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History is not just a record of the past, but a creation of human selection and interpretation. Selected facts are causally connected to have a specific meaning, and their interpretation can change depending on the time period and historical perspective.   History is a record of the facts of the past that only humans have. However, not all facts of the past constitute history. History is not...

  Banks contribute to the economy through deposits and loans, but a lack of customer information increases risk. From a public banking perspective, practices like microcredit play an important role in realizing the social responsibility of banking and supporting the economically disadvantaged.   What is the core business of a bank? The core business of a bank starts with simply...

Antarctic glaciers record millions of years of Earth’s climate change and atmospheric composition, and analyzing them is crucial to understanding past environments and developing responses to the current climate crisis.   Antarctic glaciers vividly preserve fundamental data on past changes in Earth’s atmospheric composition and temperature. They contain millions of years of...

Nanotechnology is a technology that enables materials at microscopic scales to exhibit new properties, and is used in a variety of industries every day. However, rapid advances in nanotechnology can raise social and ethical concerns, including potential toxicity, military imbalances, and the socialization of surveillance. A careful approach is needed to advance this technology safely and...

This article discusses the reality that universities are prioritizing employability and losing their original academic values. As students and universities are caught in a dilemma between employment and academics, it raises questions about the role and nature of universities.   The university world is in deep trouble. Youth unemployment has reached a critical level, and students are...

This article explores how the binding nature of agreements formed and changed in medieval and modern England, and how economic change and legal justification played a role in this process. Initially, the main purpose of enforcement was to remedy non-performance of agreements, but economic changes and the influence of church law gradually legitimized the enforcement of agreements, which led to the...

This article discusses human freedom and rights, centering on the debate about end-of-life care. It compares the arguments in favor of and against aid in dying, emphasizes the need for legal and social mechanisms, and addresses the implications and side effects of aid in dying.   ‘I have the right to destroy myself.’ So said the famous French novelist François Sagan. ‘I...

In modern society, money has become a powerful tool that goes beyond a means of economic exchange to include power and moral judgment. As the influence of money expands in various areas such as education, healthcare, and consumption, there is a growing risk that essential values and a humane life will be undermined. Therefore, we need to carefully consider the role and limits of money in this...

  This article explains how Aquinas analyzes human nature through the relationship between philosophy and theology, exploring how human beings, as social and political beings, form communities and nations.   Attempts to analyze human beings have been made in a variety of ways, both ancient and modern. Plato attempted to analyze human nature in his Politics, where he studied the...

  This article uses the Korean movie Pandora to warn of the dangers of nuclear power, explains the principles and benefits of nuclear fusion energy, and explores the potential for nuclear fusion to become a safe and sustainable energy source for the future.   Introduction The South Korean movie Pandora follows the struggle to prevent a secondary explosion and leakage of radioactive...