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    Louis Pojman stands for objectivism instead of relativism in morality. Ethical relativism is “the theory that there are no universally valid moral principles”. Ethical relativism however is different from moral doubt where valid moral principles do not exist at all. Pojman argues that what is considered as morally right or wrong varies from society to society. Pojman proposes that ethical relativism can be seen as a good thing but can get hard when getting into the details. Ethical relativism is

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    Theseus and the Minotaur The idea of Theseus fighting the Minotaur was a popular neo-classical subject among sculptors. Although‚ Antoine-Louis Barye (1796-1875) finished his sculpture about 1850 that is in the late part of what is meant by neo-classicism‚ Barye’s modelling of the surfaces has a vibrancy and movement characteristic of the French romantic sculpture. Barye is well-known for his animal production and Theseus and the Minotaur is only one of a series produced by Barye from the early

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    The Question of Animal Rights – A Critique of Louis Pojman’s Thoughts The fundamentals of philosophy are based upon human beings’ ability to examine the "marvels and mysteries of the world" (Pojman xi) we live in. Keeping in mind that only a human being has the intellectual capacity to take on such deliberation‚ humans should be the sole beneficiaries of any morals or ethical rights derived from philosophical inspection. To suggest the possibility that our ethical rights could be transferable

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    Power Outages Louis Armstrong’s “Black and Blue” uses simple questions for someone to recognize both he and Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man are comparable. To be comfortable and confident in your own skin is a recurring problem for people of color and seems to always be brought up in today’s society. Louis Armstrong goes on to say that “his only sin is his skin” and asks “how will it end?” (Armstrong). Different skin tones have separated all humans to a point of no belonging. Invisible is convinced

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    spectrum of design. These include balance‚ order and proportion‚ and pattern and rhythm. With all these formal elements at hand‚ an artist can use them to their advantage to evoke certain responses in viewers. For example‚ if one were to describe Jacques-Louis David’s neoclassical painting Oath of the Horatii‚ using formalism one would to be able to say that David uses the linearity of the Roman arches in the background to separate the foreground into three individual areas and create visual stability. One

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    Among the longest ruling monarchs of all time‚ Louis XIV was also one of the most influential in European history. King Louis XIV managed‚ in nearly seventy-five years of rule over France‚ to change the structure of all of Europe. Within France‚ Louis had nearly absolute power with an almost non-existent Estates General‚ and poorly constructed and scattered “parlements.” Economically‚ taxation was biased toward the aristocracy‚ leading to corruption practiced to substitute for lost income. With the

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    Louis extended his generosity to helping the victims of the Pearl Harbor bombing victims by donating a total of $65‚200 that he earned from a fight. Within a period of fewer than three months after the donation‚ he donated $45‚882 that he had also earned from a fight to the Army Relief Fund. When the war was over‚ Louis was determined to retire from professional boxing having to save enough money in the bank and with his dignity still high. However‚ he lost both. The reason behind this was that Louis

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    It was 1789‚ King Louis XIV was on the throne and the ‘Revolution was born in blood’; the French Revolution had begun. The French Revolution began in 1789 on July 14th (Bastille Day) where the commoners of Paris stormed the prison‚ murdered the Governor and the Mayor of Paris. They were not standing for the mismanagement and tyranny of the French monarchy any longer. The Revolution that followed was a bloody massacre of torture and new ideas. Although the French Revolution only caused the people

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    Louis XVI was born into royalty‚ and unexpectedly became King at a young age. Oblivious to the world outside his palace‚ Louis XVI spent enormous amounts of money on himself‚ his lifestyle‚ and his wife‚ Marie Antoinette. He ruled France with more absolute power than any other French monarch‚ however‚ this power wasn’t used to France’s advantage. Louis XVI believed in the divine right of Kings‚ therefore‚ it was his conviction that he was directly connected to God. Consequently‚ the King justified

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    WWII has been one of the most memorable events in history‚ but beneath all of it are the deprived POWS and the confined Japanese-American internees. Louis Zamperini before he was stationed as a bombardier on a B-24 was a olympic runner. Louie had been captured by the Japanese after his B-24 crashed in the ocean and was marooned on a raft with two of his friends. Miné Okubo is a American with Japanese heritage and has a talent for making art. She was going to college for an art degree until she

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