1.What is epistemology and why does it matter? Epistemology is the study of knowledge. It matters because without a firm foundation for knowledge‚ every academic endeaver begins to collapse. 3. What is Rationalism? Rationalism is the part of philosophy that our foundation for knowledge is found within reason. 4. Who are the three main Rationalists and where did they come from? Rene Descartes‚ Baruch Spinoza‚ Gottfried Leibniz. Descartes was French and from the Dutch Republic. Spinoza
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Jeffrey Kotch Mrs. Ingram Literary Analysis English 12 The main theme in Hamlet is revenge. Although Hamlet and Laertes are both seeking revenge‚ they go about it differently. Because they are in the same situation‚ they can be compared to one another. Shakespeare probably created the retaliatory Laertes in order to make the reader or audience side with Hamlet‚ the protagonist. By comparing him to the rash Laertes‚ the author forces the reader to appreciate the careful thought that goes into
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Rationalism vs. Empiricism – History and Summary What is reality really like? A current running through much of the philosophical thinking around the time of Socrates and Plato was that there is a difference between how the world appears and how it is. Our senses reveal one layer of reality but it is our minds that penetrate deeper. The world of appearances is a world in flux but underneath there must be a stable reality. For there is much that is unchanging. We recognise kinds of things – badgers
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Comparison Essay: Hamlet vs. Gladiator William Shakespeare’s Hamlet is a tragic play where Prince Hamlet of Denmark wants to seek revenge for his father’s death that was murdered by his uncle and now his stepfather‚ as the murderer married his mother and King Hamlets’ wife named Claudius. Gladiator is a 2000 historical drama film directed by Ridley Scott where a loyal Roman general named Maximus Decimus Meridius is betrayed when the Emperor Marcus Aurellus’s son‚ Commodus murdered his father and
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Insanity and Temporary Insanity 2 Miller v. State Supreme Court of Nevada‚ 1996 991 P.2d 1183 The facts of the case are as follow; “on May 8‚ 1993‚ John Kilioi Miller stabbed to death Robyn Goring‚ whom he shared an apartment with along with their children. He was discovered by an officer who also lived in the same apartment complex. She had heard a loud noise which took her to the discovery of the horrible crime that had just took place. The minute the officer arrived Miller replied‚ “I lost
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Hamlet vs Oedipus Hamlet by William Shakespeare and Oedipus the King by Sophocles are both tragic stories which contain many elements of which are similar and different. Although both Hamlet and Oedipus suffer from fate‚ Hamlet’s father is murdered by his brother Claudius‚ while Oedipus kills his own father. Both Hamlet and Oedipus have the opportunity to shun their fate‚ but the two men believe themselves to be the only individual who can resolve the predicament which they are faced with. The
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How the protagonists deal with their difficulties: Hamlet vs Othello In William Shakespeare Hamlet and Othello‚ the author creates two similar yet vastly different protagonists. The major source of contrast lies within each characters approach to decision making and premeditated action. As David Nichol Smith puts it‚ Hamlet “is not a character marked by strength of will or even passion‚ but by refinement of thought and sentiment.”(Smith 288) This very refinement of thought is what characterizes
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Catch-22 Insanity vs. Sanity Imagine being stuck in a box with absolutely no way out. Everyday becomes another struggle to escape only to find that you are being controlled and confined for no apparent reason. One would eventually let reality slip through their hands and welcome insanity into their empty minds. This is the life of the men in the novel Catch-22‚ by Joseph Heller. Catch-22 introduces a world were sanity and insanity have switch places‚ were the logical man is pronounced crazy
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I think that Hamlet was more tragic in comparison to Agamemnon. The reason being is because in Hamlet Claudius is driven to kill his own brother‚ King Hamlet‚ just so he can marry his own sister-in-law. Hamlet is plotting to kill his own uncle and is speaks of his own mother in a hateful manner e:g Within a month‚ Ere yet the salt of most unrighteous tears Had left the flushing in her gallèd eyes‚ She married. O most wicked speed‚ to post With such dexterity to incestuous sheets! A son
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blames herself. In this version of Hamlet‚ Ophelia and Hamlet used to have a close relationship‚ meaning Ophelia might think that Hamlet was taking revenge on her because Ophelia chose Polonius over Hamlet. The reason why this version of Ophelia choose to sing sexual lyrics is because Ophelia had a sexual relationship with Hamlet.Ophelia might have thought that out of respect for her Hamlet will not hurt Polonius‚but it turns out Hamlet killed Polonius meaning Hamlet does not care about how Ophelia
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