Eros

Milton Archetypes demonstrate both a constraint for difference beyond objectification as well as a characterized meaning that is devoid of anything beyond surface level appearance; From Milton’s standpoint characterizations are purely derived from physical depictions and what is said and seen about archetypical character of the Lady. The Lady, without a true name or purpose beyond her argument of chastity and virginity, serves as the primary comprehension to how archetypes are often deemed…

According to the text there are four types of love, Courtly/Romantic, Companionate, Friendship and Same-Sex Love. Courtly/Romantic is defined a powerfully emotional, intense love in which a person believes that there is love at first sight, then there is only one true love, and that love conquers all. Companionate love, is, calmer than romantic love, emphasizing intimacy with, affection for, and commitment to another person. Friendship love is an attachment between people, it is the basis for…

Introduction Personality is defined by Oxford Dictionary as “the combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual’s distinctive character”. However this doesn’t give a definitive explanation of exactly how an individual’s personality is formed and the factors that affect it. For years psychologists have been conducting research in order to come up with feasible methods to determine what personality is and the factors that affect it. Since then several different explanations…

Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis for the first time raised the issue of unconscious. Psychoanalysis states that our unconscious plays an important role on actions we take in life and the sensual ego is meaningless without the unconscious. Sensual ego is the combination of the conscious and the unconscious. However, what these conscious and unconscious exactly are? In order to understand these terms we need to know two basic concepts in psychoanalysis-‘the pleasure principle’ and ‘the…

Eugenics is quite the term to the common ear, and for those who have heard someone speak of it probably aren’t familiar with the ethical intricacies lie behind it. A British scholar named Sir Francis Galton pioneered eugenics in the 1930’s, and defined it as the desire for offspring to be “well-born” (Introduction to Eugenics). Eugenics involves manipulation of human reproduction, in an effort to improve bloodlines and the overall physical and mental makeup of a man or a woman (Introduction to…

Aphrodite against his will and worked as a blacksmith. Aphrodite, Hephaestus's wife, aka Venus by the Romans, was the goddess of love and beauty. She was born out of sea foam when the blood of Uranus dropped into the ocean. She was the mother of Eros and was irresistibly charming, vain and competitive. Her symbol was a cestus, or magic belt, that made everyone fall in love with the person wearing it; sometimes she would let the humans use it. Humans were merely toys to the…

The visual arts community has been the source and centre of controversy for many centuries. Beginning from the 16th century, artwork has continuously fell victim to destruction and restriction for the purpose of censorship; a protective measure set in place to regulate representations that are too radically departed from morality and aesthetic convention. Not much has changed over the numerous decades leading to the present era, as controversial art pieces dealing with obscene subject matter are…

He was worshipped highly by both the Gods and the people, because he always told the truth when giving prophecies. Another myth of Apollo has to do with Apollo and Daphne. “When Apollo saw Daphne for the first time, he got struck by the arrows of Eros and madly fell in love with her” (Greek God Apollo Myths). However, Daphne did not like Apollo and therefore tried to escape. Apollo did not give up though. Daphne ended up asking Gaea to make her disappear from the earth to escape Apollo. When…

Against the men of knowledge who are ignorant of themselves, the philosopher-physician-genealogist envisioned by Nietzsche is a lover - someone for whom philosophy is not primarily a body of knowledge, but a kind of eros, a transformative attitude, a militancy born out of love and devotion for truth . Accordingly, as Richard Schacht remarks, when we address Nietzsche on morality, we better ought to remember how ‘his attempted “overcoming of morality”[…] is more its…

Intriguing heroes are plenty, villains, not so many. However, the ‘Batman’ universe gave the world a menacing yet fascinating super villain with a chalk white face, green hair, and a fear inducing Glasgow smile. Unlike the many other fictional villains who petrified the world with super powers and super weapons, this man was able to instil gut wrenching fear by virtue of his “strange” personality. It is for this very reason that the “Joker” is such a captivating and interesting character to…