Cosmology

Part I is based on a central theme of cosmology and how early scientists and philosophers such as Plato, Aristotle, Tycho Brahe, Isaac newton, Kepler, Galileo, Thales, Pythagoras , Copernicus, Ptolemy, and others came to discover new theories and truths about space, science, time, and the limits…

It is common for the memory of individuals or events to be preserved and remembered by the governed people. Laderman states, “The cosmology of American political life is saturated with death and the bones of the dead” (6). This is dedicated through NASA’s respect of those who sacrificed themselves for the mission. The twelve astronauts in the Lazarus Missions are referred to “the bravest…

Scientific cosmology has in turn influenced theology. Many arguments related to science and religion have relatively the same premises, such as the Big Bang Theory and the creation story. These two stories sound quite similar. In the creation story God created the universe…

An Ecofeminist Critical Approach to Linda Hogan’s Mean Spirit Mona A. M. Ahmed Zagazig University, Egypt Key words: literature, Linda Hogan, Mean Spirit, ecofeminism, oppression. The aim of the present paper is to attempt an ecofeminist critical approach to Linda Hogan's novel, Mean Spirit (1990), which is actually an application of the fundamental ecofeminist critical principles.…

Lev Shestov is an early 20th century Russian philosopher who has made massive contributions to the development of the philosophical aspect of existentialism. Shestov has contributed to existentialism through his fascinating critique of philosophy and his surprising connection between philosophical existentialism and religion. He is also one of the first Russian philosophers to find an audience in Europe. Existentialism is a philosophy, popularized in the 20th century, that analyzes an…

needed to look at something in order to create the universe and the eternal perfect world of forms was his template. In another one of his dialogues, Parmenides, Plato claims that the forms are self existent as well as eternal. According to Plato’s cosmology then, both the forms as well as the demiurge, are what gives everything its existence. This is important…

Coast Salish Aboriginal artist Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun works with contemporary art to represent historical, environmental, political and cultural issues (Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun). Lawrence Paul’s Portrait of a Residential School Child created in 2013 with acrylic on canvas creates a reflection on Canadian history (seen on the right); it was featured at the “Witnesses: Art and Canada’s Indian Residential Schools” catalogue in an exhibition held at the University of British Columbia First…

“The cosmos is an unfolding and contingent process filled with endless spirals of life, death, and rebirth,” (Green 143). Death is a universal concept among all people because it is an inevitable part of existing in the physical world. But the concept of death and how it is made sense of differs among religions across the globe. For Neo-Paganists, the belief in reincarnation is one embedded in holding nature as a sacred entity. Death is not something to be feared, rather, it is something to be…

Pythagoras High school is the cause of a great deal of stress among teenagers. Between balancing class and a social life, high school challenges teens to push themselves to their mental and emotional limits. Some classes result in a greater amount of stress, and homework, for students, such as chemistry or math. In fact, math is often considered the bane of the average high school students’ existence. This cursed class has its origins back in ancient times. In fact, the mathematician who is…

Hinduism is the leading religion, or way of life, particularly in India. Although Hinduism contains an overall variety of philosophies, it is a family of connected religious cultures by shared concepts, rituals, cosmology, and shared textual means. What does it mean to be Hindu? Hinduism recommends the eternal duties, such as honesty, refraining from harming living beings, patience, mercy, self-restraint, compassion, among others. When people refer to being Hindu they refer to a certain god or…