In the Absence of Truth

In Scene I, Teiresias arrives and says he knows who killed King Laios; much to Oedipus’ despair, he does not want to share this information with the people of Thebes. Trying to avoid sharing the truth, Teiresias proclaims, “How dreadful knowledge of the truth can be / When there’s no help in the truth” (Scene I.101-102)! When Teiresias finally explains the prophecy he has been withholding, foreshadowing for…

1. Epicurus has a different view of death in the way that since death is not a sensation, we should not fear death. He believed that the good life consists in simple but deep pleasures and the absence of pain, in an attitude of imperturbable emotional tranquility. We should seek pleasure in conversation, friendship, a good but simple diet, and a prudent life (Pojman and Vaughn, 2014, pg. 538). He also thought that death is nothing to us, since long as we exist, death is not with us; but when…

Alcohol Destroys a Community Alcohol abuse harms communities beginning in the family environment and extending outward to the community. Although people abuse alcohol because it makes them feel better about themselves, the truth is that over-use of alcohol tends to negatively impact the abuser’s personality and family. The abuser becomes irritable and uses poor judgment. Alcohol abuse is attributable to verbal and physical abuse of the spouse and the children. “Rowdy and his mother are always…

What is the true meaning of life? What is our purpose as human beings? The value of life varies greatly from culture to religion to an individual. Philosophers have been debating this question for centuries with many coming to different conclusions. John Stuart Mill and Arthur Schopenhauer are two philosophers who attempted to define the significance of human life. Mill was a strong advocate of utilitarianism and had quite the optimistic view on human life by seeing its goal as attaining…

withstands simply due to the “absence of existing alternatives” (104). Because Lee’s “financial success [and] general deification…marginalize other African American filmic possibilities,” his “truth” is taken as an objective truth (100). His reality is seen as the correct reality. However, can an objective truth even exist amidst narrative representation? Lubiano finds problems with filmic realism due to its focus on documentary evidence and the unattainability of an objective “truth”…

In Obasan, by Joy Kogawa, the main character Naomi is tied down by her past, until she learns to use her past as an advantage for her future. As revealed in the novel, she transitions from living in hopeless silence, to later discovering the truth to her questions and using her silence as an empowerment. Naomi’s search for answers to her uncertainties motivates her to keep pushing forward, consequently, a climax occurs in her character development. The novel begins with the main character--not…

more so during times of war. The intentions of using censorship is ultimately based on the providence of safety and well-being of a nation’s citizens. Although the intentions to use censorship and protect innocent lives is just in times of war, the truth is that modern day censorship is unjust as it leads to infringement of man’s rights. Some people say that censorship is a must, because it protects countless innocent lives. When crucial information is leaked about a military, one can only…

As a result, it verifies that designers ought to have the capacity to abstain from making explanations that contain material representations, of the rejection of material truth. From the story, there is a possibility of insinuating that the engineer was not telling the truth when he told the German that he would be able to advise him on what he could do with the powerful machine. However, he was likewise asking why the machine was created for the presupposed insufficient…

of not following this maxim results in being categorized as a indistinguishable person in a uniformed civilization. Another outcome could be possible loneliness due to lack of self-discipline, strength of will and strength of mind when exhibiting absence of poise and balance. By following this maxim one is not only…

culture and human identity. A scriptural perspective in these zones is unfathomably in opposition to the same perspectives from a secular point of view. Upon more investigation, it can be established that a scriptural perspective is established in truth as proven by the sacred text, the Bible. The Natural World The extension or design of apostles in keeping in touch with the Romans seems to be in response to their unbelieving and to instruct the Jewish believers; to affirm the Christian and to…