectural exceptionnel (ici la place de la bourse), créé à l’époque des Lumières, dont les valeurs ont perduré jusqu’à la première moitié du XXe siècle. Bordeaux est exceptionnelle au titre de son unité urbaine et architecturale classique et néo-classique, qui n’a connu aucune rupture stylistique pendant plus de deux siècles. Son urbanisme représente le succès des philosophes qui voulaient faire des villes un creuset d’humanisme, d’universalité et de culture.
Bordeaux, Port of the Moon, represents an outstanding urban and architectural ensemble, created in the Age of Enlightenment, whose values have continued up to the first half of the 20th century. Bordeaux is exceptional in the unity of its urban and architectural classical and neo-classical expression, which has not undergone any stylistic rupture over more than two centuries. Its urban form represents the success of philosophers who wanted to make towns into melting pots of humanism, universality and culture.
El Puerto de la Luna es el nombre popular otorgado a la ciudad portuaria de Burdeos, creando por el meandro de un largo estuario marítimo formado por el río Garona creando la forma de un croissant. Este croissant de luna queda reflejado en el escudo de la ciudad.
En junio de 2007 la ciudad de Burdeos y el Puerto de la Luna fueron inscritos en la lista del Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la Unesco.
La historia comienza en 1969. Dos amigos Charly García y Nito Mestre y en la casa de Charly, unieron sus ganas de hacer algo diferente. Para los primeros años de la década del 70, aparecía Sui Generis. Con un maravilloso talento para escribir las letras y con conocimientos de música clásica, un genio en toda su magnitud, Charly, indiscutiblemente, posee en su historia, las más contestarías y profundas letras, que se hayan escrito. Nito Mestre, con una voz mágica y angelical, guitarra y flauta traversa, comenzaban el camino a la eternidad. Fueron referentes de toda una generación. Hoy son un icono de la música Rock en Argentina. Esta foto me llevo a pensar en una canción que podía representar la imagen. Mi Humilde homenaje al más famoso grupo de Rock y a una canción: Confesiones de Invierno. La letra tiene mucho, de aquella época tan compleja políticamente hablando. Una pequeña historia en la vida de un individuo, como cualquier otro, donde su fracaso, fue no poder insertarse en la sociedad, con sus consecuencias.
Había en esa época, un clima peligrosamente creciendo, donde la violencia comenzaba a ser ejercida desde oscuros grupos dentro de los servicios de inteligencia. Comenzaban a crear el terreno, para lo que fue en Marzo del 76 el más sangriento golpe militar y la más oscura época que vivió Argentina. Por supuesto, como resultado del rumbo que muchos veían acercarse, se formaron Montoneros y el ERP, que en definitiva, eran el otro extremo ideológico. Muchos de sus miembros con ideales muy arraigados en el humanismo, pero lamentablemente tuvieron que recurrir a las armas, para defender lo que era las políticas que permitieron que nuestra sociedad tuviera la mejor distribución de ingresos por cápita del siglo XX. Tal vez, por eso, el golpe militar vino a cambiar las reglas de juego.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3I_fWtEYE5A
The story begins in 1969. Two friends Charly García and Nito Mestre and in Charly's house, they joined their desire to do something different. In the early 70's, Sui Generis appeared. With a marvelous talent for writing lyrics and with knowledge of classical music, a genius in all his magnitude, Charly, unquestionably, has in his history, the most answering and deepest lyrics ever written. Nito Mestre, with a magical and angelic voice, guitar and flute, began the road to eternity. They were a reference for a whole generation. Today they are an icon of Rock music in Argentina. This photo led me to think of a song that could represent the image. My humble tribute to the most famous Rock band and a song: Confesiones de Invierno. The lyrics have a lot to say about that politically complex time. A small story in the life of an individual, like any other, where his failure was not being able to insert himself in society, with its consequences.
