Essays on Philosophical Movements

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The Darkness of The Philosophies in Jacques-louis David's and Francisco Goya's Works

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The Darkness of the Philosophies The Enlightenment era made a very strong impact on art we create today. The Enlightenment era had three philosophies: neoclassical, romanticism, and realism. All three of these ended up tying together in immense ways. A revolution had begun in 1789,...

Artwork Enlightenment Romantic Era

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A History of The Enlightenment Inspired Revolutions

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The Haitian Revolution and American Revolution were both inspired by the Enlightenment Ideals. However, while the American Revolution was created to gain independence of British rule, the Haitian Revolution catered more to slaves. Eventually, the Americans gained freedom, and the Haitian Revolution lead to interference...

American Revolution Cuban Revolution Enlightenment

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The Contributions of The Agricultural Revolution, The Scientific Revolution, and The Enlightenment to The Industrial Revolution

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The industrial revolution was a result of many different things coming together- It was a complete reformation of everyday living of the time. Three things that funneled together to help fuel this were the agricultural revolution, the scientific revolution, and the enlightenment. The agricultural revolution...

Enlightenment Industrial Revolution Scientific Revolution

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The Age of Enlightenment

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The Enlightenment which also known as The Age of Enlightenment was an intellectual and philosophical movement that dominated the world of ideas in Europe during the 18th Century. The Enlightenment or the Century of Philosophy, played an important role in the time period 1700 to...

Enlightenment

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The Concept of Confucianism in The Mandate of Heaven and The Analects of Confucius

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Confucius Writings Confucianism draws from two principal texts The Mandate of Heaven and the Analects of Confucius. Kong Fuzi (551 – 479 BCE) fathered Confucianism which emerged in the sixth century BCE. However, as the political climate of china became turbulent (one refers to the...

Confucianism

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The Significance of The Concepts of Confucianism

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Confucianism, being a way of life that can be viewed as a philosophy and sometimes as a religion has been followed by the Chinese for a period of about two millennia. Although the school of thought has been transformed over time, it remains to be...

Confucianism

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An Analysis of Transcendentalism in The Songs of Dixie Chicks, Bob Marley and Bon Jovi

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“Wide Open Spaces” by the Dixie Chicks is a clear example of a song with Transcendental lyrics. It is about a girl leaving home to achieve her goals in life, an example of the American dream. “A place in the clouds, a foundation of stone”...

Song Transcendentalism

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A Sociological Analysis of Transcendentalism, a Philosophical Movement of The Early 18th Century

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Introduction to Transcendentalism and Individualism Transcendentalism is a philosophical and social movement that was developed by different philosophers and first applied in New England. It stands in opposition to rationalism, which emphasizes reason and logic. In contrast, individualism is the capacity to achieve freedom through...

Transcendentalism

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Ideals and Rationality During The Age of Enlightenment in Moliere's and Chikamatsu Monzaemon's Works

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The spirit of the Age of Enlightenment is embodied in our texts with examples of reason, equality for all, and rationality. Moliere’s Tartuffe and The Love Suicides at Amijima by Chikamatsu Mon’ Zaemon both show these characteristics through the characters and the plot each story...

Enlightenment Tartuffe

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Utilitarianism and Hedonism as Philosophical Theories

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Utilitarianism is a philosophical view or theory about how we should evaluate a wide range of things that involve choices that people face. Among the things that can be evaluated are actions, laws, policies, character traits, and moral codes. Utilitarianism is a form of consequentialism...

Utilitarianism

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How One Week at Boys State Changed My Life

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In one’s lifetime, it is quite hard to meet a lasting friendship. Being a witness I beg to differ from those who believe that in a week your life can be positively impacted. I went into this situation very skeptical but willing to explore something...

Enlightenment

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Death Penalty: Viewpoint of Immanuel Kant

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The dilemma of whether or not the Death Penalty is ethical is major problem facing society today. The death penalty is given to those who commit crimes deemed by society and government as deserving the infliction of death with crimes such as murder earning this...

Death Penalty Immanuel Kant Utilitarianism

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The Period of Enlightenment

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The Enlightenment was a period of intelligence and growth. During the Enligtenment, people started to believe that all men were free people. The declaration of rights of Man states “men are born free and are equal in rights.” This was a new concept of that...

Enlightenment

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The Change in Culture Brought by The Enlightenment

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After the long-standing power that religion had over people, the Enlightenment brought a stark change in culture. The once superstitious people of the time were now finding explanations for things that religion once explained, losing faith in the monarchy, and could use art not only...

Enlightenment

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Feminism and Gender Roles Presented by Hilda Doolittle

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Hilda “H.D” Doolittle uses heavily-allusive imagist poetry to redefine gender-roles and contradict the characterization of women as delicate and fragile. H.D pulls from ancient Greek literature to write strong not-traditionally-feminine women into her own current culture and re-inscribe traditionally feminine figures — Helen of Troy,...

Transcendentalism Walt Whitman

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John Mills: Happiness and Mill's Utilitarianism

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Introduction to Happiness and Utilitarianism Happiness is a concept that exemplifies the American dream. People go to any means by which to obtain the many varied materials and issues that induce pleasures in each individual; this emotion remains the ultimate goal. John Stuart Mill correctly...

Happiness Utilitarianism

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Two Different Transcendentalist Approaches to The Concept of Nature

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Often referred to as the leading writer of transcendentalism, Unitarian Ralph Waldo Emerson directed thousands in the 19th century to rediscovery of self through his literature. Among them, young New Englander Henry David Thoreau mirrored Emerson’s revolutionary ideas yet simultaneously brought new ideals. In their...

Transcendentalism Walden

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The Notions of Lower and Higher Pleasures in Utilitarianism

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In an attempt to amend the traditional Benthamite hedonic calculus in which simply the quantity of pain or pleasure is considered, Mill, within his Utilitarianism, postulates an additional qualitative distinction resulting in the notion of a ‘higher’ or a ‘lower’ pleasure. Scholars have since questioned...

Utilitarianism

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Resolving The Discrepancies in Mill’s Preference-based Utilitarianism

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In Utilitarianism, John Stuart Mill advances the “greatest happiness principle,” which “holds that actions are right in proportion as they tend to produce happiness…[and] by happiness is intended pleasure and the absence of pain.” [1] Mill supplements the “greatest happiness principle” with the argument in...

John Stuart Mill Utilitarianism