Historical Explanation: David Hume was a Scottish Enlightenment philosopher during the 18th century CE. The thinkers of the Scottish Enlightenment asserted the importance of human reason combined with a rejection of any authority that could not be justified by reason (i.e. authoritarian governments). Metaphysical Implication: Hume is saying that if thereContinue Reading
By: Asta Hemenway, Talon Editor A young male was arrested Wednesday for stabbing another young male in the Tallahassee Community College Student Union on Tuesday, September 18. Azrikam U. Franks, 26, was charged with aggravated battery causing bodily harm or disability, according to the Leon County Sheriff’s Office Detention CenterContinue Reading
By: Asta Hemenway, Talon Staff Tallahassee Community College offers a free mobile application for personal safety. The RAVE Guardian application allows people to be proactive about their safety. It provides immediate assistance with a virtual safety network of friends and family, and the TCC police department. For more information visit:Continue Reading
By: Asta Hemenway, Talon Staff Tallahassee Community College women who want to learn self-defense can attend a free class held by the TCC Police Department. The class, named the Rape Aggression Defense Systems, teaches women about awareness, prevention, risk reduction, avoidance, and basic defense training. 18 and under must haveContinue Reading
Confucius was a Chinese philosopher during 560 BC. His famous works was written in the Analects In the quote it says “He who says ‘he can’ and he who says ‘he can’t’ are both usually right.” The quote means that the man who is determined to do something will accomplishContinue Reading
Genghis Khan was a conquerer of Eastern Europe to Northeastern China, founder and first Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, and uniter of many nomadic tribes of Asia during the 12th century A.D. Only one known work is written by Genghis Khan called Rules for Writers. In that writing, a historian listsContinue Reading
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was an Indian philosopher and statesman who was the second President of India from 1962 to 1967. His best known works are The Principal Upanishads, An Idealist View of Life, and other works on philosophy of Hinduism and religion. In this quote, Radhakrishnan is saying that when one becomes ignorant thanContinue Reading
Bruce Lee was an American actor, film director, martial artist, philosopher and founder of the martial art Jeet Kune Do during 1940-1973. His best known works are Tao of Jeet Kune Do, Fighting Method, The Art of Expressing the Human Body, and his commentaries on the Chinese martial arts. In this quote, Bruce LeeContinue Reading
Ho Chi Minh was a dictator, revolutionary leader, Vietnam’s Communist party President, and the first person to unite Vietnam after French Colonialism. His best known works are Down With Colonialism!, On Revolution, and Selected Writings of Ho Chi Minh. In his quote, Ho Chi Minh is saying that during difficulty arisesContinue Reading
Herodotus was a Greek historian during the 5th century B.C. His best known work is his magum opus: a long account of the Greco-Persian Wars that he called The Histories. In this quote, Herodotus claims that people trust the truth based on what others tell them, rather than learning truthContinue Reading