At that time, there was a dangerously growing climate, where violence was beginning to be exercised by obscure groups within the intelligence services. They began to create the ground for what was in March 76 the bloodiest military coup and the darkest era Argentina had ever lived through. Of course, as a result of the course that many saw approaching, Montoneros and the ERP were formed, which in the end, were the other ideological extreme. Many of their members had ideals deeply rooted in humanism, but unfortunately they had to resort to arms to defend the policies that allowed our society to have the best per capita income distribution of the 20th century. Perhaps that is why the military coup came to change the rules of the game.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3I_fWtEYE5A
Lyric:
Winter Confessions
She threw me from her room screaming
"you have no job!"
I had to face my situation
In winter there is no sun
And though they say it'll be very easy
It's very tough to be able to improve
It's cold and I have no coat
And the hunger of waiting weighs on me
Who will give me something to smoke
Or a house in which to live?
I know that you must be in the streets
But I don't know how to leave
And the radio confuses us all
Without money I won't do well
If the wolves eat my flesh up
I won't able to steal half from them
God is employed at a counter
He gives to receive
Who will give me a credit, my Lord? I only know how to smile
And maybe I hoped too much
I wish you were here
They'll close the doors of this hell
And I might possibly want to leave
I got some liquor and I got drunk
In the bathroom of a bar
I went to give the street a kick
And I felt very bad
And although I never had drunk
In jail I had to stop
A friend paid the bail
The wounds are from the officer
I've been here for four years now
And I don't want to leave
It's no longer cold and I'm happy
My room faces the garden
And although sometimes I remember her
I drew her face on the wall
I only die on Sundays
And on Mondays I feel well again.
La place de la bourse à Bordeaux (fait partie du Port de la lune).
Le Port de la Lune est le nom familièrement donné au port de Bordeaux, du fait d'un large méandre en forme de croissant que décrit la Garonne lorsqu'elle passe dans la ville. C'est l'origine du croissant de lune qui figure au bas du blason de la ville.
Depuis le mois de juin 2007, cette partie de la ville de Bordeaux est classée au patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO.
La rive gauche a été du xvie au xxe siècle le principal site du très actif port de commerce de Bordeaux.
Le Port de la Lune représente un ensemble urbain et architectural exceptionnel (ici la place de la bourse), créé à l’époque des Lumières, dont les valeurs ont perduré jusqu’à la première moitié du XXe siècle. Bordeaux est exceptionnelle au titre de son unité urbaine et architecturale classique et néo-classique, qui n’a connu aucune rupture stylistique pendant plus de deux siècles. Son urbanisme représente le succès des philosophes qui voulaient faire des villes un creuset d’humanisme, d’universalité et de culture.
Bordeaux, Port of the Moon, represents an outstanding urban and architectural ensemble, created in the Age of Enlightenment, whose values have continued up to the first half of the 20th century. Bordeaux is exceptional in the unity of its urban and architectural classical and neo-classical expression, which has not undergone any stylistic rupture over more than two centuries. Its urban form represents the success of philosophers who wanted to make towns into melting pots of humanism, universality and culture.
El Puerto de la Luna es el nombre popular otorgado a la ciudad portuaria de Burdeos, creando por el meandro de un largo estuario marítimo formado por el río Garona creando la forma de un croissant. Este croissant de luna queda reflejado en el escudo de la ciudad.
En junio de 2007 la ciudad de Burdeos y el Puerto de la Luna fueron inscritos en la lista del Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la Unesco.
by exposing a slice of life that might otherwise pass unnoticed :-)
Steve McCurry
HFF! HPPS!
lilac daphne, j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina
I have no special talent.
I am only passionately curious. - Albert Einstein
Joy in the universe, and keen curiosity about it all - that has been my religion. - John Burroughs
The four characteristics of humanism are curiosity, a free mind, belief in good taste, and belief in the human race. - E. M. Forster
The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. - Albert Einstein
It's daring to be curious about the unknown, to dream big dreams, to live outside prescribed boxes, to take risks, and above all, daring to investigate the way we live until we discover the deepest treasured purpose of why we are here. -
Luci Swindoll, I Married Adventure
Thank you for your kind visit. Have a wonderful and beautiful day! xo❤️
Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm ...
revolutionary - no fence, no partitioning, open for all citizens and a natural transition to the villages and the agricultural landscape ...
