Peter Zumthor‚ a Basel born Swiss‚ is an internationally accredited and decorated architect. He is one of the most revered architects of the 21st century. Zumthor is best known for his materiality and attention to space. His style is said to epitomize the principles of phenomenology. Buildings should be experienced‚ a specific mood and feeling should felt by the person interacting with the space. In 2006 Peter Zumthor was commissioned for the Steilneset Memorial monument by the town of Vardo‚ Finnmark
Premium Architect Architect Feeling
Logic: Peter Singer NAME PHI 103‚ Information Logic Instructor: NAME DATE Logic: Peter Singer An Evaluation of Singer Peter Singer questions our conception of equality as it relates to the human species and other animal species. He fundamentally argues that‚ “The principle of the equality of human beings is not a description of an alleged actual equality among humans: it is a prescription of how we should treat humans.” The statement‚ revealing Singer’s essential argument‚ also comprises
Premium Human Species Utilitarianism
PETER OLAFSON BACKGROUND Peter Olafson has just taken a position as the general manager for Cable King Television (CKV) of St. Paul Minnesota. CKV has been in existence for the past four years. The company is by UniComm of Beverly Hills California and a local St. Paul businessman‚ 85%-15% respectively. The first three years of CTV were spent securing state‚ federal‚ and local franchises and permission to operate in the St. Paul area. When Olafson arrived‚ CTV had six employees working on
Premium Broadcasting Television network Satellite television
1.0 INTRODUCTION Peter Abelard was a distinguished philosopher of the medieval era‚ he flourished around the twelfth century (1079-1142) and he was also known for his logic. He was the founder of nominalism‚ a theologian‚ an ethicist and a poet as well; known for his brilliance‚ innovative and controversial ideas which attracted many prominent scholars to Paris in order to learn from him. During his early life‚ he fell in love with the niece of an official of Notre Dame Cathedral‚ and got her pregnant
Premium Morality Ethics
psychological factors including anxiety and stress‚ reconstructive memory and also the use of leading questions. One factor that is thought to have a significant effect on eyewitness memory is the degree of emotional arousal or stress experienced by the witness during the crime. There are many studies looking at the effects of anxiety and stress on eyewitness testimonies’. Some of them have shown that anxiety can impair the accuracy of these testimonies. However‚ other studies have proven that anxiety and
Premium Psychology Testimony Memory
Arguments of Peter Singer PHI200: Mind and Machine Instructor: April 19‚ 2013 Singer’s goal in the article “Famine‚ Affluence and Morality” is to get people to think differently about famine relief‚ charity‚ and morality. These are key issues that people need to be more aware of and act on them. People who are financially stable and well off should take more of an active role by giving more. They should feel obligated in helping those in need. There are many people suffering severely‚
Premium Poverty Wealth
Peter Paul Rubens was the painter of the first part of the Seventeenth Century in Catholic Europe. How he became so is an interesting story. Rubens was educated to be a humanist but like all great artists choose his profession for himself. The combination of first rate classical education with innate visual genius made for an unprecedented combination in an artist‚ which is what made him so great. It has been said that no artist has ever been as well educated as Rubens. After training with
Premium Spain Anthony van Dyck Charles I of England
The Maestro‚ by Peter Goldsworthy The novel Maestro‚ by Peter Goldsworthy is a beautifully crafted novel dealing with the tragic gulf between talent and genius‚ between the real and the spurious. Good literature‚ however‚ is often judged not only by what is written‚ but also the way it is written. Reflecting this criteria‚ Maestro is well written‚ perfectly contrasted and thus an excellent example of a good piece of literature. Goldsworthy has achieved this thorough his character development‚ utilization
Premium Interpersonal relationship Literature Love
struggled‚ she never let her disability affect her quality of life. In fact‚ she thought that it allowed her to see things and experience things in a much different way. Almost as if she was more appreciative and grateful than the average person. Peter Singer‚ although controversial‚ seems to have a way with words that Johnson takes a liking to. Though she does not support his philosophy‚ she understands some of his work. What’s difficult for most to comprehend is that although Singer’s philosophy
Premium Woman Gender Marriage
connections people make within their world. Belonging can cause individuals to form positive connections with many aspects of our world‚ but in accordance with this there are many barriers to belonging‚ seen through the poem ‘Ancestors’ which shows Peter Skrzynecki’s failure to comprehend his cultural identity. Neglecting the commitment of one’s cultural identity forfeits one’s ability to accept themselves and thus belong in themselves. The protagonist in ‘Ancestors’ experiences confusion as he has
Premium Poetry Identity Stanza