Contemplation

Ethics, Aristotle presents his argument on conceptions and conceptual restrictions of happiness. The main three conceptions, life of gratification, a political life, and life of contemplation, are all outlined by Aristotle; ultimately, he restricts his notion by stating that happiness resides only in life of contemplation. Coupled with his restrictions of happiness, Aristotle defines his notion as a human activity of the soul in accordance…

exist for one purpose only: to be looked at as things of beauty (Duncan, p.432). It allows visitors to look at a single image and contemplate the methods of creation, meaning, and message behind the work of art. The isolation of objects for visual contemplation, something Gilman and his colleagues in Boston ardently preached, has remained one of the out­ standing features of the aesthetic museum and continues to inspire eloquent advocates (Duncan, p. 433). In certain area of the exhibit, the…

daily smokers over the age of 18 has decreased from 23.8% in 1995 to 14.5% of individuals in the years 2014-15 (Statistics, 2015). Prochaska and DiClemente developed the trans-theoretical model which uses the stages of change model; pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action and maintenance, to create an integrated model applicable to the broad range of ways individuals change (Prochaska & Diclemente, 1986). By conjunctively applying the trans-theoretical model to the 5A’s; ask,…

Philosophy has long been known as the study of how subjects such as knowledge, existence, and happiness work, and thus, philosophy has been a topic of much debate in the history of civilization because people have different ideas on how these subjects work . One subject that has received much discussion is happiness. While most people believe that material goods such as jewelry, money, or clothes contribute to happiness, Socrates, a Greek philosopher, offers a different approach to the goal of…

stages in order to process and learn about binge drinking. In order to make the needed changes, the Stages of Change theory will assist the students by going through the different stages one at a time so it does not overwhelm them. Pre-contemplation. Pre-contemplation is having no intention of making changes anytime soon. Binge Drinking Awareness plans to influence the students of SJSU to consider changing their habits when it comes to drinking. By having activities in the dorms, the program…

56), and mentions that the only reason people choose to live is out of fear that death, an eternal sleep, may contain dreams that are more horrible even than life. Hamlet’s contemplation between life and death highlights his severe indecisiveness, and his excuses for not killing himself portray his cowardice. Hamlet’s contemplation of ending his own life does not do his character any favors, as it reveals its cowardly and indecisive…

The nearly perfect spherical object, located so close in the grand scheme of space but so far away from our precious planet, is a wondrous entity. It has been spiritually worshipped, contemplated as a mystery, and scientifically studied by others. It provides the ocean tides, the mood for romantic outings, and reflected light for seeing at night. Its depiction in work of arts, both literal and symbolic throughout history, is immense. The Art of the Moon exhibition explores the use of the Moon…

to experience what we already possess. Merton also illustrates that “Contemplation is really simple openness to God at every moment, and deep peace…. This is so simple that there is no need to make a commotion about it.” As a conlusion In conclusion, spirituality of Thomas Merton belongs to apophatic tradition. The words “Desert”, “solitude”, “silent”, “darkness” manifest this. However, the consequent of this contemplation is paradoxical. Besides, this apophatic method enables individual…

Although some people aren’t too comfortable with the whole idea of change, sometimes changing your behavior is imperative. Repetitions as well as positive and negative reinforcement are some of the best way to alter ones behavior. Why should someone change their behavior you ask? There are many different reasons. Maybe they see something within themselves that they don’t necessarily find attractive. Maybe they need to reinvent themselves completely to shape them into a better person. But it all…

hard to change the behavior. When relapse occurs during the maintenance stage, you may find yourself back at the contemplation or preparation stage or perhaps all the way back to precontemplation if the relapse was so demoralizing that you don't even want to think about…