Revenge without guilt – The complete and perfect scheme. (or Heaven Bound Hamlet) In Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ the intensely introspective character‚ Hamlet‚ purposely uses an internal dialogue and calculatingly waits and plots to cope with the moral issues‚ draw out his enemies and manipulate the situation to exact revenge without guilt‚ all while feigning madness. Shakespeare and his contemporaries were fascinated by madness. This fascination was perhaps connected to not being able to distinguish
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The accidental discovery‚ by a teacher‚ of suspected stolen goods in a student’s bag is problematic. Is one entitled to act on a wrongful search‚ albeit accidental‚ and further‚ is the presumption of guilt fair/valid? Firstly‚ consider what action(s) is directed by principles of obligation/duty (Deontological). Secondly‚ consider the negative and positive consequences of possible responses to determine which course of action achieves the best possible outcome (Consequentialist). I Deontological
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German philosopher‚ Frederick Nietzsche‚ viewed equality as being “rooted” in a “slave morality” (Grigsby‚ 2012‚ p. 84). His view was not based upon God-given rights but on a more natural order such as Charles Darwin’s survival of the fittest. Nietzsche believed that Christianity withheld a structure for slave morality within Europe. His beliefs did not identify with equality‚ compassion‚ pity‚ and selflessness in the sense that Christian-based morals do. Instead‚ Nietzsche believed that superior people
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Essay 1: Community‚ Responsibility‚ and Guilt The novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Garcia Marquez tells the story of Santiago Nasar’s death. More importantly it tells the story of what values and honor mean to a community and to what extent one can go to maintain that standard. A central theme in the novel is how a society can pressurize its people to act and behave in a certain way. They feel bound by a standard that if not kept‚ then it will bring shame to their family. In the novel
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For the Germans‚ the most condemning section of the Treaty of Versailles is Article 231‚ famously known as the ‘War Guilt Clause’. Amos Hershey apprises the popular German opinion of the time stating‚ “The acknowledgement of guilt in Article 231 [of the Treaty of Versailles] seems to me like a smarting wound which burns in the soul of the German people" (653-654). The War Guilt Clause blinded the Germans with anger and pushed them towards Hitler’s intent for war. Although the Treaty of Versailles
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A central idea in the philosophies of Friedrich Nietzsche is the idea of the master-slave morality. The master morality‚ the morality of the nobility‚ covers courage and strong will. In this mindset‚ one only interprets morality‚ classical virtues‚ the good and bad‚ but not the evil. Conversely‚ the slave morality accepts humility and the herd mentality‚ viewing morals as good and evil‚ vilifying the master. In his works‚ Nietzsche argues that the fatal issue with society today is the prevailing
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In summation‚ throughout “The Tell-Tale Heart” Poe personifies the narrator’s guilt as such a thing that slowly deteriorates the mind and opens a door to moral insanity. Between the lines of this Gothic tale Poe uses the continuous beating heart as a symbol for the narrator’s inescapable and eternal guilt. Once the narrator awakened the old man‚ the beating heart grew to such a volume that he had no choice but to kill him. However after committing the senseless crime the beating heart prevailed causing
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Chelsea Long Philosophy 100-005 Prompt 2 Final Essay Even though they were separated by thousands of years‚ hundreds of miles‚ and different cultures‚ the philosophical views of Friedrich Nietzsche and Plato can be examined and weighed against each other in many different ways. Friedrich Nietzsche‚ born in 1844‚ was a German philosopher whose main goal was to erect a new image for the people and to create a free spirit in them. Plato‚ born in 427 B.C.‚ was a Greek philosopher whose main goal
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Guilt in The Scarlet Letter Undoubtedly‚ Hester‚ Dimmesdale‚ and Chillingworth had all committed sin in one form or another‚ but Chillingworth’s sin lies on a much larger scale because while Hester and Dimmesdale repent for their sin Chillingworth fails to even recognize his own. Throughout The Scarlet Letter‚ the author illustrates Chillingworth’s transformation towards a devilish personality. This transformation is fueled by what becomes Chillingworth’s obsession for revenge through the psychological
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Essay Question: Does Nietzsche think there is no truth? Explain Nietzsche is one of the most important and influential philosophers at 19th century. In the main lines of his philosophy‚ it can be shown that he protests against all philosophical aspects in his own age. He is against rationality‚ all philosophical systems‚ historical streams and all values‚ which are approved. According to Nietzsche‚ the truth is not a concept to be discovered or founded. It is a concept to be
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