Friedrich Wieck

The Communist Manifesto is the first document with systematic and complete presentation of all components of the great teachings of Karl Marx and Frederick Engels. It formulates the basic provisions of the materialist understanding of history, the objective laws of development of society, regularities of transition from one mode of production to another. It also describes the history of all existing class societies as the history of class struggles. Both the role and evolution of the…

Nietzsche started this section talking about punishment and says that punishment was a way for creditors to receive reimbursement for the debts which they can’t get back. “an equivalence is provided by the creditor’s receiving, in place of a literal compensation for an injury (thus in place of money, land, possessions of any kind), a recompense in the form of a kind of pleasure – the pleasure of being allowed to vent his power freely upon one who is powerless”(Sect. 5, pp. 64–65), If the debtor…

The Splitting of Consciousness: Dostoevsky, Hegel and Nietzsche While writing The Birth of Tragedy in 1872, Friedrich Nietzsche had been heavily influenced by the works of Fyodor Dostoevsky, which led him to theorize that human nature was, at its core, “driven by the primitive forces of desire, violence, and fear” (Wallace 124). Further influenced by the works of German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer, Nietzsche speculated that there existed two worlds that coexist – one ruled by Apollo and one…

Karl Marx is often quoted as one of the founding fathers of sociology, along with others such as: Auguste Comte, Herbert Spencer, and Emile Durkheim. He may not have been the one to first use the actual term sociology, but he was a very important figure and highly influential when it came to the founding of sociology. He is known for being the author of the books The Communist Manifesto and Das Kapital, as well for as being the founder of Marxism. In addition to these accomplishments, Karl Marx…

Sophie Germain was born during a time of revolution in France (Laubenbacher and Pengelley, 5). This is very fitting because Germain, in her own way, was a revolutionary. She became interested in mathematics at a very young age, and without any sort of formal education or training became one of the greatest mathematicians in history (Swift). Germain fought against gender stereotypes during her life and fought for recognition as a female mathematician (Swift). Throughout her life, Germain refused…

Every teacher has their own philosophy on children and teaching within the early years. This philosophy is based around their beliefs and values, research and personal experience about children and the way they learn and the role of their educators. It is important that a teacher is clear on their philosophy, as they will draw on it for all that they do.(Arthur, Beecher, Death, Dockett& Farmer, 2012). This essay will explore one such philosophy that will be supported by research, varying…

The Interior of the Palm House on the Pfaueninsel near Potsdam (The Art Institute of Chicago, 1996.388) is an oil painting on canvas produced in 1834 by the German painter, Carl Blechen. The piece is 52 ½ by 50 inches, depicting a scene of lush greenery and four women who have the appearance of stepping from the pages of a fantasy novel, all united within the pastel confines of ornate greenhouse walls. Despite its mystic and dream-like properties, Blechen 's Interior of the Palm House is…

Respected writer, Friedrich Durrenmatt, in his play The Visit, shows how power and wealth affects all aspects of life. Durrenmatt 's purpose is to raise the question of whether it is possible and morally right to buy justice, and if murder and personal revenge can constitute this justice and also the difference between what is justice and what is revenge. The purpose of The Visit is to also elucidate and shine light on the corruption of justice by wealth. In this play, Durrenmatt produces a…

several shorter books about physical exercise and has “published two books in which he combined gymnastics with the German Turnverein (gymnastics club) movement, a movement that followed the ideals of German educator Friedrich Ludwig Jahn” (Hansen). This movement follows the ideas of Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, also known as “The Father of Gymnastics.” Jahn invented many of the apparatuses that are still used in today’s competitions including the horizontal bar, parallel bars, balance beam, side…

Georg Friedrich Bernhard Riemann was a German mathematician who made huge contributions to the field of mathematics, and more specifically calculus. Riemann was born on September 17, 1826 in Breselenz, Germany. His father, Friedrich Bernhard Riemann, was a poor pastor, and his mother, Charlotte Ebell, died before her children had reached adulthood. Growing up, Riemann showed exceptional skill with mathematics, such as his abilities in calculation. In fact, in 1840, Riemann went to live with his…