False consciousness

In his article “The Naked Face,” Malcom Gladwell outlines Ekman’s psychological view of face reading. The well renowned psychologist believes that the face is the best evidence a person has to offer about their emotions because most facial expressions are not made consciously. The face can be unpacked by every separate expression that pertains to a universal meaning. On the other end of the spectrum, the semiotic view proposed by Wierzbicka’s sees the face as a network of signs. And while there…

Sometimes we see ourselves in front of the mirror and we ask “is that me?” Is that the reflection of myself or who is the image in front of me? Our mood depends on the ways we see ourselves or the way people perceive us. How our environment decides the way we see ourselves and sometimes we confront ourselves and we ask who is the real me and the answer is they are all real or there is not a real one. Twenty years ago I left my country with the idea to travel the world and and meet new or…

For Cowie, process of identification through fantasy is not a form of distortion but expressions of deep wishes. It is from two students of Jacques Lacan- Jean Laplanche and Jean-Bertrand Pontalis (Laplanche and Pontalis, 1986) that Cowie got the inspiration for her formulation on ‘fantasy’. Fantasies do not entail the subject to obtain the desired object but through imagination puts oneself in a situation, a scene where the subject can chart out the possibilities of pleasure. Cowie depends…

Art can be represented in many ways and is differently approached by different artists. One way to define art is by explaining the three factors that are described by Leo Tolstoy. Tolstoy, a Russian writer and philosopher, defined art by three characteristics: individuality, clearness, and sincerity. He refers to individuality as the uniqueness of any work of art. The activity of art is an act where the performer portrays specific emotions that connect with the listener or the person being aimed…

The Brain’s Limitless Capacity One of humankind's biggest mysteries is from within: the mind. How did humans gain consciousness? How can humans perceive time? The mind is capable of greater endeavors than the menial tasks it performs every day. During the waking hours, the mind is constrained by the laws of reality. By night, our minds are free. In “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” by Ambrose Bierce, Peyton Peyton irrationally struggles for hope, moments before his execution. Peyton’s body is…

The speaker in “The Serpent is Shut out from Paradise” contemplates suicide, and in “The False Laurel and the True,” the speaker emphasizes the fact that the laurel he wears is poisonous. In 1822, Shelley asks Edward Trelawny to obtain some prussic acid for him: “I have no intention of suicide at present,” he says, “but it would be a comfort…

‘A human being is spirit. But what is the spirit? Spirit is the self. But what is the self? The self is a relation that relates itself to itself or is the relations relating itself to itself or is the relations relating itself to itself in the relation.’ (Kierkegaards, The Sickness Unto Death P.13) Throughout this essay we will discuss in depth Kierkegaards two deep understandings of ‘The Self and Despair’. The self is a means of trying to understand itself in the world today. This notion may…

Dualism: Cartesian Substance Dualism Substance dualism is the thesis that there are substances of two fundamentally and irreducibly distinct kinds in this world, namely mind and bodies. Dualism of this form contrasts with monism which is defined as all thing in the world are substances of one kind either only mind or only body. According to the Cartesian substance dualism, minds are not identical with material things, minds could exist even if no material thing existed. Mind is thought to be…

The Human Story Have you ever considered the way your brain perceives reality? Pi Patel sure has. He has questioned reality so much that he is not even sure what reality truly is anymore. However as the reader it is up to us to decipher and decide what the true story is. The true story is in fact the second story that Pi tells; the human story. The human story is the true story because it is much more feasible than the animal story, it is much more realistic than the human story, and the…

and effective art and its effect on the awareness and consciousness of the mind. Hypnotism mantra can be used for the different purposes; you can control any individuals through the hypnotism mantra by making the impact on the mind using the mantra and yantra of the hypnotism. There are many benefits of using hypnotism mantra; it can be used to complete your wish and desires, as well as it is also beneficial for the awareness and consciousness of the mind. If you are in the love with someone,…