Nihilism

Truman was the most important in the deciding factor of this situation. He was immediately thrown into this position after President Roosevelt's death on April 1, 1945 (Jennings). Though Truman didn't know much about the situation, he was one hundred percent confused, he knew the war had to end so American lives could be saved, even though he was aware that alternatives to using the bomb existed (Bird). If Truman had been more informed on the atomic bomb, he might have made a better decision,…

The protagonist of Crime and Punishment, Raskolnikov, commits a hideous crime: he ruthlessly kills an old moneylender, Alyona Ivanovna, and her sister Lizaveta. Alongside this event, two other stories unravel: the destiny of Sonya Marmeladov and, towards the end, that of Svidrigajlov. Sonya and Svidrigajlov constitute two complex and well-developed characters, carrying their own obstinate convictions, which will inevitably crash with those of the hero of the novel. Sonya will lead Raskolnikov…

Paul Gustave Marie Camille Hazard, born August 30th, the year of 1878 was a French educator, a historian of ideas, and a scholar of comparative literature. The Crisis of the European Mind, which is written by Hazard, is filled with intellectual history that gives the synopsis of the creation of Modern Europe. Hazard’s book takes a look at the transition from the old world to the new world, new developments such as science, arts, and philosophy, and how characters such as Pierre Bayle and John…

Critics have agreed that Christina’s World(Fig.1) expresses Wyeth’s transcendental theory. I think not only his paintings expresses this theory, but also his thinking. Andrew Wyeth is a best known as a realistic artist of the middle twenteth century. His painting is primarily of the American regionalist style. Andrew Wyeth became a symbol of an era more than just a painter, which caught the true expression of that generation of Americans. He was so popular at that time, even becoming a sold-out…

Throughout the history of philosophy and the search for wisdom in life there are moments where reasoning leads the self to a path that one cannot fully give oneself to. Here is, in a sense, the crux of an internal existential conflict. In these times people typically would choose between two equally difficult decisions, either to side with pure reason and have that solely guide oneself through life, even if it means that one no longer believes that anything else in existence truly exists without…

Whether you were born in the 15th century or the 19th the search for a goal in life will never stop. Philosophers throughout time have looked for new systems, thoughts, or ideas that will give them a look into why they are on earth. Some have complex answers to life’s toughest questions others see it as a waste of time. What holds true for all of them is a deep knowledge of the theories put forth before them and a strong belief in the system they have created. As history progresses and people…

Does the claim that moral judgements are intrinsically motivating provide a good justification for non-cognitivism? The cognitive/non-cognitive divide posits that mental states and processes fall into either a category of perception which is analytical, or a category of attitude which is affective or impulsive. A moral judgement must be linked to some mental process, and according to some theories, moral facts in fact originate from mental processes. Moral judgements seem to stem from a…

By the 20th century, people began to recognize the fact that mental challenges were illnesses that required help. Previously, any predisposition of mental disturbance was considered as a kind of demonic possession. However, around this time, biotechnology was advancing at a rapid rate and therefore it was easier to comprehend the functionality of the human brain. Around the same time, Sigmund Freud popularity was rapidly growing as he developed his psychoanalysis theory. Freud’s analysis became…

The resumes of the Great Socialist and his cabinet colleagues in The White Tiger exemplify Bernard Shaw’s dictum. Politics has indeed become the last resort of the scoundrels. In India, it will remain so until the middle class with its acute sense of political morality starts participating in it more actively. Political thinker Pavan K. Varma observes that “politics is dirty because good people do not enter it, and because good people do not enter, politics is dirty” (154). In the Inheritance of…

There can be no deviation from the expectations of the viewer, as outrageous as the content of the program may be, the skeletal structure of typical American television ideology remains and gender roles are maintained. Therefor, the ethical questions raised in the plot are often related to the audience only via the male protagonist’s perspective. Both protagonists represent both sides of the American male’s conundrum: Dr. McNamara, who is the devoted family man and Dr. Troy who is the…