school of thought that would tackle these seemingly simple questions. Under the thin guise of many pseudonyms‚ Søren Kierkegaard attempted to reconcile the issues religion had planted into his psyche by reintroducing man to religion. Later‚ Frederick Nietzsche came along and said in opposition that religion is dying for we have in fact killed God. Even though these two philosophers stand on opposing sides of a deep chasm‚ modern scholars have dubbed these two the fathers of modern existentialism. For
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being worldly thus evil. Nietzsche holds that such restraint tends to weaken an individual making him sickly and weak physically and psychologically; such a thing imposed upon society would naturally lead to a sick and weak population. Not seeing any overall gain in a system of beliefs which teaches suppression‚ he purposes to give us a new one which is not only said to be as effective but also frees them of Christianity’s binds. With his principle of the superman Nietzsche seeks to give us values
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Modernism is defined as the series of reforming cultural movements in music‚ art‚ architecture‚ the applied arts‚ and literature that occurred in the three decades before 1914. In the modern era‚ not only did things change as far as technology with the Industrial Revolution‚ but also with people themselves with awareness and a change in values. During the modern era‚ civilization was founded on scientific knowledge of the world and rational knowledge of values‚ which places the highest premium
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Both Hume and Nietzsche believe that the self is a summation of one’s actions and perceptions. According to Hume‚ the self is “a collection of perceptions in perpetual flux and movement.” There is no simplicity or identity in the self‚ but only an infinite system of perceptions in an infinite “variety of postures and situations.” These perceptions are then linked by the relations of cause and effect‚ which mutually influence‚ modify‚ alter‚ create‚ and destroy each other. Nietzsche similarly believes
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Cited: Nietzsche‚ Friedrich. "Beyond Good and Evil." The Moral Life: An Introductory Reader in Ethics and Literature. Ed. Louis Pojman and Lewis Vaughn. 4th. New York: Oxford UP‚ 2011. 121-134. Print. Rand‚ Ayn. "In Defense of Ethical Egoism." The Moral Life: An
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Love’s ladder’s God It was their final conversation. She would soon die‚ although neither of them knew it at the time. St. Augustine and his mother waited for a ship that would take her across the sea‚ to Africa‚ where she had raised him. She had always prayed he would become a Catholic; now‚ after many years‚ he was one. “There we talked together‚” he writes in his Confessions‚ “she and I alone in deep joy.” This common joy stemmed from their shared company‚ but also their shared belief in God:
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The Masters of Suspicion Some of the greatest minds to argue the existence of God with vigor were Sigmund Freud‚ Friedrich Nietzsche‚ Jean-Paul Sartre‚ Bertrand Russell and Karl Marx. Each of these great minds gave several excellent arguments that could convince the believer that their belief’s center did not hold and therefore collapses. This paper will focus on a particular piece of theory that developed out of anti-religion arguments; “God is our construct.” This statement on how humans have
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Marilynne Robinson’s Essay “Darwinism” Introduction to Christian Theology REL 103 Kaitlyn Spencer Marilynne Robinson is a Pulitzer-winning novelist who has graced us with her essays found in The Death of Adam. Robinson gives the read the feeling of being much more educated than he or she really is. These essays provide readers with different ways of discussing history‚ religion and society. They‚ although difficult to comprehend at times‚ are flawlessly argued and‚ throughout
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progress. Strauss believes that we were once on the right way and now we are on the wrong way. Both Strauss and Heidegger agree that science and philosophy begin from what is naturally given to human experience. Both philosophers agree with Nietzsche that modern idea of progress has lead to the age of the last man which the last man is tired of life‚ does not seek risks only comfort and security. Mans understanding of his own being in the world is what gives him access to
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Abstract This paper will analyze the intense hold that borderlines enslavement that the bourgeoisie had on the individual. Any attempt that the individual made to surpass these limitations resulted in self-destruction. The German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche had a theory known as “slave morality” where “the weaker folk‚ the majority…frame the laws for their own advantage” (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy). Anything that made the individual rise above others was considered immoral‚ by this thought
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