‘The Moral Landscape’ – Sam Harris‚ published in 2010 Albanian’s have a tradition where if a man commits a murder the victim’s family can kill any one of his male relatives in reprisal. If a boy is born into a family where his brother/son was a murderer he has to go into hiding; leaving proper education & adequate health care. Can we argue that Albanians are ‘morally wrong to have structured their society in this way?’ and ‘are their values are inferior to our own?’ Can we argue whether or not
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wikipediapaintings.org Renaissance. (2013). In S. B. Landau (Ed.)‚ _Scholastic Art_. Retrieved from http://www.scholastic.com Renaissance Art. (2013). In _The History Channel website_. Retrieved from http://www.history.com/topics/renaissance-art. Rubens‚ P. P. (1625). _The Straw Hat_ [Painting]. Retrieved from http://www.wikipediapaintings.org The Renaissance. (2013). In _The Renaissance‚ Reformation Art‚ and Mannerism_ (Sec. 3.14). Retrieved from http://www.mindedgeonline.com
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the massacre of the innocents‚ exemplifying the horror of harming children while the power of the state‚ has inspired artists such as Sir Peter Ruben and into many centuries after him. Which Rubens was a prolific artist. His commissioned works were mostly religious subjects‚ history paintings‚ which included mythological subjects‚ and hunt scenes. Ruben found his inspiration through being not only an artist but as a diplomat as well. He wanted peace through Spanish Netherlands and the United Provinces
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Coat……………………………………11-12 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………...13 Bibliography…………………………………………………………………………….14 List of Illustrations Peter Paul Rubens Susanna and the Elders (1636-40)……………………………..7 Artemisa Gentileschi Susanna and the Elders (1610)……………………………...9 Tintoretto Susanna and the Elders (1555-56)………………………………………10 Rubens Helene Fourment in a Fur Coat (1577-1640)………………………………12 Introduction Women have often been observed in society as being different from a man. A man’s presence
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Though the term‚ baroque‚ as a generic term does not fully suit the era in which it encompasses; this era includes a wide variety of skills‚ media‚ and subjects that each piece includes. Peter Paul Rubens was a well-educated‚ high-end artist that gained continuous attention from royal families. Rubens became court painter and was sought be various prestigious families during his career; the dukes of Mantua‚ friend of the king of spain as well as his advisor‚ Charles I of England and Marie de’ Medici
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Tammy Moran Art History 225 05/17/2014 All the David’s Peter Paul Rubens 1577-1640 David Slaying Goliath Oil on Canvas 123x99 cm ca. 1616 Norton Simon Museum‚ Pasadena CA Ruben’s work is by far the most colorful and vibrant of the nine pieces selected. It is most similar to Michelangelo’s painting (9). Showing David about to decapitate a defeated Goliath. Ruben’s Goliath is not nearly as daunting inn size as Michelangelo’s. David is stepping on the head of Goliath after stoning
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books‚ and art. For example‚ Dao‚ James article "The Dogs of War‚ Suffering Like Soldiers”. It talks about how dogs that participate in war suffer just as much as the soldiers do. Another example is the picture “Consequences of War” by Peter Paul Rubens which shows violence and anger. The final example I will be discussing is the photographs by James Nachtwey which show the sadness in the people’s eyes as they lose what they have due to the war. Dao James article “The Dogs of War‚ Suffering Like
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Comparisons of the Renaissance and Baroque Periods Western Governors University Comparisons of the Renaissance and Baroque Periods It was the 14th century and Europe was shrouded in creative and intellectual “darkness” as a result of corrupt and oppressive religion. People lived with the burden of twisted theological rules that permeated both business and personal lives. In a small town in Italy‚ a group of educators and philosophers started re-examining the Classical
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Virtue ethics can be described as a hybrid theory‚ which encompasses both teleological and deontological elements. This theory tells us that instead of looking a the action itself and whether it is right or wrong‚ or looking at the consequences a action a bring. Instead we should focus on our character‚ and develop the cardinal virtues in order to achieve ultimate happiness and become truly virtuous. Virtue ethics was first devised from the times of Ancient Greece by Aristotle‚ however has been adapted
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Virtue ethics asks What kind of person should I be? What kind of person should I strive to be? I should strive to be virtuous. Thus‚ the notion of virtue becomes fundamental. What is a virtue? A fixed positive character trait that involves various dispositions. For Aristotle morality is about living in accordance with virtue. Every activity has some goal or end and his project here is to figure out what the Good consists in According to Aristotle something is good to the extent that it fulfills
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