War What is it good for? ‘If we don’t end war‚ war will end us.’ – H.G Wells ‘The father of science fiction’. People have differing opinions about war. Some people believe you can begin and end one without any unnecessary bloodshed‚ however there is not enough evidence to suggest this and I would go as far to say that the inverse is true. In the 10‚000 years settled humans have been on the planet‚ war has always occurred. We cannot officially know when it started and no one will know when it
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The Effect of Madame Defarge on the Theme of “A Tale of Two Cities” “In revenge and in love woman is more barbaric than man is” (Friedrich Nietzsche). Revenge is the action of inflicting hurt or harm on someone for a wrong suffered at their hands. In the novel “A Tale of Two Cities” by Charles Dickens‚ the French Revolution is the result of the peasants’ desire for revenge. This desire of theirs is initiated by Madame Defarge due to her longing for revenge against the aristocrats‚ specifically
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literature major in college he admits that he completely stopped reading books because he got all his information from the internet. He also talks to Bruce Friedman. Friedman says he lost the ability to absorb longish articles. Even in 1882‚ Friedrich Nietzsche got a typewriter and noticed how his writing style was different. He would change words to make it shorter. Carr is waiting for neurological and physical experiments that explain the effects of internet use have on the brain. Carr noticed people
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Punishment written by Fyodor Dostoevsky withholds a representation of the id and superego theorized by Sigmund Freud. During the time in which Crime and Punishment was published in January 1866‚ was the time the philosophy of “Nihilism” in which Friedrich Nietzsche created was brought about‚ and was becoming quite popular in the Motherland‚ Russia. The idea of Nihilism entailed the idea of empty life‚ simply you live on earth for the amount of time you live and you die. Nihilism states‚ nothing more and
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superiority; however‚ his character becomes shaped by his poverty and the people around him. Over time‚ Raskolnikov’s external environment‚ for example Sonya‚ influence him in a positive way in addition to his renewal that comes from absorbing the wisdom from those around him. Luzhin‚ however‚ is a character Raskolnikov reacts much more strongly towards‚ although it may only be because Luzhin becomes involved with his family. Without nurture‚ interaction with others‚ and affection from others‚ one
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Professor D’Anca English 102 4 December 2013 Behind the Myth of Sisyphus The philosophical essay of “The Myth of Sisyphus” by Albert Camus was written in France‚ in 1942. Obviously during a very historical time of war in which had a lot of people on the edge. The piece of work written was motivated by what Camus thought about the situation during the time; such as suicide‚ absurdity and happiness. The meaning of life was defined in many different ways‚ and with that being said Camus had seen
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KUBRICK CONTRA NIHILISM: A CLOCKWORK ORANGE Much critical ink has been spilled over the question of whether the world-view of archetypal auteur Stanley Kubrick is nihilistic or not‚ and appropriately so. To my mind‚ this is one of the most important questions we can ask about genuine artists and their oeuvres. If auteur criticism is to have any validity‚ from a philosophical perspective‚ it must address such issues. True cinematic geniuses (e.g.‚ Bergman‚ Antonioni‚ Wertmuller‚ Hitchcock
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This is one of my attempts to highlight a few of the connections between the thought provoking scenes of this movie and the Existential movement in 19th and 20th century Philosophy. I do list and describe a few scenes and quotes‚ so i’ll throw on a SPOILER alert just in case. One of the most prominent concepts in I (Heart) Huckabees is that of Martin Heidegger’s Dasein. Dasein‚ literally meaning "Being-there"‚ is Heidegger’s method in which he applies another prominant Existential philospher
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In the essay The Myth Of Sisyphus‚ Albert Camus defines an absurd hero‚ one who despites the circumstances transcends all odds. Sisyphus‚ condemned by the gods to push a rock to the top of a mountain‚ chooses to make the most of his burden by accepting his situation and saying yes to his challenge Personal response essay How do we grow as individuals? What molds our lives and selves? Rewards and improvements in our lives can be accredited to the hardships and adversities individuals face. Adversities
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Philosophy 101 Final Paper: Answer to five Questions on Castell and Borchert’s Introduction to Modern Philosophy‚ 4th ed. (Pearson-Macmillan‚ 1983). Question #1: Why does Hume think that the “design” in nature cannot prove God’s existence? Answer: One of the most common reasons why people say they believe in God is that the universe seems to have been intentionally designed. Hume observes that while we may perceive two events that seem to occur in conjunction‚ there is no way for us to
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