1. Explain the distinction Jean Grimshaw makes between misogyny and philosophically significant ‘maleness’ of philosophical theories. Jean Grimshaw argues the idea that the discipline of Philosophy is gendered in some way by making a distinction between misogyny and philosophically significant ‘maleness ‘of philosophical theories. The ‘maleness’ of philosophy is characterised by the fact that most of the practitioners of philosophy have been and are still male. Grimshaw argues that this fact alone
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scientific advancement and experimentation. How far can medicine go in the name of progress or helping humanity? Dr. Luthan discovers that homeless people were being used as guinea pigs in experimental research for the good of humanity. Using the philosophical approaches of Kant’s Deontology and Mill’s Utilitarianism‚ I will present the ethical parameters of Dr. Luthan’s dilemmas and how these two theories explore the moral nature of human beings. Kant’s moral system is based on a belief that reason
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Animism is a unique concept holds strong to the belief that all moving objects hold within them‚ animated spirits that caused their mobility (Carlson‚ 2). This perception of life can be seen from the earliest of times. Animism was centralized around the idea that there was a purpose to every movement generated by a spirit. This spirit within allowed people to achieve their movement throughout their lifetime. They were able to travel by means of the spirit that guided from within. The question‚ though
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James Joyce‚ The Dead from “Dubliners” «[…] He thought of how she who lay beside him had locked in her heart for so many years that image of her lover’s eyes when he had told her that he did not wish to live.» James Joyce (Dublin‚ February 1882 – Zurich‚ Jenuary 1941) is an Irish writer who has depicted Dublin in his collection of short stories “Dubliners” (London‚ 1914)‚ and who has revolutioned narrative style and techinques with his mature work “Ulysses” (Paris‚ 1922). Even though Joyce
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In order to begin analyzing Aristotle and Descartes contribution to our notion of a person‚ we need to be able to understand what the term personhood’ means. Unfortunately there is no clear answer‚ with philosophers still presenting conflicting ideas. However by asking questions such as; is personhood’ identical to human being? What is the essence of a person? What relation does a person have with the world? When does personhood begin? At what point if ever does it end? And finally what makes a
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personal preferences at the same time we can have a collective evaluation and agree on something that every one considers to have some sense of artistic feel to it. In Edmund Burke’s book the philosophical enquiry‚ he share his ideas on “what is beautiful‚” when explaining the traits of the sublime. In his philosophical work on the sublime and the beautiful‚ he tries to explain the distinctive qualities of the two categories‚ thus giving a new idea of beauty to explore apart from the conventional kind.
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Is it better for a ruler to be feared or loved? Edmund Burke in his “A Philosophical Inquiry into the Origins of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful‚” does a wonderful job of explaining the differences in the sublime and the beautiful‚ also phrased as feared and loved‚ respectively. Based upon Edmund Burke’s writings‚ he would agree with the statement that it is better to be “feared than loved” as a ruler. Also‚ his answer would not remain the same for males as well as females. These statements
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a pivotal work in feminist philosophy‚ whereas “Being and Nothingness” sets out to give an ontological analysis of human existence and is considered as one of the most important philosophical works of the 20th century. Both texts are considered as existentialist‚ a term which cannot be defined as a consistent philosophical “system”[3]‚ but rather a general approach focusing on the experience of existence. Therefore existentialist works tend to focus on the human consciousness and its situation in
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Assignment #3 The Sublime Part 1 In Neil Hertz’s essay‚ The Notion of Blockage in the Literature of the Sublime‚ Neil uses the work of William Wordsworth to makes a connection to the very distinguished and particular notion of the mathematical sublime by Immanuel Kant. The mathematical sublime is the perception that reason has this superiority over imagination because reason and logic is boundless whereas imagination is limited to what we have personally experienced through our senses. When in
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Edmund Burke gives us his version of the sublime in his book‚ "A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful." He links beauty with pleasure and sublimity with pain and terror. He views the beautiful as what is aesthetically pleasing and well formed. From Burke’s point of view‚ the sublime is not corporeal‚ it is a generated plethora of sensations that are attached to the experience of being in the presence of the sublime. There is a predominant feeling of astonishment
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