Sleeper “Sleeper” is a film‚ which at first glance‚ appears to be about nothing but making people laugh‚ but when examined more closely might appear to be a commentary on politics‚ consumerism and even love. This film is supposed to be Woody Allen’s take on a modern silent film‚ and there are definitely similarities to the silent film classics of Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin‚ most notably the physical humor that defined the slapstick sub-genre of comedy. Scenes like those with the giant
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really skilled at something in general. While in philosophy‚ Kant defines genius as follow‚ ‘Genius is the talent (natural gift) that gives the rule to art [...] Genius is the inborn predisposition of the mind through which nature gives the rule to art’; ‘Beautiful art must necessarily be considered as art of genius’. (§46) To Kant‚ it is like beautiful art cannot live without genius‚ because beautiful art is the art of genius. As Kant mentioned‚ genius cannot be imitated‚ it is a special ability
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Explain the difference between transcendental realism (using Leibniz and Hume as examples) and Kant’s transcendental idealism. Why does Kant call his turn to transcendental idealism a “Copernican Revolution”. Transcendental realism claims that the world exists independently of human subjectivity. It also claims that the human thought or perception has no influence and does not effect the way world exists and cannot be interpreted by the way people interpret it. Transcendental realism relies
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Sleepers: Culture and Deviance The movie‚ Sleepers‚ follows the friendship of four boys : Shakes‚ Michael‚ John‚ and Tommy. On a hot a slow afternoon‚ the boys play a prank on a street vendor that results in very serious consequences. The boys are sentences to The Wilkinson’s Home For Boys. The time spent in the detention center alters the boys utterly and completely‚ destroys their innocence‚ and scars them physically and emotionally. Their friendship is just as strong‚ but that too‚ is changed
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In “Sleepers‚” Fat Mancho essentially claims that justice is violence and power outside of the courthouse. Aristotle would likely think that New York City‚ the setting of this film‚ is a perverted polis. Locke would probably call the streets of the criminal section a place where most people are in a State of War. Both ancient and modern philosophers have varying views and reactions to this quote. Aristotle thinks the best polis promotes human reason‚ since this is the defining characteristic of
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t Kant: Critique of Pure Reason There have been many philosophical perspectives and debates held throughout the centuries on the foundations of human knowledge. The stand points that both Descartes and Locke have differ and both of these philosophers’ perspectives have contributed to the rational and empirical debate about the foundations of human knowledge. Descartes’ understanding of the foundations of human knowledge takes on a rational viewpoint and has lead to Locke’s response of an empirical
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Kant: Reasons and Causes‚ Morality and Religion Kant was a deontologist who believed that knowledge was created by the mind‚ not external factors; because of this he wanted to unite reason and experience. Humanity’s frail nature was the human condition according to Kant‚ their struggle to make moral decisions and do the right thing can only be solved by employing reason and his three maxims when decision making. Kant’s diagnoses the human condition as human’s frailty and impurity when
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“Kant how are imperatives possible” In this passage Kant is stating is believes about imperatives by saying that in order to make a morally correct decision‚ there is a universal law that complies with all humans that can rationally think ‚ this law is not based upon humans own desires. Kant imperatives deal with universality consequently he stated that it is immoral if a rule cannot be made into something that all humankind can follow. For example if I say "I will never keep my promises"‚ this
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Best Pillows for Stomach Sleepers: Buyer’s Guide Sleeping on your stomach is not the best sleeping position for your back and your neck‚ since it does not perfectly align the person’s spine. The heaviest part of your body is around the middle area so it prevents a neutral spine alignment. If the spine is not aligned well‚ this can cause stress on your back and certain numbness as you wake up. It can also cause a herniated disk on your neck if the spine is not well aligned. How do you prevent all
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When the Sleeper Wakes by Herbert George Wells First of all I chose this book not only because it was the first book I found that had 100 pages or more‚ but because the title interested me. I would say this book is a fiction story because no one can sleep for decades and then wake up. The story “When the Sleeper Wakes” is about a man that lives in London and has insomnia. Graham then falls into a strange sleep while he was at a friend’s house. When he wakes up 200 years later‚ he is immediately
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