Is it the craftsmanship‚ the ideas or both that produces literature that has the power to endure over time and place? • Craftsmanship and ideas both equally share the process of taking an established work in a place and having it continue over time as the same piece of literature. • However‚ it is the ideas that change over time and place‚ as new ideas are raised and consided • These new ideas of literature are discovered by the audience’s interpretation of the characters through the influences
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Nietzsche’s writing was experiencing a general decline in vitality which was exemplified in Christianity (Platonism) and anarchy or nihilism. Nietzsche saw himself as a kind of philosophical doctor‚ capable of diagnosing the sickness of man. These two types of decline made it especially apparent what was wrong with mankind‚ and in this decadence Nietzsche detected symptoms of nihilism‚ one of his biggest worries for the culture as a whole. To Nietzsche‚ Christianity is objectionable because it is a symptom
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Underground” displays similar qualities. Both characters are corrupted in their ways thinking‚ which indicates their nihilistic behavior. Although these two characters can be considered nihilists‚ their behaviors can be classified as ethical‚ or moral‚ nihilism. These two characters also relates to one another in terms of inconsistency‚ individualism and self-justification. Despite of the excerpt from “Notes from Underground”‚ David Denby’s article‚ “Can Dostoevsky Still Kick You in the Gut?”‚ provides
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even though it appears that she‚ who ultimately represents all of society in this scene‚ realizes this truth‚ she in fact is ignorant to it many times throughout the novel. The novel is terrorized by the overlaying tone of the harsh nihilism. Belief in nihilism is the melancholy view in which there is no point to life‚ and faith in nothing. This tone is best portrayed in the agony of Henry when questioned about his desires for the war by the priest. " I had hoped for something .’ Defeat
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society looking for God. Society turns to the Madman with sarcastic and sneering comments‚ which elicits a fearsome retort from the Madman proclaiming‚ “God is Dead” and that God has fell from “our knives”‚ then the Madman continues on to point out the nihilism‚ the notion that life has lost meaning‚ that is alive and well within society. The Madman’s proclamation that “God is Dead” also stabs at the notion that God cannot be used to explain our
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be negative and escapist‚ Nietzsche sometimes seems to praise certain aspects of Buddhist teaching—and some of his own core ideas bear a resemblance to Buddhist doctrine. What exactly is Nietzsche’s evaluation of Buddhism? Is it merely unmitigated nihilism‚ or is there positive value to be found in Buddhism? There is also good reason to believe that Nietzsche’s knowledge of Buddhism was inaccurate and incomplete‚ if only due to his historic situation in 19th century Europe. Given current greater Western
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is a common one. “What is my Purpose in Life?” is asked almost daily by every single person. This question is answered along with many important philosophies being analyzed and discovered in John Gardner’s Grendel. The philosophies of solipsism‚ nihilism‚ and eventually existentialism are explored through Grendel‚ Grendel’s Mother‚ and the Dragon as Grendel learns more about himself and the world around him. These philosophies are established in the book due to the historical context of the time
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the mind of a criminal. Despite his psychological insight‚ Raskolnikov is alienated from society‚ and eventually forced to test his theory upon himself. Ivan Turgenev’s Bazarov‚ in Fathers and Sons (1862)‚ pioneers the anarchistic philosophy of nihilism‚ depending entirely on science and reason‚ but ends up falling passionately in love and then cast out‚ through death‚ from the rigidity of thought he held so dear. D-503‚ the main character of Yevgeny Zamyatin’s We (1921)‚ discovers an immense and
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saying‚ “where the water is rigid there will be fish‚ and men will survive on their flesh until spring.” In saying this he gives direct reference to Nihilism and Existentialism‚ which are two crucial philosophies present in this novel. Beowulf says some very important things about the philosophy of life‚ specifically involving existentialism and nihilism. In existentialist philosophy‚ the individual essentially invents his or her own
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In its basic form‚ nihilism is seen as extreme cynicism where humans neglect existence and reject aesthetic and religious moralities. Thus‚ values‚ customs‚ and beliefs are bare and unfounded according to nihilistic behavior. Crime and Punishment‚ a novel written by Fyodor Dostoevsky‚ displays this dangerous skepticism in a literary sense. While Dostoyevsky writes this novel‚ nihilism grows among the many young activists in 19th century Russia. Through historical evidence‚ nihilists during this
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