Irrationality

Fate is a prominent and critical theme in Oedipus the King. Greeks in antiquity were interested in the ideology of fate; predestined events that one has no control over – every aspect of one’s life had been based on fate. Oedipus defied the Gods, he acted according to his thirst for knowledge, claiming all of his gestures and feats were accomplished due to his own abilities. This is exemplified by him solving the Sphinx’s riddle himself. Oedipus’s actions are symbolic of a man who has free will…

Normalizing is the social process by which values and ideologies become the ‘norm’. It relates to the concept of social construction because it is only by the complex social interaction of people in the society does a theory come to be normalized. Gender roles are an example of normalizing. By examining the concept of gender roles, it is concluded that it is a proposed hypothesis involving a group of communal and behavioural patterns that, within a precise culture, are widely considered to be…

Discoveries can be self-driven initiatives, or thrust upon us through unwitting circumstances, compelling us to examine core beliefs about ourselves and ultimately renewing our perceptions of the world around us (epistemological). Ang Lee’s film Life of Pi (2012) is not merely a triumphant masterpiece of cinematic diversity but a fantastical trajectory of the human soul from a position of spiritual and emotional disorientation (theological) and into a habitat of inner clarity and gratification,…

Before Nietzsche’s “The Birth of Tragedy out of the Spirit of Music”, Greek tragedy was often seen as overly orderly. Nietzsche distinguished that the dialogue is often in order in the style of Apollonian writing. However, the chorus has a sense of irrationality to it that is clearly in the style of Dionysian writing. Plato introduced the split of this balance, for he had a strong wish for the Apollonian qualities to outweigh the Dionysian. Nietzsche expresses his disapproval of this, because he…

Introduction The historians also refer the enlightenment period as the "age of reasoning." This was philosophical movement between the 17th century and 18th century that took place primarily in Europe and North America. Through this period the participants were participating in an illuminating human culture and intellect after the “dark” middle ages. The main characteristics associated with enlightenment include the rise of concepts such as liberty, scientific methods, and reasoning (Edelstein…

Flatland, written by Edwin Abbott, is a novella written in 1884, which delves into the discrepancies in the treatment of gender in the Victorian era of England through the use of satire. Abbott creates a world of two-dimensions where the inhabitants are shapes, and social standing is based solely around the number of angles each shape has. This piece of text parodies the social positions of both women and men in Victorian England through the exaggerated treatment of each in Abbott’s novella,…

Especially toward the 1850s, anti-slavery sentiment arose in northern states as tensions between northern and southern states that supported slavery increased. This political settlement between North and South lasted only four years. Southern appeals for enforcement of the Fugitive Slave act so that slaves who moved to the North had to be returned to their masters. On the other hand, Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin impassioned debates over “bleeding Kansas.” Extremist and underground…

Ahmed Ismail Cultural Anthropology 1010002 Rocio Gil Martinez de Escobar September 22nd, 2016 “Race” To many, race is simply a conceptual categorizer in which all humans are placed in based on physical traits such as hair type, skin color, etc. Race is the social construct paved on lies that makes many believe we are not the same. Race is founded by logical fallacies and is supported by biological discrepancies. Subconsciously, it segregates the people whom don’t take the time to educated…

of Schizophrenia, in the patient’s first episode and currently in an acute episode (American Psychiatric Association & American Psychiatric Association, 2013). Social, biological, cultural, and environmental factors Curtis is a White working class man and his family resides in a rural environment and a labor/construction-based town in Ohio. Curtis and Samantha are parents to a recently Deaf child so orienting to Deaf culture is a process they are both undergoing throughout the film.…

Descartes’ first meditation centres around the controversial argument as to whether human behaviour, actions, and judgements are from a normal, seemingly truthful reality or if they are being controlled by an external falsehood creator. He, himself, attempts to decipher what is “absolutely certain” within his life by only permitting true beliefs to exist within his belief set while completely annihilating any form of uncertain, fabricated knowledge from any external force. By demolishing his…