Existentialism and Film Noir Existentialism and its worldview are believed to have derived from Nietzsche’s provocative and controversial statement “God is dead”. The underlying meaning to Nietzsche’s controversial statement is that empirical natural science has replaced metaphysical explanations of the world. As a result of this‚ according to Nietzsche we no longer have any sense of who and what we are as human beings. He concludes that no foundation exists anymore for the meaning and value of
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Let’s begin with his notorious declaration that “God is dead” (first in The Gay Science‚ 1872). Secular thinking is a commonplace today‚ but in Nietzsche’s time this declaration was strikingly prophetic. The point of the claim is not so much to assert atheism: although Nietzsche was certainly an atheist‚ he was far from being a pioneer of European atheism. Rather‚ his observation is sociological‚ in a way: he means that Western culture no longer places God at the center of things. In another way
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make changes to the assigned readings‚ to the due dates of assignments‚ or to the assignments themselves. You must have a copy of the reading with you in class on the day it is being discussed or you will not be marked present. When a student misses his/her second unexcused absence their final grade will automatically drop a full letter grade. 1 Whitehead‚ "The Aims of Education" ( HYPERLINK "http://www.anthonyflood.com/whiteheadeducation.htm" http://www.anthonyflood.com/whiteheadeducation
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Part A Both Marx and Plato’s utopias offer a vision of a society where citizens are not relegated to certain class roles just because of the level of wealth into which they are born. Their visions lead‚ however‚ in very different directions. Compare Marx and Plato’s notion of equality as laid out and practiced in their utopias. MARX- According to Marx humanity evidences two species characteristics: the capacity for harmonious society with others and the capacity for free‚ conscious and universal
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Ecce Homo by Nietzsche is ironically a reflection of himself. It is extremely sarcastic and is a reflection of himself as a writer and philosopher in a self-deprecatory manner . The book is as though he is putting his life on trial to which the title alludes. The words "ecce homo" (behold‚ the man) were proclaimed by Pontius Pilate in the New Testament of the Bible when he gave up Jesus to the Jews to have them do what they liked with him. Likewise Nietzsche is giving himself up to his readers and
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Iisha Clark Business Ethics PHL 248-501 Final “The beginning of the slaves’ revolt in morality occurs when ressentiment itself turns creative and gives birth to values: the ressentiment of those beings who‚ denied the proper response of action‚ compensate for it only with imaginary revenge. Whereas all noble morality grows out of a triumphant saying ‘yes’ to itself‚ slave morality says ‘no’ on principle to everything that is ‘outside’‚ ‘other’‚ ‘non-self ’: and this ‘no’ is its creative deed
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Themes of Nihilism in Crime and Punishment Nihilism is one of the most difficult philosophies to accurately define because of its ambiguous nature. In its simplest form‚ one might consider it an extremely pessimistic form of skepticism in which the individual discounts even the idea of existence. Therefore‚ to a nihilist‚ all values‚ relationships‚ authority‚ beliefs‚ and emotions are baseless and empty. First popularized in Ivan Turgenev’s Fathers and Sons in 1862‚ nihilism is associated with
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A Discussion of Nietzsche’s Master and Slave Morality and Ascetic Ideal In his work‚ Nietzsche introduces the concepts of Master and Slave Morality and with them‚ the problem of the Ascetic Ideal. Master morality is‚ in short‚ a morality of strength‚ individualism‚ and nobility that weighs actions on their consequences. Slave morality‚ on the other hand‚ values humility‚ sympathy‚ and kindness. It values actions based on whether their intent was one of “good” or “evil.” He links Slave morality to
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Among the multitude of bewildering paradoxes in William Blake’s “Proverbs of Hell” is that which claims “The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom” (class handout). It is bewildering in the case that traditional moral teachings recognize overindulgence as sinful. After all‚ it is routine to condemn the wealthy‚ who possess more than enough‚ while simultaneously pitying the poor‚ whose possessions are meager. So how is it that Blake distorts this view to illustrate excess as not only a positive
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WRITING AN ESSAY IN VCE PHILOSOPHY Writing a philosophical essay is different from essay writing in many other disciplines. The aim of a philosophical essay is to defend a thesis‚ usually one which is fairly narrowly defined‚ through the presentation of reasons. A good philosophical essay will normally exhibit the following virtues: 1. Has a clear thesis 2. Has a clear argumentative structure 3. Presents reasons which support the thesis 4. Stays on topic 5. Examines
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