Critique of Pure Reason

theorist Michael Oakeshott has had a profound influence on political discussion, especially in his critique of rational thought. In his essay, “Rationalism In Politics and Other Essays,” Oakeshott takes a particular look at a purely rationalist political thinker, arguing that practical knowledge must not be entirely pushed aside by those in favor of technical knowledge in politics. In the critique, Oakeshott also jabs at another prominent political philosopher, Friedrich Hayek. Hayek’s works are…

Shakespeare conjures up about 10 different love connections among the characters. That is a whole lot of love. Or is it? It is easy to see that none of them contain true love. For starters, most of them are only based off of greed. The play critiques the divide between the powerful and the working class. Due to this, the two…

towards protecting and maintaining a man's property. It goes to show that Locke favors the idea of protecting a person's property over their life and liberty. Revealing in the Second Treatise of Government it shows that protecting one's property was the reason people in the state of nature allowed themselves to consent to governing. Locke still had similar ideas to Rousseau about equality, but Locke lacked the fact that to run a civil society, one must grant equality upon everybody considering…

The famous Roman fabulist, Phaedrus says, “Things are not always what they seem; the first appearance deceives many; the intelligence of a few perceives what has been carefully hidden”(Phaedrus). Phaedrus’ observation distinguishes the common misconception about the truth derived from religious passages in Beowulf. The epic poem appears to be a Christian poem because of numerous allusions to the Christian God and The Bible. However, careful observation and analysis of the religious passages…

The reformation’s revolt against the Catholic Church’s theology, practices, and hierarchy climax in a disagreement with the sacramental system which was categorized by these things. Quarreling among reformation leaders was initiated through disagreement about the understanding of Sacraments especially the Lord’s Supper. The leading disagreement of the Lord’s Supper between Luther, Calvin, and Zwingli is Christ’s materiality and presence during the Eucharist. In order to understand the stances…

Poe’s Short Story Critique: The Tell-Tale Heart Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart” has created a new genre with psychopaths that to this day are still used in movies like, The Joker in “The Dark Knight” and even in TV series like “Murdoch Mysteries”, with James Gillies . Poe’s genius writing is shown in “A Cask of Amontillado and “The Tell-Tale Heart”. However, “The Tell-Tale Heart left me agape at the end of the story. Now, I’m going to share with you the best short story I have ever read…

St. Anslem, was a priest during the 11th century he was the first person known to have formed the Ontological argument as we know it; which can be found in the second chapter of his work, The Proslogion. The Ontological argument is not an argument designed to convert the atheist, but to reassure those who have faith or some belief in God, it was meant for the believer seeking understanding, in other words some logic behind their belief. Since only the “fool” knows but does not believe (Psalms…

between art and pornography and the feminist critique of the nude. Art made to create controversy. Addresses ideas of the female in society, gender roles being challenged, gender inequality and feminist views. Siren shows her celebration for sexuality and distaste for the mass produced in her overlapping forms. Her documentary style photography centered on her critique of gender and sexuality and creates an environment where one is drawn in to critique the nude photo themselfs. In history the…

The song Have a Cigar is a “critique of hypocrisy and greed”(Have A Cigar). One of the main parts of Romanticism was going against the rich. In this song it shows how the rich only use you for their own gain. Another aspect of Romanticism was a love a nature and the unknown. The title…

characters points of view. For example, the plotline about killing the grooms seemed irrational and extreme, but the actress portraying Thyona convinced the audience that murder was the only reasonable way out. Thyona’s frustrations and anger seemed very pure and honest, which represents Meisner’s idea of instinctual acting. She was acting from the heart and the brain, taking things moment to moment and not focusing on the end result. The role of Constantine is arguably the most controversial…