value that cannot be expressed in finite terms. In terms of literature‚ therefore‚ we can say that it refers to something that is irrational. The concept of ‘absurd’ seems to have begun with Sartre’s philosophy. “The absurd is not a mere idea”‚ says Sartre‚ “it is revealed to us in a doleful illumination – getting up‚ tram‚ four hours of work‚ meal‚ sleep; Monday‚ Tuesday‚ Wednesday‚ Thursday‚ Friday.” The idea is similar to what Camus expressed in his essay ‘The Myth of Sisyphus’. The point stressed
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IB 150 THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE FALL 2012 SOPHIE’S WORLD: READING GUIDE DR. HALL The novel Sophie’s World (1991) by Norwegian author Jostein Gaarder offers a tour of the history of Western philosophy as well as a post-modern detective story. We chose this reading for IB Seniors because it ties in so well with our fundamental TOK questions and issues. Because of the intellectual journey the novel charts‚ it makes a companion to Siddhartha which adds‚ however‚ an eastern counterpoint
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To begin with‚ what is a human? A descendant of an ape? Or a creature sent to earth at the beginning of time to look after the beasts and plantation in the Garden of Eden. Just think about our taxonomical name Homo sapiens‚ it means a wise man and hopefully giving us that name wasn’t a mistake. Humans‚ the animals with the most phenomenal brain‚ capable of the most abstract thoughts possessing the most amazing skill of imagination‚ are the masters of the animal kingdom. We are almost dominant over
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Consider the view that free will is an illusion (30 marks) You decide on the chocolate cake confident that you could have chosen the sandwich instead. You were free to do both‚ but as a matter of fact‚ you chose to eat the unhealthy option. But were you actually free to choose the unchosen alternative? Many philosophers think that free will is actually an illusion – that the choice you actually made was inevitable. Schopenhauer‚ for example‚ argued that for a man to say that he could have chosen
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Imperialist stereotypes about Africa have created a preconceived idea about characteristics of Africans and their capabilities. Africans and technology are concepts which aren’t associated with one another as Africa is popularly depicted as a stagnant never-developing continent. “Africa has long been identified by the singular historical outlook of the West characterised by notions of divisive ethnicity‚ poverty and war...the Western media have continued to represent Africa as inferior‚ chaotic
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Composers of science fiction texts attempt to explore the novum (Suvin) to simulate its consequences on the status quo. In doing so‚ a didactic message is revealed to provoke controversy and debate about possibilities for the subversion of humanity. Ursula Le Guin’s award-winning novel The Left Hand of Darkness (1969) and James Cameron’s film Avatar (2009) – highest-grossing film of all time‚ augur the requirement for unity. While Le Guin excoriates the political and military tension during the Cold
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Establishment ofthe Home‚" in Home Environments‚ eds. Irwin Altman and Carol Werner‚ New York: Plenum‚ 87-111‚ Sanders‚ Clinton (1988)‚ "Marks of Mischief: Becoming and Being a Tattooed Person‚" Journal of Contemporary Ethnography‚ 16 (January)‚ 395-432. Sartre‚ Jean-Paul (1943)‚ Being and Nothingness. A Fhenomenological Essay on Ontology‚ New York: Philosophical Library‚ Schilder‚ Paul (1950)‚ The Image and Appearance of the Human Body‚ New York: International Universities Press. Secord‚ Paul F. (1968)
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Romantic Love and Anthropology Author(s): Charles Lindholm Source: Etnofoor‚ Vol. 19‚ No. 1‚ ROMANTIC LOVE (2006)‚ pp. 5-21 Published by: Stichting Etnofoor Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25758107 . Accessed: 17/10/2014 16:30 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars‚ researchers‚ and students discover‚ use‚ and build
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Various syntheses of traditional theology with the existential view that knowledge is more emotional than scientific have been developed in Switzerland by Karl Barth and in the United States by Reinhold Niebuhr and Paul Tillich. In France‚ Jean-Paul Sartre fused ideas of Marx‚ Kierkegaard‚ Husserl‚ and Heidegger into a conception of humans as beings who project themselves out of nothingness by asserting their own values and thus assume moral responsibility for their acts. During the 1960s the writings
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In the book version of the play No Exit there are three main characters‚ Garcin‚ Inez‚ and Estelle. They are all escorted to the same room by an unnamed valet one by one. First Garcin‚ next Inez‚ and lastly Estelle. The first one to be escorted to the room is Garcin who is escorted by the valet. Upon immediate arrival Garcin makes it clear to the audience that he knows that he is in hell and asks the valet where the torture and the tools he uses to do his bidding with are at. The valet then goes
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