Bernard WilliamsAge: 73 one of the 20th century's most brilliant philosophers, Williams was best known for his influential critiques of both Kant and utilitarianism and for defending the…
(Encyclopedia) Amsterdam, city (2020 pop. 18,219),
Montgomery co., E central N.Y., on the Mohawk River; inc. 1885. Historically famous for the
manufacture of carpets, its manufactures now…
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George Bernard Shawplaywright, essayist, criticBorn: 7/26/1856Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland Nobel Prize-winning playwright, essayist and critic known for his witty, intelligent dramas of ideas…
(Encyclopedia) Nicholson, Sir William, 1872–1949, English woodcut artist, illustrator, and painter. The striking contrasts of black and white of his woodcutting technique were used to great effect on…
VAIL Richard Bernard , a Representative from Illinois;
born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., August 31, 1895;
attended the public schools, the School of Commerce, the Chicago Technical College, and…
(Encyclopedia) natural law, theory that some laws are basic and fundamental to human nature and are discoverable by human reason without reference to specific legislative enactments or judicial…
(Encyclopedia) Balfour, Sir James, d. 1583, Scottish judge and politician. Captured (1547) at St. Andrews after the murder of Cardinal Beaton, he served a sentence in the French galleys and on his…
(Encyclopedia) canon law, in the Roman Catholic Church, the body of law based on the legislation of the councils (both ecumenical and local) and the popes, as well as the bishops (for diocesan…
HART Emanuel Bernard , a Representative from New York; born in New York City October 27,
1809; attended the public schools and prepared for college; engaged in
mercantile pursuits; colonel in the…
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