There are hundreds of religions throughout the world but the two most examined seem to be Christianity and Islam. These two religions have been brought into the spotlight throughout the years but more recently so with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. People speculate on rumors of each religion but how much do we actually know? Unless you are a religious scholar‚ odds are you do not know any more than what the internet and television tell you. Each religion has its own view on creation‚ the end times
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MARILYN MANSON “If someone listens to [our] music‚ and it makes them creative‚ that makes me happier than anything”. These are the words of Marilyn Manson‚ a controversial musical artist from the ‘90s. His messages and live performances have earned him both praise and great hostility. Marilyn Manson is one of the most important figures of the ‘90s and early 21st century because he artistically exercises his freedom of speech and expression whilst inspiring others to do so as well. Marilyn
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abstract expressionism (Wechsler‚ p. 71). Rothko’s style of art‚ as a pioneer‚ was referred to as color field painting‚ which immensely utilized the expressive capabilities of color. It was considerably influenced by the philosophical works of Feud‚ Nietzsche‚ and Carl Jung to bring out the characteristics of the type of works he is most appreciated for. Mark Rothko and Color Field Painting Mark Rothko rose just after the Second World War as an artist amongst few who were trying to adopt a type
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Descartes set about doubting almost everything in order to find truth‚ but he didn’t doubt enough to understand a world from a perspective other than his own. Nietzsche was the first to suggest that philosophers before him could be wrong in their belief that there could be an absolute truth. Merleau-Ponty lived in a world where science had developed a lot since Descartes. Art and philosophy had also developed‚ philosophy
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How to Write Philosophical Literature Introduction Writing a novel with the intent of incorporating a philosophical theme can be one of the most daunting tasks for a philosopher. Due to the difficulty in portraying abstract themes in way that is both relatable and entertaining to the average reader‚ very few philosophers venture outside of the bounds of non-fiction. However‚ by masterfully utilizing the proper literary elements and settings presented in books such as Albert Camus’s “The Stranger
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such as Nietzsche had already challenged established institutions of Positivistic thinking toward knowledge and progress; however‚ his movement lacked widespread support. Necessary was the disaster of WWI‚ which accelerated the overall undermining of prior intellectual beliefs by inspiring a culture-wide disagreement: authors such as Erich Remarque and Vera Brittain drew upon newfound doubt underscored by the war to completely reverse prior thinking by
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The author includes important‚ dependable people such as Nietzsche and Freud in order to back up his claim that society’s attitude towards itself still has religion as one of the main factors of guilt. For example‚ in the article‚ Asma explains‚ “But Western Christian culture‚ according to Nietzsche and then Freud‚ has conscience on steroids‚ so to speak. Our sense of guilt is comparatively extreme‚ and‚ with our culture of original
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exotic settings and transporting their audiences around the world. Renaissance ideas * The body and soul are separate and linked with different elements and humours. * Catholicism was banned in England and the Pope was considered the antichrist by some. * Renaissance scholars studied classical literature‚ including Roman and Greek philosophy. Discussion of what it meant to be
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characteristics of strong nationalism‚ loyalty to a dictatorial power‚ anti-socialist views‚ and elitism. It is therefore certain that Hitler had some familiarity with the works of Hegel and Nietzsche. Hitler’s belief about himself as expressed in his autobiographical work Mein Kampf echoes of Hegel and Nietzsche. Cynical though he was‚ Hitler’s cynicism stopped short of his own person. Hitler recognized himself as a person taking the chaos and developing new order in Germany with the direction
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Morality Morality by definition is the conformity to the rules of right conduct; moral or virtuous conduct. It differs in every society‚ what I consider to be a moral conduct; others may think is amoral. Moral rules can be a set of socially approved habits. Every society has a sense of morality and their set of rules to be followed and considered moral. People’s morals are different because cultures are all something that have evolved throughout time; changing with each generation. As human beings
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