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It has the traditional name Mesarthim, of obscure origin, and has been called "the First Star in Aries" as having been at one time the nearest visible star to the equinoctial point. The name Mesarthim may be from the Hebrew word mᵋshārᵋtīm, meaning "the minister", or the Arabic word Al Muthartim (ألمثرتم), meaning "the ram".The meaning "servants" has also been suggested.
In Chinese, 婁宿 (Lóusù), meaning Bond (asterism), refers to an asterism consisting of γ Arietis, β Arietis and α Arietis. Consequently, α Arietis itself is known as 婁宿二 (Lóusù Èr, English: the Second Star of Bond.)
In Hindu astrology, Beta Arietis (Sheratan) and Gamma Arieties (Mesartim) are Ashwinis, the twin gods who act as doctors of the divine of the world.(Richard H Allen)
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“I know that there are many persons to whom it seems derogatory to link a body of philosophic ideas to the social life and culture of their epoch. They seem to accept a dogma of immaculate conception of philosophical systems.”
—John Dewey (1859–1952)
“The problem of culture is seldom grasped correctly. The goal of a culture is not the greatest possible happiness of a people, nor is it the unhindered development of all their talents; instead, culture shows itself in the correct proportion of these developments. Its aim points beyond earthly happiness: the production of great works is the aim of culture.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)