Hedonism

values. The Sybil Vane encounter reflects how deeply the immoral teachings are planted in the mind of Dorian. After being enthralled by the latter’s beauty and social status, Sybil Vane, a poor but a talented stage actress falls in love with him. She also calls him “Prince Charming” due to his unstained beauty and goes against her family members who do approve her love for Dorian. However, Dorian wants to explore his sensuality and to know about all aspects of life and can’t fathom her love…

Philip Zimbardo Short Intro + Approach Philip Zimbardo was born on the the 23rd of March 1933 in the Bronx, New York and was a professor at Stanford University. He is most known from his 1971 Stanford prison experiment and his research on the The Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory. In 2012, Zimbardo received the American Psychological Association Gold Medal for Lifetime Achievement in the Science of Psychology. His approach throughout his studies within psychology was social cultural. Main…

Would Piggy make a good island leader if he were given the chance? In any group of children, it’s a given that some will be popular and powerful while others will be teased and rejected. In the real world, adults use their authority to control these divisions and maintain a balanced group dynamic. In Lord of the Flies, however, children must fend for themselves and elect their own leader—and Piggy, wise but scorned, is never seriously considered. Though Piggy is intelligent, rational, and…

Utilitarianism V. Pragmatism Over many centuries, ethics helped build the foundation of the laws we abide by today. Ethics are moral principles that control a person’s behavior/actions. Ethics is also known as moral philosophy, which is a branch of philosophy that rises up questions about morality. For instances, questions like is it good or bad, right or wrong, justice or crime. There are many types of ethics, one well-known type of ethic is normative ethics. Normative ethics is a type of…

Pop culture often illustrates different philosophical ideas. These ideas can be portrayed in movies, television shows, plays, music, etc. Deontology, which claims that the ethics and morality of one’s actions are based solely on those actions, not their consequences, is shown in Dr. Seuss’s Horton Hears a Who. Utilitarianism, which emphasizes that the best actions are the ones that benefit the greater good, is illustrated in The Last Supper. Finally, Virtue ethics, which says that, in regards…

There are many ways in which both the texts of ‘Vile Bodies’ and ‘Brave New World’ present the worlds within them in a satirical way, with the respective authors often using similar techniques to accomplish this. However, before addressing the texts in their entireties and exploring the authors’ choices, it will be helpful to understand in more detail what the term ‘satire’ fully encompasses. The term describes ‘a mode of writing that exposes the failings of individuals, institutions, or…

Social media, texting, and personality: A test of the shallowing hypothesis According to a 2012 study, around 79% of users of smartphones have downloaded social networking applications. This data reflects the prevalence of smartphones in the Modern Age, and how they may have long-term negative consequences for society. Technology critic Nicholas Carr conceptualised The Shallowing Hypothesis, which he defines in his book The Shallows as “the frequent use of ultra-brief social media promotes rapid…

The “Roaring Twenties” were a progressive period of the twentieth century placed between two periods of great devastation and loss. While many World War I veterans produced literary works describing their disillusionment and uncertainty about the traditional values of the world, many literary and cultural hearths were developing across the world. With the optimism left by the end of the war, and the popular hedonistic state of mind growing among young families, the 1920s marked an era of…

Martin E. P. Seligman is a very intelligent and honest man. He has written several books on how to create a better, happier life. A life you can get the most out of. A life where someone can see their full potential. However, with each book, he will give credit where credit needs to be. Because of his integrity and unique outlook on life, I have decided to read 263 pages of Authentic Happiness as well as 241 pages of Flourish. These two books has had readers identify their own strengths and…

differ in the exact age at which they attain them (Journals.cambridge.org, 2012). Another theorist, Lawrence Kohlberg, believed that humans undergo six stages of moral development (McLeod, 2011). Stage 2 of his moral development is called instrumental hedonism. In here, some consideration is given to the conflicting interests of other parties and an effort is made to strike a balance. Children in this stage try to solve problems by trying to attain equilibrium and one way of getting it is by…