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    In The Gagging of God: Christianity Confronts Pluralism‚ author D. A. Carson describes three categories of pluralism: empirical‚ cherished‚ and philosophical or hermeneutical.[i] The first deals with diversity in America and the multiplicity of beliefs. The second‚ cherished pluralism‚ describes the approval of diversity as an unquestioned virtue. Finally‚ philosophical pluralism‚ under which religious pluralism falls‚ posits that no religion has the right to pronounce itself true and right. In other

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    of tragedy ’‚ Poetics‚ Univ of Michigan Ppress‚p28 2. http://www.bluecricket.com/auster/articles/aristotle.html 3. Beckett‚ interview. 4. Baudrillard. Chance‚ Culture and the Literary Text. 5. Benjamin Walter‚ Illuminations‚ Fontana Press‚ 1973 6. Lyotard‚ Jean Francois‚ The Postmodernist Condition‚ Manchester Univ. Press‚ 1979 7. http://www.bluecricket.com/auster/articles/dawson.html 8. De Certeau‚ Michel. The Practice of Everyday Life. Trans. Steven Rendall. Berkely: U of California‚ 1988. 9. Lefebvre

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    1. Introduction The present thesis will analyse Ian McEwan’s late novel Enduring Love in light of the theories of postmodernism. The aim is to reveal postmodernity as the subject matter of the given novel. Enduring Love’s inherent debate over the change of the approach to science in aftermath of the demise of the pro-Enlightenment modernity will be identified. The main protagonist’s tendency to suppose an “objective” truth‚ his relentless endeavouring of rationalizing the reality and providing

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    In a world where religious plurality dominates there is a fountain of contrasting ideologies available to be considered. Sociologists have tried to interpret and translate the purpose of religion within society since the early 19th century. This Essay aims to critically evaluate the different theories of ideology‚ science and religion from a sociological viewpoint. It will include the work of Karl Marx (1818-1883) & Emile Durkheim (1858-1917)‚ two contrasting Theories that were influenced by

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    and change‚ and post modernists highlight these changes through their ideas. There are‚ as well as those that agree with postmodern ideas also those that disagree‚ for example Marxists would disagree as well as the late modernists. Post-modernist‚ Lyotard that points out this change in society‚ and one of these changes being the decline of the ’metanarrative’ - this meaning that there is now not only one claim to truth‚ society cannot simply be explained by just one truth because there is simply too

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    they belief religion still has importance to many and it is needed for society to function properly. Post-modernists argue that religion doesn’t act as a shared universe of meaning anymore‚ this is a result of globalisation. This is supported by lyotards argument that there has been a collapse of the meta-narrative (religion) that falsely claims to offer the truth and how the world works as a means of progress to a better society. He believes that no one has special access to the truth‚ all accounts

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    proved by using the record from the categories of food culture in the online bookstore‚ Hong Kong Cyberbooks Ltd. . As the study is to find out the picture of Hong Kong post-modern society‚ post-modern theories by Jacques Derrida and Jean-Francois Lyotard are used. In this treatise‚ first‚ would describe the characteristics of postmodern and a city in post-modern period. Second‚ shows the evolvement of Hong Kong literature and the

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    Art is a powerful medium of communication with the world at large‚ artists hold the power to influence the way people think and live. Art defines our consciousness; therefore‚ it can impart and instruct as well as entertain at the same time. -artists serve the function of being role models in society because of their far reaching influence so it is obligatory on their part that they seek to establish a correlation between a proper ethical conduct and their artistic expression How best to define

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    project UNIVERSITY OF WALES BRITISH- HELENIC COLLEGE BSc (HONS) PSYCHOLOGY THE HISTORY OF ART PSYCHOLOGY PS 102 HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY EMMANUEL FIORAKIS KATERINA JOAN DEARING ATHENS‚ 2 APRIL 2008 The psychology of art is an interdisciplinary field that studies the perception‚ cognition and characteristics of art and its production. For the use of art materials as a form of psychotherapy. The psychology of art is related to architectural psychology

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    Humanities The humanities are academic disciplines that study human culture‚ using methods that are primarily analytical‚ critical‚ or speculative‚ and having a significant historical element‚ as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural sciences. The humanities include ancient and modern languages‚ literature‚ philosophy‚ religion‚ and visual and performing arts such as music and theatre. The humanities that are also sometimes regarded as social sciences include history

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