most popular deities worshipped in the Hindu religion. Each year‚ many devout pilgrims trace his journey through India and Nepal‚ halting at each of the holy sites along the way. The poem is not seen as just a literary monument‚ but serves as an integral part of Hinduism‚ and is held in such reverence that the mere reading or hearing of it‚ or certain passages of it‚ is believed by Hindus to free them from sin and bless the reader or listener. According to Hindu tradition‚ Rama is an incarnation of
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A Passage to India Passage to India‚ published in 1924‚ was E. M. Forster’s first novel in fourteen years‚ and the last novel he wrote. Subtle and rich in symbolism‚ the novel works on several levels. On the surface‚ it is about India — which at the time was a colonial possession of Britain — and about the relations between British and Indian people in that country. It is also about the necessity of friendship‚ and about the difficulty of establishing friendship across cultural boundaries. On a
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Moral Philosophy is arguably one of the most ambiguous forms of philosophy‚ but is also one of the most necessary. We‚ as humans‚ seek some moral reference point from which we can assign moral good and bad in everyday life. However‚ it is not clear exactly which moral standard‚ if any‚ is closest to this intangible moral ideal. The problem is that‚ when speaking of morality‚ there are so many factors and perspectives to consider. First there is the intention of the person which determines the desired
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seven. He is considered as the father of modern philosophy. Even till this day‚ his “Meditations on First Philosophy” continues as a standard document at most philosophy department. Descartes refused to believe in faith‚ and considered knowledge began with doubt. Rene Descartes often found himself to be mistaken about the knowledge that he formerly learn were true. As a result‚ he began doubting everything‚ and tried to seek the principle of philosophy that could not be doubted. To do so‚ he had to
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TANUSRI R.P SAMY VISUAL CULTURE INTERMEDIATE PROJECT Perception and Composition. The painting I have chosen represents the formal elements that reflect on a new modern art movement pre and post independent India. The artist is Jamini Roy and the painting is named: "Drummers” Shri Jamini Roy
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Nietzsche was a German philosopher who had a substantial influence on Western philosophy. Through his writings‚ he has a wide span of radical ideas. Nietzsche believes that language is all metaphorical‚ and that it is “dying.” Also‚ he professes that “God is dead‚” and has a basis of thought which helps revolutionize the 19th and 20th centuries completely for the Western people and civilization today. Nietzsche professes in “The Gay Science” and also “Thus Spoke Zarathustra” that “God is dead.” “God
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In The Consolation of Philosophy‚ by author Alain de Botton we are introduced to a philosopher named Epicurus. He was born in 341 BC and started learning philosophy at the age of 14 by traveling to hear lessons from philosophers of his time. Later on‚ he found out that he couldn’t agree with much of what they were saying‚ so in his late twenties he decided to arrange his thought into his own philosophy about life. Epicurus
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1) Nationalism‚ socialism‚ and religion have all played a major role in anti-colonial struggles and post-colonial constructions in India and Southeast Asia. Which of these three ideologies do you think was most effective for colonized peoples and why? I. Nationalism was most effective for the colonized peoples of India and South East Asia a. Both socialism and Nationalism worked together to fight against imperial rule. Nationalism brought the people of India and Southeast Asia together
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shudras and ati-shudras in our society‚ therefore his approach to the assessment of Gita is entirely different. He was a severe critic of Hindu religion and society. According to Ambedkar “the Bhagwat Gita is neither a book of religion nor a treatise on philosophy. What the Bhagwat Gita does is to defend certain dogmas of religion on philosophic grounds.” It uses philosophy to defend religion. Ambedkar develops the argument of revolution and counter-revolution for understanding the Gita. His interpretation
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Socrates’ fundamental moral philosophy is to always examine your life in order to live life to the fullest. His epistemological view is that he knows he does not know everything‚ and he does not confuse ignorance for knowledge. This supports his moral philosophy because in order to know if you are living your life to fullest you need to know what the good life is. His metaphysical view is that he has a self-interested reason to be concerned with others. Bad citizens will eventually harm him and
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