Abstraction

1. Describe the argument of the assigned text in your own words. 2. Make one objection to the argument as you have reconstructed, and suggest how Berkeley could reply to it. The aim of this essay is to demonstrate both an appreciation of George Berkeley’s ‘A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge’(1-15), and a thorough understanding of the text. In addition, this essay will offer an objection to Berkeley’s treatise, and a counter argument to that objection, influenced by…

Chase Van Driel Professor Culpepper Core 140 10/09/15 Plato and Augustine Even though Plato was alive before Christianity many of his ideas share similarities with Christian ideals. There was definitely still differences between him and Christian Philosophers though. In my paper I will discuss Plato’s ideas in regards to forms, and form of the good in particular as well as his ideas about divinity and gods, next I will discuss St. Augustine of Hippo’s ideas from Christianity. After introducing…

Utilitarian’s know little of love, but that does not mean they cannot sustain relationships. In C.S Lewis’s, “The Four Love’s”, he expresses, storge, philia, eros, and agape. Storge may be seen mostly as affection. This type of love does not require equality. It is the love that children have for their parents or an owner for his/her dog. Is it not true that utilitarian’s have parents and thus love them? Sadly, it is possible for someone not to love their parents; however it is not possible that…

Ben Quilty is an Australian artist producing richly emotive works that effectively exemplify the art of abstraction, having earned him a national reputation. Acclaimed as a portraitist, Quilty creates thickly impastoed canvases using vibrant colours and broad brush strokes that build up layers of paint. He works in a wide range of genres, including portraits and still lives, but also landscapes that reflect his fascination with Australia, a passion which has its origins in Arthur Streeton’s…

1. Clement Greenberg was a highly influential art critic that focused on mid-20th century modern art. His essays, which focused on Modern Abstract expressionist artwork, helped to bring a lot of international attention the US artists. He was very passionate about abstract art, believing it was important to help people view art and ‘think outside the box.’ (Rene Bouche, Portrait of Clement Greenberg. 1955, Oil on canvas, 50 x 35 inches) 2. Abstract expressionism is post-World War Two art…

In general, Plato and Aristotle are the big players in ancient Greek philosophy, whereas Augustine and Aquinas are often regarded as the big players in medieval philosophy. In this regard, Augustine is generally associated with Plato’s approach to knowledge and Aquinas is generally associated with Aristotle’s approach to knowledge. However, sometimes that perception may turn into a more absolute sense; that is, some people, especially students new to philosophy, may develop an understanding that…

Venessa Bell’s spirit for revolution was presented in her painting. How she had bursted through the restrictions and biases from the Bloomsbury Group toward Impressionism, combining her passion toward post-impressionism and abstract, and defining her artwork by her very own style. Although restricted by the biblical theme of the artwork, Venessa’s resolve for change is still strong. She maintained her post impressionism traits with her loosened brushworks and intense colors. Abandoning the…

languid serpentine lines, almost as though the plateaus are land masses cast between black rivers. The 1942 photograph, which is currently on display at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, encapsulates Weston’s aesthetics and revolutionary interest in abstraction through photography. The most prominent plateau formation within the image occupies the majority of the top half of the photograph. However, at the top center of the photograph a darker, eroded u-shaped loop of rock carves into the main…

his own hand, Gerald Duval, Paul is filled with regret and guilt, as he attempts to comfort Gerald while he is dieing. “‘Comrade, I did not want to kill you…But you were only an idea to me before, an abstraction that lived in my mind and called forth its appropriate response. It was that abstraction I stabbed. But now, for the first time, I see you are a man like me’” (195). Bäumer identifies that his enemies have a great deal of similarities to him, and…

various ways. Alongside, Sharpe uses similes, first person, symbolism, repetition, and quotation from numerous other authors to look at the historical and social processes, and “to tell a story capable of engaging and countering the violent of abstraction”. Since the word “wake” is a homonym, the author shifts the definition of “wake” to justify each part of her story. It is also very symbolic since the word can mean numerous things at once, yet depending on a specific situation, it could only…