An Essay Concerning Human Understanding

Jeffrey Cohen is a professor of English and Director of Medieval and Early Modern Studies Institute. He specializes in many areas of research but he is famed for exploring monster; a subject that we will be looking at in this paper. I will be focusing on one of his seven theses of the monster culture by supporting his position with evidence from three different sources. In his work, 'Monster Culture,' Jeffrey Jerome Cohen introduces a new way of studying monsters in the context of the cultures…

Compare and contrast the contributions of Herodotus and Thucydides to the writing of history. ‘’…so that human achievements may not become forgotten in time, and great and marvellous deeds – some displayed by Greeks, some by barbarians – may not be without their glory; especially to show why the two peoples fought with eachother.’’ (Herodotus) The proposed purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast the contributions of Herodotus and Thucydides throughout the history of their time. I intend…

must be well balanced, physically and mentally (2015). One of his most popular works of writing is called Nicomachean Ethics and in it, Aristotle writes about a theory of happiness. A quote from that book follows: “What is the ultimate purpose of human existence?” What is that end or goal for which we should direct all of our activities? Everywhere we see people seeking pleasure, wealth, and a good reputation. But while each of these has some value, none of them can occupy the place of the chief…

course’s completion, I have not only acquired greater understanding, but I have also gained much interest on this “Subject-of-All-Subjects”. I give Philosophy this name because it encompasses the exploration of many different ideas ranging from metaphysics- which is the study of reality, of what exists in the world and our relationship to it, to epistemology- which is the study of knowledge and how we come…

In the mid 1800s, the desire for public education began to strive, as many American children were not given the oppurtunity to attend public school and learn vital information that would be crucial to their adulthood. Horace Mann, also known as “the father of American public schools,” led this movement for public education. Mann was born in 1796 and grew up with his poor family in Franklin, Massachusettes. Throughout his childhood, Mann would go to the Franklin public library, with the few…

Throughout history, a variety of foods have allowed the modern world to gain a historical understanding on the big history and world history of our modern world. The Sichuan cuisine originating from China is a great example showing the impact of food culture and identity in our current society. The Sichuan pepper, is called huajiao in Chinese, meaning flower pepper, and the Sichuan cuisine is undisputedly the most popular cuisine known to China to this current date. Through evaluating the big…

both the political and religious beliefs that one strongly clings to and passionately defends – these factors ultimately contribute to what an individual foresees as good and bad, as well as what is right and wrong. Therefore, throughout this short essay, my own ethical stance will be further explored and analyzed to demonstrate that not only do a multitude of factors affect one’s ethical stance but that one’s…

Free will is the belief that human actions are not necessarily the result of any set of causal conditions. In other words, free will allows the individual to make decisions without the constraint of fate. For example, free will gives you the choice of whether you want to eat toast for breakfast and extends to whether you want to attend class. It tells us that no external factor affects our decision-making process. However, many believe that external factors affect the way we make our…

The spiritual lives of indigenous people have long been of interest to outsiders, especially colonial occupiers. Indigenous spirituality, once evaluated as non-conforming to colonial powers’ pre-existing ideas of religion, was used as justification for the subjugation of indigenous peoples and the seizure of their lands. Interactions between the English and the Wampanoag, an indigenous nation whose members inhabit the eastern coast of what is now considered New England, can be categorized in…

law and steady ideologies of the American democracy (Obama and Jaclyn 5-7). An in-depth analysis of the speech brings to light Obama’s political philosophy of liberty and equality as essential tools for the advancement of the American society. This essay delves into the aspects so the speech that brings to light the liberal philosophy held by Obama. The elected president endeavors to inculcate and foster ideas of equality and liberty into the mindset of the American people. At the backdrop of…