References: Miller Robert‚ PHIL1087 Mind-opener #4. Introducing Nietzsche‚ Part 1‚ RMIT University‚ 2012‚ pp. 3. Nietzsche Friedrich‚ The Will to Power‚ Vintage‚ New York‚ 1968‚ pp. 382‚ 550. Rowling J.K.‚ Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone‚ Bloomsbury‚ London‚ 30 June 1997‚ pp. 211.
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writers to clarify their particular usage. (Gibbins & Reimer‚ 1996‚ p. 8) As such‚ the meaning of “post” in this paper refers a “break from”‚ “opposition to”‚ “difference to and from” and a response to”. Works of Karl Marx and John Stuart Mill; Friedrich Nietzsche and Michel Foucault will prove that there is break between Modernity and Postmodernity. Modernity Modernity refers to a way of life and state of mind that experience progressive economic and administrative rationalization on
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about the people around them; some of which one enjoys‚ while others one may despise. This distinction‚ coupled with one’s opinion of the world‚ allows for characterization into one of two groups of people: the Noble Man and the Man of Resentment. Friedrich Nietzsche‚ a German philosopher‚ outlines the relationship between such groups in On the Genealogy of Morals. In the text‚ Nietzsche creates a disconnect between the Noble Man and the Man of “Ressentiment‚” as he calls it‚ through the use of figurative
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Mrs. P 1st Block 8 March 2011 Perfect Communism The likes and differences of Carl Marx’s The Communist Manifesto and John Lennon’s song “Imagine” are exceedingly significant. In a world with threatening circumstances from other countries with different philosophies‚ John Lennon dreams of world peace. Research was done to elucidate Carl Marx’s theory‚ analyze John Lennon’s song “Imagine” and show the contrast between the two beliefs. In Carl Marx’s book The Communist Manifesto‚ he writes
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Joyless Wisdom "God is dead." "God..is dead."The professor repeated. "Can anyone tell me the name of the person who famously wrote that?" A hand rose amongst the students in the lecture theater. A female student smiling brightly in her seat. "Friedrich Nietzsche." She said‚ her near perfect pronounciation reflecting the many hours of practice she put into getting it just right. I could feel my eyes roll on reflex. The know-it-all student‚ what a kiss ass. "Yes. The german philosopher‚" The professor
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120 Days of Moral Deterioration: Pasolini’s SALÒ in the Misinterpretation of Nietzsche’s On the Genealogy of Morality “Because we’re not their masters‚ even the most bizarre manias derive from a basic principle of refinement. Yes‚ old buggers. It’s a question of delicacy.” -The Bishop‚ in SALÒ or the 120 Days of Sodom “No festivity without cruelty; such is the lesson of the earliest‚ longest period in the history of mankind – and even in punishment there is so much that is festive!” -On
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chamber music‚ piano sonatas‚ and an opera (Grove). However‚ it is arguable that Beethoven’s most famous works were the nine symphonies he wrote (Vazsonyi). Beethoven’s ninth symphony‚ commonly referred to as “The Ninth‚” is based upon the poem‚ by Friedrich Schiller‚ “Ode to Joy” (Freed) (Gibbs). The Ninth has been used in several movies‚ television shows‚ and commercials and almost everyone has heard an excerpt from the piece in their life. This symphony is truly epic and has changed the way composers
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(“Nihilism”) A wave of nothingness crowds the shores of minds with a state of utter emptiness. To discover the depths and breadths of nihilism‚ one must take in the history‚ meaning‚ and application of what it truly means to lead a nihilistic life. Friedrich Nietzsche‚ one of the most famous German philosophers‚ once stated‚ “God is dead” to begin
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Existentialism in Literature Existentialism in literature is a movement or tendency that emphasizes individual existence‚ freedom‚ and choice. While Existentialism was never an organized literary movement‚ the tenets of this philosophy have influenced many diverse writers around the world and readers can detect existential elements in their fiction. Americans writers like William Faulkner‚ Ernest Hemingway and John Steinbeck reveal existential elements in their writing. Perhaps the most prominent
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On the Genealogy of Morality‚ Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) believed that there are two types of morality mixed in the psychology of human beings (individual) and higher civilisation. This molarity originated from slavery (“will of Power”- where man was exploited by another man) in the past. Even though it does not exist in society today‚ the morality is still present. Slave-morality values kindness‚ humility and sympathy are regarded as "herd-morality" (Nietzsche‚ GM‚ and Preface 6). Master-morality
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