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- 111: Hard Times 3
- Hard Times Essay #6 - Character Analysis: Louisa In the novel Hard Times, Dickens presents a character by the name of Louisa Gradgrind Bounderby who had suffered from her father s education system. Mr.Gradgrind s philosophy forced Louisa to discard the word fancy altogether (11) causing her to base experiences on facts and not from emotions. Throughout the novel, Louisa realizes that she does not have any emotional experiences to guide ... for marriage, and on her journey to visit her ill mother. By Louisa being able to recognize the need for emotional experiences, Louisa is able to help her father see the wrong doing of his philosophy of facts. It becomes evident that Louisa had suffered from her fathers education system when Mr.Gradgrind had presented Louisa with Mr.Bounderby s proposal of marriage. Upon Louisa s response, Mr.Gradgrind had inquired ... a child s fear. (79). This is significant because this is the first time which Louisa attempts to tell her father that she has no emotional experiences because her life has been based on his philosophy of facts. Unfortunately, her father misinterprets her message, and feels that her response is merle one of gratitude. Louisa left for home after she had heard her mother was ill. Along her journey home, ...
- 112: Socrates
- Socrates was an ancient Greek thinker whose work proves a major turning point in Western Philosophy. He invented a method of teaching by asking questions, which was called the Socratic method. This method searched for definitions and turned Philosophy from the study of how things are to a consideration of the health of the human soul. Much of this work was brought out by his student, Plato. Socrates was born in Athens, Greece and ... his friend. Finding a solution always failed, but they would continue to search for one whenever possible. For Socrates knowledge was not accepting a second hand opinion, but personal achievement gained through continuous self-criticism. Philosophy involved not learning the answers but searching for them. The search was more successful when done by two friends; perhaps one being more experienced that the other but both in love with the goal ...
- 113: A Critical Essay On Sir Thomas
- ... we will have to untidy later, writers in the hagiographic tradition either dismiss Utopia as one of More's lesser works with no serious intent or concentrate their attention on the section dealing with Utopian philosophy and religion almost to the exclusion of those on Utopian social an economic policy. Yet to regard the section on religion and philosophy as the key to the interpretation of Utopia and to the intent of its author is in effect to surrender at the outset any hope of determining what that intent was. More nevertheless takes considerable ... commonwealth as near to Christianity as his literary form will let him. More is in a sense recapitulating, in a sense reversing, the historical development of the Christian faith itself More's reconstruction of a philosophy and a religion for his Utopian based on natural reason, and attaining what was probably to his mind the highest perfection that natural reason could reach. This is not the place to enter into ...
- 114: History Of Psychology
- Academics have always been interested in how the mind works and indeed psychology has existed in one form or another for many years, but other subjects, especially philosophy, have often overshadowed it. Often it was seen as not scientific and philosophical in the sense that there seemed to be no concrete answers within the subject. Now it is one of the most popular ... as a science arose and how this new psychology and the old psychology have been merged together. The aim of this essay is to consider Wundt and James's involvement in this transitional process between philosophy and psychology. The evidence presented should show that Wundt and James were extremely instructive and influential figures in the history of psychology. Wilhelm Maximilian Wundt, the son of an Evangelical pastor, was born near Manheim ... work in the fields of physiology and astronomy however these studies also carried implications for a future science of psychology. It was in these scientific experiments that Wundt developed his ideas for a hybrid of philosophy and physiology, which would eventually become psychology. He formulated two branches of psychology. The branch he is most famous for is experimental psychology. In this he took his experiences as a philosopher studying the ...
- 115: The Philosopher, Aristotle
- ... in all Greece was at this period held in Athens by the renowned Isocrates, who was at the zenith of his reputation."(Collins p. 11) A competitor with this school was Plato's Academy of philosophy which is where Aristotle arrived at in the year 367 B.C.. Plato became Aristotle's teacher and soon realized the massive potential and sheer intellect that Aristotle possessed. Aristotle was born in 384 B ... to further his education under the tutorship of the great philosopher, Plato. It was at Plato's Academy that Aristotle was realized for his potential and was able to grow in knowledge and understanding of philosophy. It was not long before Aristotle became known as "the Mind of the School" and he stayed there for about twenty years. During this time Aristotle became well known and respected as a writer and orator. His philosophy however grew to differ greatly from that of his mentor's, as well as against those of the previously mentioned, Isocrates. In fact his orations "during his earlier residence at Athens show him somewhat ...
