Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Show and Tell 5
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MtsTs9x4ZdGmMkzzUd_tWeLOsm64VmATftfkxDR09hc/edit?usp=sharing
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Week 15 Blog Post
Around 400 years ago, since the arrival of the Dutch to the great islands of Japan, there have been a lot of developed beliefs and anonymous events. Japanese people had a unified belief towards all Europeans, and they believed that Europeans were lower in status than the Japanese. Due to Japan’s isolation and great pride…
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Week 14 Blog Post
About 400 years ago, the Tokugawa government ruled over Japan, and established an isolated country with no connections to outer societies but the Dutch. In order to establish a war-less country with no intervention that would harm the government, the Shogun had to come up with a lot of strict rules to enforce on the…
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Show and Tell 4
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KBJ0F1KQpvzEIj5PXtJyIF1HZ-ghbmr3zDZGXa_R36U/edit?usp=sharing
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Week 12 Blog Post
About 500 years ago, European traders and merchants landed on Japanese soil. Due to the fact that Europe was a Christian continent back in the end, the Portuguese and English merchants brought Christianity to Japan and started explaining the religion to Japanese people. However, Japan’s societal system was influenced by Buddhist values and beliefs for…
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Week 11 Blog Post
About 1500 years ago, a wise Indian monk known by the name of Bodhidharma was born. Bodhidharma traveled from India to China and established a form of Buddhism referred to as “Zen Buddhism”. Zen is a Chinese word that refers to meditation. Bodhidharma had a calm attitude that allowed him to handle situations more calmly…
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Week 10 Blog Post
About 900 years ago, the Kamakura government rose into power as it claimed full control over the ruling system in Japan. The Kamakura government has created a system of imperial ruling that does not allow emperors to give the throne to their sons. Instead, it is an alternating system that illustrates how the ruling is…
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Down the rabbit hole : Emperor Go-daigo, Japan’s Charismatic Emperor
In the additional materials I found, it discussed emperor GoDaigo’s rule and his significance in Japanese history. Earlier, the source explained why emperors would alternate between 2 families and not go from father to son. It is noted that when the Kameyama and Go-fukakusa families both wanted their children to take the throne, a lot…
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Week 9 Blog Post
About 800 years ago, during the 1200s century, the Mongols decided to start a series of invasions against all territories they could attack. As the Mongols invaded, they won most of their battles and were able to conquer a great amount of territory in Asia and even reached a smaller part of Europe. Mongols, however,…
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Show and Tell 3
About 800 years ago, the infamous Japanese warriors known as the Samurai emerged during the Kamakura shogunate period. The Samurai went on to establish a lot of norms, values and traditions that still exist today. Also, a lot of other Japanese warrior classes rose to power and had dramatic influence on the history of Japan.…
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