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    recognized translation is the translation of Charles Derbyshire. It is recognized of the 28 known English translations of Rizal’s Mi Ultimo Adios. And there are 30 other translations in other country. “THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK” “Mi Ultimo Adios” Existentialism A philosophy that is centered upon the analysis of existence and of the way humans find themselves existing in the world. The notion is that humans exist first and then each individual spends a lifetime changing their essence or nature. A philosophy

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    Unit I: The Bildungsroman and the transition to modernism Approximate dates: 9/12 – 10/21 Essential questions: ➢ What constitutes the hero’s journey in a bildungsroman? ➢ How does a work communicate the anxieties of its age? ➢ What are basic tenets of Freudian theory? ➢ How does “metafiction” change the relationship between author and reader? Concepts‚ terms‚ and themes: Archetypes‚ light/dark dichotomy‚ phallic and yonic symbols‚ the natural world vs. the mechanized world‚ psychosexuality

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    horrors of World War I and the crisis of Western cul-ture in the Interwar period promote the birth of a new line of thought – Existentialism – that is to flourish (becoming quite vogue) in the post-Last War era. Early Existentialism originates in Central Europe – celebrated names include Martin Heidegger (1889 – 1976) and Karl Jaspers (1883 – 1969) – whereas full-blown Existentialism is most definitely French‚ Jean-Paul Sartre (1905 – 1980) being the undisputed leading proponent. Many have already written

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    come to believe that the whole world is an enigma‚ a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had an underlying truth.” That quote is a good example of existentialism‚ which is seen quite often in the book‚ The Stranger. By definition existentialism means‚ “A philosophical theory or approach which emphasizes the existence of the individual person as a free and responsible agent determining their own development through acts of the will.” (Oxford Dictionary)

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    tyrannized women‚ and has placed them as the subordinate group behind men. I will be analyzing the differences between Wollstonecraft and de Beauvoir versus Nietzsche in order to argue against essentialism‚ and develop a proper ethical theory of existentialism. Mary Wollstonecraft is an eighteenth century British writer and philosopher and

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    Christian Dold 8 June 2015 Free Will and Determinism in Run Lola Run Perhaps one of the most pressing questions that philosophers have attempted to answer throughout the years is the debate between human free will and determinism. Free will is the idea that human action is unhindered by fate‚ and that the actions we take are directly responsible for our future. Conversely‚ determinism argues the opposite of this‚ that our actions are not free but are merely a result of preceding events. The film

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    There are many different educational philosophies that have developed over the years. Some of these philosophies are teacher-centered and some are student-centered‚ but they all have the same goal‚ and the goal is to provide students with the best education possible. The following is a list of educational philosophies and their basic ideas. 1.Perennialism- is a teacher centered philosophy that focuses on the values associated with reason. It considers knowledge as enduring‚ seeks everlasting

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    the classroom are also strategies. 2. Existentialism Existentialism is often described as the belief in "existence before essence" -- that is‚ that before any structure or form that dictates the nature of the world and humanity‚ we exist. Existentialists examine what it means to exist as a human being in the world‚ and existentialists believe that understanding who we are as human beings is the key to understanding the world. The term existentialism is a broad one; the diverse forms it takes

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    The historical roots of humanistic psychology are firmly planted deeply in the European traditions of existentialism‚ phenomenology‚ and personalism. Most humanistic psychology scholars readily acknowledge a debt to existentialism and phenomenology‚ yet the contributions of thought within personalism are often unacknowledged. In part‚ personalism often is forgotten because the term “personalism” speaks less to a system of philosophy or psychology than to a general concern with positivism’s tendency

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    Extra Credit: The Lord of the Rings The Lord of the Rings‚ famous movie series that consist of the quest to destroy the Ring and defeat the evil‚ has significant character roles that can be evaluated by Sartre’s definition of existentialism. Sartre defined existence as chaos that we must impose meaning upon. Sartre particularly focused on following our own consciousness and ego. In the movie‚ main characters are constantly challenged with the concept of free will. Characters are put in situations

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