- 116: Candide-purposeful Satire
- ... live in is the best of all possible worlds cause it is God s creation through the use of satire. Voltaire uses Pangloss and a contrasting character, Martin, to point out the shortcomings in Leibniz philosophy. Voltaire creates Pangloss, a firm believer of Leibniz philosophy, to show the fool hness in Leibniz ideas. While Martin is a pessimist that constantly shows Candide that the world is vicious and evil. Voltaire also uses events, such as the Lisbon earthquake and war to show that things are not always for the best. To make get his point clear in Candide, Voltaire creates the character Dr. Pangloss, an unconditional follower of Leibniz philosophy. Voltaire shows this early in the novella by stating, "He proved admirably that there is no effect without a cause and hat, in this best of all possible worlds....(1)" Pangloss goes on to ...
- 117: The Effects of Aristotelian Teleological Thought on Darwin's Mechanistic Views of Evolution
- ... Aristotle believed that Empedocles, then, was in error when he said that many of the characters presented by animals were only the results of incidental occurrences during their evolutionary growth. As a vitalist, Aristotle's philosophy also had a powerful influence on what he wrote. His beliefs are described in On the Soul and On the Generation of Animals. These thoughts can be epitomized into four main areas of Aristotle's ... soul, or some part of soul, or something that involves soul. Aristotle's ideas and traditions continued on their path long after his physical shell passed away. In the 12th and 13th century, Aristotle's philosophy was re-founded and incorporated into Christian philosophy by St. Thomas Aquinas. During the Renaissance, when the earth was discovered to no longer be the center of the universe, Aristotle's astronomical systems broke down, but his biological theories remained intact. This ...
- 118: Utopia
- ... we will have to untidy later, writers in the hagiographic tradition either dismiss Utopia as one of More's lesser works with no serious intent or concentrate their attention on the section dealing with Utopian philosophy and religion almost to the exclusion of those on Utopian social an economic policy. Yet to regard the section on religion and philosophy as the key to the interpretation of Utopia and to the intent of its author is in effect to surrender at the outset any hope of determining what that intent was. More nevertheless takes considerable ... commonwealth as near to Christianity as his literary form will let him. More is in a sense recapitulating, in a sense reversing, the historical development of the Christian faith itself More's reconstruction of a philosophy and a religion for his Utopian based on natural reason, and attaining what was probably to his mind the highest perfection that natural reason could reach. This is not the place to enter into ...
- 119: Community-Based Policing: Law Enforcement For The Twentieth Century
- ... hope for the future of Law enforcement. I. Introduction to C.B.P. A.The roots of C.B.P. B.So what is community? II.The two elements of C.B.P. law enforcement philosophy are: A. Community partnership. B. Problem solving. III. The reaction of police to change. IV. The future of C.B.P. A. A first step in C.B.P. B. Measuring success. C. Crime prevention ... of a new kind of police officer.@ Almost thirty years later that idea of a "new kind of police officer" has provided a whole new model for Policing. It is an evolutionary and not revolutionary philosophy that attempts to refocus the essence of policing to "a Law Enforcement (philosophy) that tries to do two things: first bring police officers and citizens together in neighborhoods. Second give the Police responsibility for solving problems in the community.@ (Wilson pg. 21) As stated above the new ...
- 120: Confucius Life Philosiphy
- ... the old emperors and wise men. Since Confucius was not able to gain an official position in China, he spent most of his life teaching a core group of disciples. The main idea of Confucius philosophy was to provide rules and traditions for every conceivable situation in every day life. He was concerned with all the misery in the world, and he hoped that making men noble would bring about a ... one s fellow man, closely following set rituals, and acting in a manner proper and befitting one s social class became the state followed ideology during the Han dynasty.1 When studying the religion and philosophy of Confucius, one must have a clear understanding of the books he wrote. The Five Classics were from the period preceding the Warring States Period. They were brought together and edited by the members of Confucius original school. Once Confucianism was made China s official philosophy, a person had to study these five books in order to gain a prized governmental position. Saying that there are only five classics is a bit of a misstatement. There are five classics and ...
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