Human Torch

Despite Karl Marx and Sigmund Freud’s individualistic ideas and definitions of religion, they obtain a common understanding regarding wishful thinking of an afterlife. However, the way they interpret the afterlife is different. Karl Marx argued that the idea of an afterlife is able to dull the pain of reality; he uses religion to shed some light on how bad living life truly is. On the other hand, Freud believes that all religious believes are just illusions and wishful thinking is the ultimate…

popularity in the world of philosophy as a normative theory and has been stirring up a lot of debate amongst people from all walks of life. Normative theories of ethics work by presenting one key principle as the main criterion on the basis of which a human being's actions are judged to be good or bad. That limits its overall view because it is never that easy to distinguish between the two in a world where all lines are slowly blurring. The principle itself can be unstable and unreliable, which…

In “Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley, John “The Savage” is the character who fought the most for individuality. Because he grew up in a savage lifestyle, he is horrified by the inhumane society of the World State. After he realizes how disturbing the World State society actually is, he fights against it. John wants to live a real life, instead of one taken over by soma-dependent happiness. He voices his desire to Mustapha Mond when he says, “But I don’t want comfort. I want God, I want poetry,…

birds, and a monkey that all point to animals potentially having much greater intelligence and capacity to feel than we often give them credit for. He also speaks about various movements in support of animal rights and advocated greater empathy from humans to animals.(Rifkin 34-35) Rifkin's focus on animal empathy seems entirely detached from the reality of the situation; his piece fails to consider the socioeconomic implications of extended animal rights. The most immediate and noticeable…

rats, the positives of this overshadow the negatives because of how humans and other animals were…

“You could love someone, you could pick the right person, you could give your life to them, and you could. Still. Get. Hurt.” –Leah Konen. The Romantics by Konen herself falls under the romance genre. In this story the author develops the claim of the hardships falling in love has, but the wonderful things that come of it as well. This book tells a story of a teenage boy, Gael, finding his path in love. Gael is relatively reserved considering the fact that his parents abruptly split, leaving…

The struggle among people today is that they do not always know and accept who they are. One’s appearance and sense of reality are often altered by what is most popular in certain societies and cultures. A reality is what a person believes to be true, but often times it is based on a fantasy or stereotype someone has. This can completely affect how they look at life as well as themselves. What one sees when they look in the mirror is their appearance, which as said before, can be altered by what…

a lot of talk about DNA and different biological terms that are specific to the biological or chemistry studies. Chapter four, five, and six are very similar in this regard as they go into more detail about the origins behind life and specifically human…

Imagine a world that does not allow you to be who you are. Imagine not being able to do something you love because of the way you are, because of your sexual preference, cultural preference or ideas. What if acceptance never existed? People have a passion for being accepted in their lives. Without it, they feel like they are simply nothing. William J. Brennan, Bill Brummel, and Etgar Keret made short stories and/-or films to portray this kind of world. The idea of accepting people based upon…

In today’s society, people actively search for faults in everything because it is human nature to be drawn to negativity. The world is blind and cannot seem to recognize how wonderful life is. Yet, thanks to Tuesday’s with Morrie by Mitch Albom, the main character, Morrie Schwartz, helps turn this outlook around. He shares his optimistic perspective on life which twists the way a person might foresee the world. I found his views to be intriguing and almost bizarre; he spoke about regrets, aging…