/u/Hoihe's posts in /r/askhistorians
Has there been a cultural pocket, or belief system that emphasized "Selfless Individualism" over either "Selfish Individualism" (Objectivism) and Conformism/Collectivism?
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Were there any pre-"New Age" belief systems that claimed that fulfilling/expressing the self/ego/identity was the way to ascendancy, rather than its death?
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How did commissioned officers on Royal Navy vessels in the 18-19th centuries maintain their physique?
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How much influence did the "March Youth" of Coffee houses and universities really have on the March 15, 1848 Hungarian Revolution? Is this romanticization, or did they really spark the war?
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I remember once encountering a PhD dissertation about medieval polish cities and their hygenie, particularly sewer solutions. Is there a chance that one of the medievalists might know which thesis it were, or offer reading of similar nature?
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Could you make a living as a postman/courier in the caribbean with a small vessel such as a sloop, ketch or lugger?
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Do we have records of nobility, captains, sailors and soldiers suffering from variants of C/PTSD from engaging in warfare?
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Why are some French/German/English names "Hungarianized", like King Lois becoming King Lajos in Hungarian?
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Why did european countries "translate" the names of foreign rulers and 'important people', making them seem like they were named in the country's own language. Why did they stop?
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