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- 2701: Presuppositions of The Game Theory
- ... neo-Hobbesian (or even a Rawlsian) way, which the game theoretical models simply presuppose. Soloman discusses seven presuppositions in the first section of his "Ethics & Excellence" book. They are: rationality and prudence; motivation and self- interest; money and measurement; the anomaly of altruism; good and goals; the open-ended playing field; and the role of the rules. Soloman rejects each presupposition and gives his reasons why. This essay will discuss two ...
- 2702: A Critical Appraisal of: Beowulf and Gilgamesh
- ... the secret of immortality. The sage recounts to Gilgamesh a story of a great flood (the details of which are so remarkably similar to later biblical accounts of the flood that scholars have taken great interest in this story). After much hesitation, Utnapishtim reveals to Gilgamesh that a plant bestowing eternal youth is in the sea. Gilgamesh dives into the water and finds the plant but later loses it to a ...
- 2703: The Accounts of Eros in the "Symposium"
- ... human being each boy descended from, whether it be a male to male relationship, or a male to female relationship. This problem in Aristophanes argument brings about another oversight. He claims these men have no interest in marriage and reproduction (Nehamas & Woodruff, pg. 28) This however, would go against what is good. It is good to produce offspring, we see this in Diotima's account, but for Aristophanes, this does not ...
- 2704: Structural Levels of The Iliad
- ... powerful gods, great nations, and heroic people all fight for many different reasons. This wide variety of fighting results in unique situations, problems, and structural levels to the war. These structural levels are of special interest, because they help define the consequences and outcomes of the war. The universal war of the gods, social war of the Greeks and Trojans, and the private war of Achilles' honor are structural levels of ...
- 2705: Hawthornes's Young Goodman Brown And Rappacini's Daughter: Solicited by the Devil
- ... evil by Beatrice, who was now dead, rather than good, which was Giovanni's goal for her. Besides Baglioni himself states to Giovanni that "I tell thee, my poor Giovanni, that Rappacini has a scientific interest in thee. Though hast fallen into fearful hands" (635). The devil was coming after Giovanni, it was not his fault. The last seen in Young Goodman Brown shows the generic search for the devil, and ...
- 2706: The Black Cat: What Goes Around Comes Around
- ... in the statement we had birds, goldfish, a fine dog, a rabbit, a small monkey, and a cat(80). The use of italics hints to the reader of upcoming events about the cat that peaks interest and anticipation. Poe also describes a touch foreshadowing and suspension of disbelief when he illustrates his wives response to the cat when he writes "all black cats are witches in disguise, not that she was ...
- 2707: The Fear of Science
- ... Thus, the creation of the Time machine caused the disappearance of a human being which led people to fear science because it could lead to the destruction of hunmanity. Another novel in which the immense interest in science led to the death of a human being and provoked its readers to fear the effect of science in the nineteenth century is Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Basically the novel is about ...
- 2708: Jonathan's Swift's Real Argument
- ... against the government. This statement suggests that ,"deorum offensa diis curae" (offenses against the gods are the god's business). If applied to the English government, it accuses them of only punishing "blasphemers" in the interest of protecting the government. Another argument that the author counters is that upon the fall of Christianity, Protestants and other dissenters would be able to again join in communion with the Catholic church. To this ...
- 2709: Beowulf and Grendel: Craving for the Queen
- ... not bare many gifts. Hygd was more concerned about the future of the people of her kingdom succeeding Hygelacs death than Wealhtheow. Hygd offered Beowulf the kingdom because she believed it was in the best interest of the people, she loved the warriors and wished peace amongst all the people. Wealtheow on the other hand felt that the kingdom should be preserved for her sons. Wealhtheow spoke after the "fight at ...
- 2710: The Romanticism Movement
- The Romanticism Movement Romanticism is an artistic and intellectual movement originating in Europe in the late 18th century and is characterized by a heightened interest in nature, emphasis on an individual's expression of emotion and imagination, a departure from the attitudes and forms of classicism, and rebellion against established social rules and conventions. Romantic writers usually involve one or ...
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