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Arizona State University is known for its research and innovation. The university is also known for its highly ranked business and engineering programs.

William James Sidis invented the Sidis function and the Sidis distribution.

Thomas Hobbes believed that the main purpose of government is to protect the people from harm. He believed that people are naturally selfish and will do whatever is in their own best interest.

The University of Miami was founded in 1925.

Purdue University is known for its science and engineering programs. The school is also known for its agricultural and business programs.

Judith Butler believes that gender is performative, meaning that it is something that is enacted and not something that is innate. She argues that gender is not fixed, but is something that is constantly performed.

The University of Rochester is a private research university in Rochester, New York. The university is highly ranked, especially for its programs in business, optics, and music.

The reign of Marcus Aurelius was from 161 to 180 AD.

Thomas Hobbes’ political philosophy had a profound influence on the thinkers of the Enlightenment. In particular, his idea of a social contract between the ruler and the ruled helped to shape the thinking of Enlightenment philosophers like John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

The ideas of Jean Jacques Rousseau can best be characterized as a mix of individualism and collectivism. Rousseau believed that humans are born free and equal, but that society corrupts them.