Both Hume and Kant made an important break from other logicians in putting forward a morality that does not include a higher being or god‚ for a man to identify his moral duty. Our fine sense does not tell us what something is morally wrong. According to Hume‚ the moral theory was based on his belief only reason can never cause action. What is going on well our five-sense convey sensory information to our mind and we get bad feelings‚ or we may not but in many cases‚ we will get a bad feeling‚ so
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the more one puts in‚ the more one can take out. And‚ perhaps Nietzsche was right in his suggestion that there are no facts but only interpretations. After all‚ how could there be anything but interpretation given the existence of variety of temperaments and personalities and life experiences? There is much wisdom contained in this statement‚ “There are no facts‚ but only interpretations‚” and one could even argue that perhaps Nietzsche himself was unaware of the depth and the power of his own insight
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Modernism is defined as the series of reforming cultural movements in music‚ art‚ architecture‚ the applied arts‚ and literature that occurred in the three decades before 1914. In the modern era‚ not only did things change as far as technology with the Industrial Revolution‚ but also with people themselves with awareness and a change in values. During the modern era‚ civilization was founded on scientific knowledge of the world and rational knowledge of values‚ which places the highest premium
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school of thought that would tackle these seemingly simple questions. Under the thin guise of many pseudonyms‚ Søren Kierkegaard attempted to reconcile the issues religion had planted into his psyche by reintroducing man to religion. Later‚ Frederick Nietzsche came along and said in opposition that religion is dying for we have in fact killed God. Even though these two philosophers stand on opposing sides of a deep chasm‚ modern scholars have dubbed these two the fathers of modern existentialism. For
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being worldly thus evil. Nietzsche holds that such restraint tends to weaken an individual making him sickly and weak physically and psychologically; such a thing imposed upon society would naturally lead to a sick and weak population. Not seeing any overall gain in a system of beliefs which teaches suppression‚ he purposes to give us a new one which is not only said to be as effective but also frees them of Christianity’s binds. With his principle of the superman Nietzsche seeks to give us values
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WORLD LITERATURE II (ENGL 2112 FALL 2014) EXAM II REVIEW This is a comprehensive exam‚ however you will only be required to discuss these texts in specific detail: Hedda Gabler | “Araby” | “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” | “The Yellow Wallpaper” | A Night in Hell | “The Second Coming” | “When You Are Old” | Six Characters in Search of an Author | “The Metamorphosis” Types of Questions on this Exam I. Multiple Choice—select the best answer from the options provided. II. Identification—provide
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Love’s ladder’s God It was their final conversation. She would soon die‚ although neither of them knew it at the time. St. Augustine and his mother waited for a ship that would take her across the sea‚ to Africa‚ where she had raised him. She had always prayed he would become a Catholic; now‚ after many years‚ he was one. “There we talked together‚” he writes in his Confessions‚ “she and I alone in deep joy.” This common joy stemmed from their shared company‚ but also their shared belief in God:
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Marilynne Robinson’s Essay “Darwinism” Introduction to Christian Theology REL 103 Kaitlyn Spencer Marilynne Robinson is a Pulitzer-winning novelist who has graced us with her essays found in The Death of Adam. Robinson gives the read the feeling of being much more educated than he or she really is. These essays provide readers with different ways of discussing history‚ religion and society. They‚ although difficult to comprehend at times‚ are flawlessly argued and‚ throughout
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Both Hume and Nietzsche believe that the self is a summation of one’s actions and perceptions. According to Hume‚ the self is “a collection of perceptions in perpetual flux and movement.” There is no simplicity or identity in the self‚ but only an infinite system of perceptions in an infinite “variety of postures and situations.” These perceptions are then linked by the relations of cause and effect‚ which mutually influence‚ modify‚ alter‚ create‚ and destroy each other. Nietzsche similarly believes
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Cited: Nietzsche‚ Friedrich. "Beyond Good and Evil." The Moral Life: An Introductory Reader in Ethics and Literature. Ed. Louis Pojman and Lewis Vaughn. 4th. New York: Oxford UP‚ 2011. 121-134. Print. Rand‚ Ayn. "In Defense of Ethical Egoism." The Moral Life: An
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