general benevolence
1benevolence — General desire for the good of others, and disposition to act so as to further that good. Moral philosophers may be more or less optimistic about the intensity and scope of such desire, or its general presence in human nature. See altruism,… …
2General Council of the Assemblies of God of the United States — The General Council of the Assemblies of God USA, is a Pentecostal denomination headquartered in Springfield, Missouri. It is the tenth largest and fastest growing denomination in the United States ref|nccyearbook, while internationally a part of …
3benevolence — The doing of a kind or helpful action towards another, under no obligation except an ethical one. The love of humanity; the desire to promote its prosperity or happiness. The term includes acts of wellwishing towards others, for the promotion of… …
4benevolence — The doing of a kind or helpful action towards another, under no obligation except an ethical one. The love of humanity; the desire to promote its prosperity or happiness. The term includes acts of wellwishing towards others, for the promotion of… …
5British moralists of the eighteenth century: Shaftesbury, Butler and Price — David McNaughton In this chapter I discuss the moral theories of three influential writers: Anthony Ashley Cooper, Third Earl of Shaftesbury (1671–1713); Joseph Butler (1692–1752) and Richard Price (1723–91). All three wrote extensively on issues …
6arts, East Asian — Introduction music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature. Some studies of East Asia… …
7New Divinity — The New Divinity (or Hopkinsianism, after Samuel Hopkins) is a system of Christian theology that was very prominent in New England in the late 18th century. Its roots are embedded in the published and unpublished writings of Jonathan Edwards;… …
8Bronx High School of Science — Infobox Secondary school name = The Bronx High School of Science native name = motto = Every great advance in science has issued from a new audacity of imagination John Dewey established = 1938 founder = Morris Meister city = Bronx state = NY… …
9Mind (The Culture) — In Iain M. Banks Culture novels most larger starships, some inhabited planets and all orbitals have their own Minds: sentient, hyperintelligent machines originally built by biological species which have evolved, redesigned themselves, and become… …
10Committee for the Relief of the Black Poor — The Committee for the Relief of the Black Poor was a charitable organization founded in London in 1786 to provide sustenance for distressed people of African and Asian origin. It became a crucial organization in the subsequent proposal to form a… …
