Chicago: Chicago‚ 1984); Nietzsche ’s Zarathustra Kathleen Marie Higgins (Temple: Philadelphia‚ 1987); Zarathustra ’s Dionysian Modernism‚ Robert Gooding-Williams (Stanford U.: California‚ 2001); Schopenhauer and Nietzsche. Honest Athiesm‚ Dishonest Pessimism‚ David Bernam (in Willing and Nothingness. Schopenhauer as Nietzsche ’s Educator‚ ed. Christopher Janaway [Clarendon: Oxford‚ 1989]); Al Sprecht Zarathustra‚ A Commentary‚ Anthony M. Ludovici (http://www.learnlibrary.com/zarathustra/zarathustra_87
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Kant’s Moral Philosophy Faafetai Ieremia Jr Kant’s Moral Philosophy Introduction Kant’s moral philosophy is also known as Kantian ethics. It is a type of a deontological theory‚ which is based on ethics. Immanuel Kant founded this deontological theory. Kant’s theory developed as a culmination to the enlightenment rationalism. The basic central idea of this theory is that the good will is the intrinsic quality of nature. Hence‚ if the action is morally good‚ maxim‚ it acts as the theory
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Corporate Social Responsibility 13/12/2013 HIV OUTBREAK: THE USE OF PROTECTION IN THE ADULT ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY ‘The porn films are not about sex. Sex is airbrushed and digitally washed out of the films...Pornography is about getting yourself off at someone else’s expense.’ (Chris Hedges) Sexuality is a fundamental and essential part of our humanity (IPPF‚ 2008). Porn however‚ is not. The adult entertainment industry aims to meet the fantasies and desires of those who consume it. In order
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The 1950’s‚ an era that plagued the minds of Americans with fears of atomic war and Cold War conspiracies‚ provides an appropriate setting for the foundation of novels protesting government policies. Animal Farm‚ 1984‚ and other similar satires of the time period demand government reform. But Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 staunchly contrasts these other writings; rather than presenting some omniscient tale admonishing its audience of the dangers of government hierarchy‚ Bradbury uses satire to criticize
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and unambitious about the future fate of his work" to create a collected publication himself. Eminescu’s poems feature a wide range of themes‚ including nature‚ love‚ history‚ politics‚ and social issues. His study of philosophy‚ especially of Schopenhauer‚
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Romanian poet. The poet His poems span a large range of themes‚ from nature and love to history and social commentary. His childhood years were evoked in his later poetry with deep nostalgia. Eminescu was influenced by the work of Arthur Schopenhauer‚ and some have suggested that his most famous poem‚ "Luceafărul"‚ includes elements of Vedic cosmogony. Eminescu’s poems have been translated in over 60 languages. His life‚ work and poetry strongly influenced the Romanian culture and studying
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The sublime in visual arts and music Pintura The raft of the medusa Théodore Géricault . Contemporary and political relevance. They are hanging between life and death . Drama in the wild ocean and the hope of salvation. Murder and cannibalism. There is a certain realism in the painting which at the time was an innovation yet is isn’t completely realistic‚ there is not realism in an absolute sense because there is certain idealization of the human figures‚ they are shown in very heroic poses when
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THE NEW DRAMA The first half of the 19th century was a barren period for English drama. Though many major poets had tried drama‚ none of them had achieved any success. The professional theatre of this period was in a low state. The respectable middle classes held the theatre to be a place of vice. Melodrama‚ farce‚ sentimental comedies etc were the popular forms of drama. They had no literary qualities. They were poor in dialogue and negligible in characterization. They relied for
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Sometimes‚ You Just Need a Little Push Everyone loves a good light hearted story‚ and the story “God Loves Drunk People Too” is just that. “God Loves Drunk People Too‚” is a funny story about a couple who gets an unexpected visitor in the middle of the night. When this visitor asks for a favor the couple must decide whether or not they should help him. This story’s humor belongs to the Incongruity theory because at the beginning of the story when the main character refuses to help someone‚ the audience
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life can only deteriorate and without struggling through life a person can find no meaning or value to the life they lead. Some of these themes had already been introduce before Jean-Paul Sartre came up the additions. The philosophers‚ Arthur Schopenhauer‚ Søren Kierkegaard‚ and Friedrich Nietzsche were the contributors to these themes. All three had a strong distaste for the optimistic idealism of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel and for metaphysical systems in general. Such philosophy‚ they thought
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