In the mid-18th century, classicism emerged in architecture and it seems that the small gems in the landscape parks were the beginning before larger urban buildings took the lead.
Baroque and Rococo buildings would not have fitted into an English country garden either.
With the age of the Enlightenment began the memory of the Greek ancient architecture and the first democracies and also of the new view of the individual in the Renaissance.
Added to this are the important visual axes that show that everything is connected to everyone.
On the other hand, a new age of dumbing down and unscientific simplification seems to emerge in recent years.
I can't yet judge how this will be seen in landscape and urban planning ... ;-) ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_III,_Duke_of_Anhalt-Dessau
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Leopold III Frederick Franz, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau was a strong supporter of the Enlightenment. The Enlightenment emerged out of a European intellectual and scholarly movement known as Renaissance humanism and was also preceded by the Scientific Revolution and the work of Francis Bacon.
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It was through the Duke of Anhalt-Dessau that the so-called Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm came into being in the 18th century. This also included the park and castle Großkühnau, Luisium and Georgium in Dessau and castle Oranienbaum as well as castle Wörlitz and the Wörlitzer park.
The prince's educational intention resulted from the philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, the aesthetics of Johann Georg Sulzer and the art theory of Johann Joachim Winckelmann.
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We are all called to the mystical life. Mysticism is not an extraordinary way of being a Christian but the ordinary way. Mysticism does not refer only to the charismatic gifts, the gratiae gratis datae, but rather to the fullness of life in the Spirit, the life of the theological virtues and gifts of the Spirit, Aquinas’s habitual grace, gratia gratum faciens,576 all of which is ordinary even if challenging, a graced life but not “cheap grace.”577
-Thomas Aquinas and Teilhard de Chardin Christian Humanism in an Age of Unbelief, Donald J. Goergen, OP
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-Klaus Schultz
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The performances of the Italian flag throwers “Sbandieratori” evoke certain aspects of military life during the Middle Ages and the Humanism, showing the charm of an ancient discipline. Harmony, Force, Commitment, Strictness are the values of this sporting art which are renewed every day as the group trains and performs with energy and enthusiasm. The performance quality and team spirit are the basis of the work added to a modern approach and the passion of its young athletes, bringing to life the prestigious art of flag throwing.
We live in an era of nihilism. It has become so normal that we are blind to it. A nihilistic society has high divorce rates and rampant fatherlessness. A nihilistic society is promiscuous with high numbers of sexually transmitted diseases. A nihilistic society has drug and crime epidemics. A nihilistic society lacks morals and common sense.
Abortion, the killing of one’s offspring, is nihilistic. Calling a human fetus a parasite is nihilistic. Why would one lie and call a fetus a parasite? It is because nihilism is incompatible with the truth. The further a society goes into nihilism the more it despises the truth. Nihilists love to preach their gospel of subjectivism. Nihilists declare that there are more than two genders. Nihilists support euthanasia. With nihilism, life has no value. Nihilists claim that people are nothing but sacks of hormones. Without a doubt, nihilism degrades and dehumanizes people. The climate change (net-zero) agenda is nihilistic (anti-human). I have read LGBTQ literature, which states that heterosexuality must be abolished. This too is a form of nihilism. Supporting mass migration, as empires do in decline, is nihilistic. Indeed, supporting the demise of your children’s future is nihilistic. Feminism, with its hatred of men, is nihilistic. Woke-Marxism, with its oppressed versus oppressor, is nihilistic. Socialism ends in nihilism, just look at the Soviets and Nazis. Artificial intelligence is also nihilistic, the same with transhumanism.
Mao wanted to destroy the Four Olds: Olds Ideas, Old Customs, Old Culture, and Old Habits. Mao needed New Ideas, New Customs, New Culture, and New Habits to replace the Old ones. The old order must be destroyed and replaced by the new order. Violence is part of the nihilist revolution. Nihilism, the worship of nothingness, in its purest form will produce destruction. In the end, the madness of nihilism will lead to either world conquest or utter ruin.
