Carl Gustav Hempel

generalization of the greenness of emeralds. To reason against the “grue theory”, we would need to assert that we have no experience of blue emeralds in the past. This leads us back to the problem of induction popularized by Hume, which concludes that the belief that the future will resemble the past exhibits circular logic. Until time t is reached, we have no basis for rejecting the grue theory posed by Goodman. To refute Hempel’s paradox, one would need to encounter a white raven (or any colored raven other than black.) The primary difference in Hempel 's papradox and Goodman 's grue example that I can determine is the time limitation. Grue represents a fixed point in time at which certainty becomes uncertain. If at time t everything we have previously examined may or may not change color, then it is possible that ravens as well as emeralds may turn blue. Goodman 's example introduces an uncertainty variable not contained in Hempel 's paradox. Q2 Piatelli-Palmarini describes “ease of representation” as a logical fallacy that occurs when a person believes something to be true based not on empirical evidence but rather on how often it is reported and how easy it is to imagine being true. That is, they are emotionally invested in the belief regardless of its veracity. Bertrand Russell referred to this as “popular induction”; the author also describes it as “emotional impressionability “ and “spontaneous generalization.” Another term for this fallacy could be…

Fear and Self-Loathing in Egon Schiele 's Work Egon Schiele was 20th century Austrian painter, known mostly for his erotic portraits of women and his tortured self-portraits, but he also did landscape painting and photography. It would be easy to assume that Egon Schiele was conceited and arrogant by looking at his self-portraits, because he would paint himself as a haloed visionary sent on earth to reveal the truth about sexuality (Izenberg 475) or draw erotic portraits of himself. It is,…

Since ancient Greece, humanity has become fascinated with science. The development of new technologies that will further the existence of mankind, has been the goal for many great scientists. Through centuries of experimenting, the mid-evil era of alchemy, and many years after, Chemistry became a topic of much importance. During the 1800’s, science had become one of the most rapidly growing fields as explanations for how things work, or the technological progression allowing us to discover more.…

Tanner Harmsen Ms. Bromley October 2, 2016 Artist Essay Paul Klee Paul Klee was a German and Swiss artist best known for his amount of art influenced by expressionism, surrealism, and cubism. Paul Klee was born in Munchenbuchsee, Switzerland, on December 18, 1879. He was involved and influenced by many artistic movements, including cubism, surrealism, and expressionism. He taught in Germany until 1933. His family then fled to Switzerland, where he died on June 29, 1940. In his early life he…

“A symphony is like the world. It must contain everything.” (Gustav Mahler). This quote accurately describes Mahler’s outlook and perspective on not just his music, but the way he views life. Mahler’s artistic interpretation served as a stepping stone future musicians would be influenced by for generations to come. Because of this, Mahler has cemented himself in history by pushing the limits of the universal language that is music. Gustav Mahler was born on July 7, 1860, in the German town of…

This essay convenes the work of two Austrian artists, Gustav Klimt and his former student Egon Schiele. Both twentieth century artists and both independent in their style, their work together embodies common idiosyncrasies. The two share many qualities in their work, especially a kind of anxiety. Although stylistically, Klimt 's work is formally ordered and decorative while Schiele 's work is unforgiving in its brutality. An example that displays this duality in their work and similar…

Danielle Wallace Period: 4 A.P European History Gustav Stresemann Research Paper Gustav Stresemann was a German politician and statesman. He accomplished many things from serving as a Chancellor in 1923 to a Foreign Minister 1923-1929 to winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 1926. Gustav Stresemann put a lot of hard work to achieve his goal. He made major contributions into politics from his experiences in education, office, politics, and military. Gustav Stresemann was born May 10, 1878 in…

The World in Love With a Golden Romance: Gustav Klimt’s The Kiss Gustav Klimt’s oil and gold leaf painting on canvas, The Kiss of 1908 is his interpretation of the society in which he found himself, views on religion, nature, and sex and love. The perfectly square painting’s foreground is a lush green mound covered in hundreds of small pink, gold, red, and purple flowers. The greenery extends over three-fourths of the painting. The middle ground hosts a couple, male and female, arms locked in a…

Gender is a social and cultural conception of being male or female. The presentation of gender in art often depicts the divide between the social and sexual identification of being masculine and feminine. The roles of males and females have been contested throughout history and has been prominent subject of experimentation in the arts. Although contemporary artworks play a crucial role in advancing the equality of women in society, artworks, especially that of Gustav Klimt, in the past have…

Academy of Fine Arts At the age of 15 Schiele’s father passed away from syphilis and he became a ward for his maternal uncle, Leopold Czihaczec, who was a railway official just like Schiele’s father. Schiele’s Uncle wanted him to follow his footsteps and become a station master. even though his uncle was worried at his little interest in academics he a saw Schiele’s talent in art, and allowed him to have a tutor, artist Ludwig Karl Strauch. Academy of Fine Arts In 1906 Schiele applied at the…