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- 1491: Albania
- ... now became the province of Illyricum, for six centuries. During these six hundred years of foreign domination, the culture of Illyria would be greatly affected. Art and culture flourished, particularly in Apollonia, whose school of philosophy was celebrated in antiquity (BRS Albania 2). Another, major influence which Roman rule had on Illyria was the manifestation of Christianity in Illyria. Original religious practices in Illyria included, but were not limited to Mithra ...
- 1492: Calamitatum Of The Individual
- ... clever and distinct way of thinking by referring to dialectic, the art of examining options or ideas logically, as a weapon of war. "I chose the weapons of dialectic to all the other teachings of philosophy, and armed with these I chose the conflicts of disputation instead of the trophies of war." (p. 58, ll. 7-9). This is remarkable for the son of a soldier to make such a choice ...
- 1493: Native Son: Characters
- ... segregation of various social groups such as the communists. In contrast, Jan and Max's efforts to save Bigger stem from a struggle for equality. They too feel the constraints of oppression, but have a philosophy and social position with which to rebel. Themes Frustration and hopelessness develop as major themes of the story. When Bigger and his friend Gus watch a sky writing plane, Bigger expresses frustration in his statement ...
- 1494: Greek Tragedies
- ... In this it brings to mind another famous philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche. He was the most radical philosopher the Western tradition had ever produced; he posed a fundamental challenge to the rationalism that has dominated Western philosophy since Plato. Trained in classical linguistics, Nietzsche in his earliest work described two conflicting "spirits" in Greek culture. The Dionysian after the god Dionysis spirit was passionate and communal. By contrast, the Apollonian after the ...
- 1495: Grapes Of Wrath 3
- ... paper that had information concerning the need for pickers in California. When they asked a gas station attendant about work, he said that all of the work had moved south. The attendant also gave his philosophy on the handouts, he told the Joads that the man needed eight-hundred pickers. Now to make sure that he got all eight-hundred pickers, he would print five thousand. And for every five thousand ...
- 1496: Gilgamesh 3
- ... about human history. We read it as well because we want to know the meaning of life. The meaning of life, however, is not something we can wrap up and walk away with. Discussing the philosophy of the Tao, Alan Watts explains what he believes Lao-tzu means by the line, "The five colors will blind a man's sight. The eye's sensitivity to color," Watts writes, "is impaired by ...
- 1497: Hard Times By Charles Dickens
- ... have a healthy and productive life. The only truth to him was his very own vision of the truth. Simple put, Thomas Gradgrind strived for perfection. He strived to be perfect, which is what his philosophy was based on, and he strived to make his children perfect and not to wonder. He raised his children never to wonder, never to doubt facts and to never entertain any vice or fancy. As ...
- 1498: Historical Analysis Of Jerzy K
- ... suffering. Even as his parents finally come for him, he breaks the fingers of his newly adopted four year old brother without feeling the least bit of sympathy or remorse for his action. Clearly, his philosophy has become a kind of social Darwinism: eat or be eaten. Survival of the fittest. What makes this book so complex is that no morals seem to be propounded. The reader, along with the protagonist ...
- 1499: Ovid The Poet
- ... Roman education in Ovid's time, as it had been for almost a century before his birth as it was for centuries after his death" (Luce 785). When his formal training was complete, Ovid studied philosophy. Ovid then came home to start a serious career. "It did not work. Fathers of poets seem to have a penchant for trying to turn their male offspring into lawyers, doctors, or engineers. Usually this ...
- 1500: Slaughterhouse Five
- ... his visit to Dresden in 1967 was incinerated in the Dresden attack. "So it goes" is repeated after every report of every death. It becomes a mantra of resignation, of acceptance, of a supremely Tralfamadorian philosophy (something we will be introduced to later). But because the phrase is first uttered by Vonnegut writing as Vonnegut, each "So it goes" seems to come directly from the author and from the world outside ...
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