Tragic perspective from culture acts and owns its Dionysian‚ that tells a story in a heroic way. It produces beautiful art that tells the truth. For example in the Antigone‚ she represents the Apollonian in which her choice to fight against Creon as a representation of Dionysian. Even though Antigone disobeys the law and understands her actions she will die for doing it; this proved such an important thread of the hero ends with such tragedy. She makes a heroic choice of what she believes in‚ and
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Barnaby 4/22/2013 Cathy Kigerl Hum 1001 Siddhartha Novel by: Herman Hesse 2. Analyze the novel Siddhartha in relation to author‚ Hermann Hesse’s personal philosophical background. You will be looking at philosophers whom Hesse followed such as Nietzsche and will explore how they may have influenced his writing of Siddhartha. If you choose this option: KNOW you must quote from Siddhartha and one other source related to Hesse’s philosophical background. Both would be listed in your Works Cited.
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to name any actual atheists. During the time of the Renaissance‚ criticism of the religious establishment became more frequent‚ but did not amount to actual atheism. In the 19th century‚ Friedrich Nietzsche‚ a philosopher‚ is well-known for the phrase "God is dead." the phrase was not spoken by Nietzsche directly‚ but was used as a dialogue for the characters in his works. Also around this time Karl Marx said “Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature‚ the heart of a heartless world‚ and the
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abstract expressionism (Wechsler‚ p. 71). Rothko’s style of art‚ as a pioneer‚ was referred to as color field painting‚ which immensely utilized the expressive capabilities of color. It was considerably influenced by the philosophical works of Feud‚ Nietzsche‚ and Carl Jung to bring out the characteristics of the type of works he is most appreciated for. Mark Rothko and Color Field Painting Mark Rothko rose just after the Second World War as an artist amongst few who were trying to adopt a type
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Descartes set about doubting almost everything in order to find truth‚ but he didn’t doubt enough to understand a world from a perspective other than his own. Nietzsche was the first to suggest that philosophers before him could be wrong in their belief that there could be an absolute truth. Merleau-Ponty lived in a world where science had developed a lot since Descartes. Art and philosophy had also developed‚ philosophy
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How to Write Philosophical Literature Introduction Writing a novel with the intent of incorporating a philosophical theme can be one of the most daunting tasks for a philosopher. Due to the difficulty in portraying abstract themes in way that is both relatable and entertaining to the average reader‚ very few philosophers venture outside of the bounds of non-fiction. However‚ by masterfully utilizing the proper literary elements and settings presented in books such as Albert Camus’s “The Stranger
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Cited: Mill‚ John Stuart. “Utilitarianism.” Twenty Questions. By G Lee Bowie‚ Meredith W Michaels‚ and Robert C Solomon. 2004. Boston: Wadsworth‚ Cengage Learning‚ 2011. 600-601. Print. Nietzsche‚ Friedrich. “The Natural History of Morals.” Twenty Questions. By G Lee Bowie‚ Meredith W Michaels‚ and Robert C Solomon. 2004. Boston: Wadsworth‚ Cengage Learning‚ 2011. 600-601. Print.
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characteristics of strong nationalism‚ loyalty to a dictatorial power‚ anti-socialist views‚ and elitism. It is therefore certain that Hitler had some familiarity with the works of Hegel and Nietzsche. Hitler’s belief about himself as expressed in his autobiographical work Mein Kampf echoes of Hegel and Nietzsche. Cynical though he was‚ Hitler’s cynicism stopped short of his own person. Hitler recognized himself as a person taking the chaos and developing new order in Germany with the direction
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The author includes important‚ dependable people such as Nietzsche and Freud in order to back up his claim that society’s attitude towards itself still has religion as one of the main factors of guilt. For example‚ in the article‚ Asma explains‚ “But Western Christian culture‚ according to Nietzsche and then Freud‚ has conscience on steroids‚ so to speak. Our sense of guilt is comparatively extreme‚ and‚ with our culture of original
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Morality Morality by definition is the conformity to the rules of right conduct; moral or virtuous conduct. It differs in every society‚ what I consider to be a moral conduct; others may think is amoral. Moral rules can be a set of socially approved habits. Every society has a sense of morality and their set of rules to be followed and considered moral. People’s morals are different because cultures are all something that have evolved throughout time; changing with each generation. As human beings
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