“We will not capitulate – no, never! We may be destroyed, but if we are, we shall drag a world with us – a world in flames.” – Adolf Hitler
Nietzsche declared that God was dead, because modern man had lost their faith in God. The foundations of our society are based on Christianity. If we tear down our foundations, then our whole society will come crashing down. This would destroy the Old Ideas, Old Customs, Old Culture, and Old Habits. Our values and traditions would be gone. We would destroy our measuring stick of right and wrong, truth and lie. Without our foundations, we will lose our house.
The West has rejected God and embraced secular humanism. The fruits of this will end in total nihilism. In rejecting God, they reject not only salvation but the truth. Since they reject the truth, they will follow error to its logical end—destruction. Nihilists are at war with the truth, at war with God. They, like Nietzsche, want to murder God. They want to be like Nietzsche’s Superman. They want to replace God and be their own god. They want to live by their own truth. In their nihilistic gospel of nothingness, they want to turn the world into nothingness. God created the universe from nothing. Therefore, they want to turn everything into nothing and create their own world. They do not want the universe to revolve around God. They want the universe to revolve around themselves. Their nihilistic world of tyranny will be cold; it will be efficiently run by machines and technology. They are constructing an artificial (digital) world. Their utopian world will be so all-encompassing that no one will be able to escape. Moreover, they want to transform a human into a transhuman—Nietzsche’s Superman.
With each technological advance, man becomes both stronger and weaker. Every power gained is also a power that can be used against man as well. Every victory won, means man is that much closer to being the servant of the leader in charge. Those who reject Christ will serve the antichrist. They will become born again in the antichrist, a spiritual (transhuman) rebirth. 666: take the Mark of the Beast! The merging of man and technology will mean the abolition of man. Transhumanists want to merge man and machine to create a new being. They want to make a being through their technology, a being made in their own image. They want to end humanity as we know it. They are planning the extinction of man!
Nihilism is the inversion of Christianity. In the gospel of nihilism, the antichrist is Christ, and God the Father is the dragon (the devil). Yet those who reject the Mark and choose Christ will live. The nihilists, however, will spend eternity living in the nihilism of hell with their father the devil.
John 10:10 “The thief comes only to steal, kill, and destroy. I (Jesus) have come so that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.”
El pavimento del Duomo di Siena es una obra de arte fuera de serie. Esta formado por 56 elementos, cada uno diseñado por un gran artista del Renacimiento y recogen diversas escenas propias de la cultura del humanismo. Impresionan no solo por el conjunto sino por la cantidad de pequeños detalles que encierran.
Por desgracia no es posible verlo siempre, gran parte del año esta cubierto. Si se tiene la fortuna de ir a Siena entre mediados de agosto y finales de octubre si se podrá observar en toda su grandiosidad.
Consejo para navegantes, aunque dicen que la vista desde la “La Porta del Cielo” es magnífica, no hay que perderse la visita a pie de cada cuadro descubriendo sus maravillosos detalles
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The pavement of the Duomo di Siena is an extraordinary work of art. It is made up of 56 elements, each designed by a great Renaissance artist and they include various scenes typical of the culture of humanism. They impress not only because of the whole but because of the amount of small details they contain.
Unfortunately it is not possible to see it always, much of the year it is covered. If you are fortunate enough to go to Siena between mid-August and the end of October you will be able to see it in all its grandeur.
Advice for sailors, although they say that the view from “La Porta del Cielo” is magnificent, you should not miss the detailed visit of each mosaic discovering its wonderful details.
Huntingdon
The performances of the Italian flag throwers “Sbandieratori” evoke certain aspects of military life during the Middle Ages and the Humanism, showing the charm of an ancient discipline. Harmony, Force, Commitment, Strictness are the values of this sporting art which are renewed every day as the group trains and performs with energy and enthusiasm. The performance quality and team spirit are the basis of the work added to a modern approach and the passion of its young athletes, bringing to life the prestigious art of flag throwing.