The accounts for personal identity‚ thought up by John Locke‚ were skeptical for several philosophers throughout time. Locke believes that we are the same person as we were yesterday because of our personal identity. He says that our personal identity is founded on consciousness namely‚ a continuity of conscious memories‚ but that the substance of the soul or body does not affect our personal identity. First‚ I will discuss what Locke believes to be a person. Second‚ I will explain why Locke believes
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Grendel is a fictional character‚ designed by John Gardner. Throughout the book Grendel develops new philosophies as he continues to explore the world and encounters new surroundings. Solipsism is an idea that everything is created out of your own mind‚ that your mind is the only thing to actually exist. Nihilism is the thought that life is meaningless. Solipsism is developed after Grendel explores his new world for the first time. Nihilism is created in Grendel after he has a discussion with a
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The Controversy Between Determinism and Free Will Determinism is a controversial topic to free will with multiple theories proving and disproving it. As printed in The Collins Cobuild Learner’s Dictionary‚ determinism is defined as “...the belief that all actions and events result from other actions‚ events‚ or situations‚ so people cannot in fact choose what to do.” Meaning‚ all life choices are predetermined from the minute we are born‚ to the minute we die. In contrast‚ “freewill is an individual
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Dostoevsky and the Dimensions of Human Suffering Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment is a dark novel about the suffering of a man named Raskolnikov who kills two innocent women with an axe. Suffering is not only seen through Raskolnikov‚ but can be seen in almost every characters role in the novel. Although every character in the novel experiences some type of suffering‚ Raskolnikov’s suffering is unlike anyone else’s. Raskolnikov’s suffering did not derive from the two murders he committed
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Death is a universal and prevalent‚ yet incomprehensible phenomenon across the world that plays a significant role in the beginning and throughout The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. The autistic‚ stolid‚ logical Christopher is surrounded by death throughout the entirety of the book and acts unaffected and unknowing because of his incapacity to comprehend death or sympathize with others. Christopher’s logical mind presumably makes him lead to the conclusion that the afterlife is impossible
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The meaning of “Notes from Underground” to the artistic world is difficult to overestimate. As mentioned by L.P. Grosman: “’Notes from Underground’ – is one of the most exposing compositions of Dostoyevsky. Never has it happened again that he opens up in such fullness all of his most intimate thoughts‚ not meant for show secrets of his heart” (Grosman‚ 299). Becoming the prelude to other great works of Dostoyevsky‚ “Notes from Underground” influenced world literature‚ not only Russian literary growth
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Throughout the novel‚ The Metamorphosis‚ Franz Kafka‚ the author‚ demonstrates the parallel between his relationship with his family‚ and Gregor Samsa’s relationship with his family‚ in addition to how Gregor came to chose to become the insect he was physically‚ after having already been one psychologically. Following the existentialist theory‚ Gregor allowed himself to become an insect‚ as he chose how he would let his family affect him. Ultimately‚ it was he that made the choice to become accustomed
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Many people hold destructive opinions without considering their full implications. Flannery O’Connor’s "Good Country People" uses characterization‚ symbolism‚ and irony to warn people with a nihilistic philosophy of life that their beliefs will inevitably lead to ruin. In this story a young atheist woman is destroyed when she is brought face-to-face with the evil personification of her worldview. The story’s tragic "heroine" is Joy Hopewell‚ a well-educated‚ thirty-two year old woman with an artificial
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One night 15-year-old Christopher Boone discovers that someone killed his neighbour’s dog‚ Wellington. Upon this discovery‚ Christopher as a first person narrator decides to write a murder mystery novel‚ recounting how he solved the case. Although it’s not directly stated‚ the narrator’s text implies that he has an autism spectrum disorder called Asperger’s Syndrome. We can infer this because he displays traits of the disorder. For example‚ it’s difficult for him to understand social norms such as
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In the “Love’s Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy” by Irvin D. Yalom‚ we’re introduced to ten of his patients who had all one thing in common: they were all suffering. They’re all submitted to a research on psychotherapy and its techniques. Ranging from love to grief‚ Dr. Yalom‚ gives us an insight on these patients’ progress as they meet once a week for an hour. In the first case‚ “Love’s Executioner”‚ we meet Thelma‚ who has struggled for the past eight years after her twenty-seven-day
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