Read the excerpt below and answer the question. Actually, things will be as man will have decided they are to be. Does that mean
that I should abandon myself to quietism? (“Existentialism,” p. 1174) Based on its use in this context, the word quietism most likely means _____. inaction communism subjectivity religion
Quietism was a movement which started in Spain, France and Italy in 1600s. It believed in the passivity of spirituality and in a contemplative life. It also assumed that perfection could be achieved by the abolition of will, so God would approach someone when its soul is in a quiet state, without any reasoning or executing any actions. As a result, man would accept whatever God grants him.
Moliere is a playwright from France and French is one of the Romance languages. In the Dewey Decimal system, 842 is assigned to French drama. 847 is assigned to French satire.
After being kidnapped from West Africa and enslaved in Boston, Phillis Wheatley became the first African American and one of the first women to publish a book of poetry in the colonies in 1773. Who Was Phillis Wheatley?
