Personal space

make up and influence the whole. Issues about perdurantism can be traced to general issues with four-dimensional theories. On one hand, temporal parts cause an issue in so far that they come in and out of existence. Koslicki provides an example of a space-time worms in order to illustrate an issue with Sider’s view of fusions. For example, imagine the life of a goldfish. In the beginning of its life, the goldfish exists, and is the first temporal part, then a moment later another temporal part…

[Step 1] In the Phaedo, Socrates makes an argument that the soul must be immortal (78b-84b). This argument is referred to as the Affinity Argument. It begins at 78b in the Phaedo, when Socrates asks to which class of things the soul belongs. What Socrates means by the “soul” is the self; the mind (Phaedo 65c & 66e). What Socrates means by “class” is class of existence. This is best illustrated in another of Plato’s accounts of Socrates, The Republic, where his standard of measurement of…

According John Gaddis in “The Landscape of History” he explores the question of “What do historians do?”, along with the various ways in which they conduct their research to ultimately document history. In comparison to Mary Jo Maynes and Ann Waltner’s book “The Family: A World History” they approach history from the perspective of the family. Maynes and Waltner explore the history of the family and its influence on religion and politics. Though both books explore contrasting arguments, we can…

Near the end of the movie, actor Matthew McConaughey enters a black hole and gains access to a higher-dimensional world. In this higher-dimensional world, time is represented as a three-dimensional space. McConaughey can move around in this space and access any moment in time in his daughter’s room. At first, I dismissed this type of access to time as purely science fiction; however, after watching a video with physicist Neil deGrasse Tyson explaining the ending of the…

This may sound a little clique but my other has been through hell and back to get me to where I am today. My mother has been the backbone that gets me through everything I go through in life. She is the most inspiring person to me because she is my number one support system, she takes care of me, and she encourage me to battle my obstacles. The most admirable person on this planet to me will forever and always be my mother. My mother has been through thick in thin in life to give my siblings…

This two-handled jar displayed in the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) in Boston is a very typical Geometric Greek amphora. According to the information of the artwork on the Museum website, this ceramic vessel painted by the Birdseed Painter was made around ca. 735-720 BCE, which is in the late Geometric period, and it was found in Athens, Greece. While there is no particular subject to it, this vessel is covered by geometric patterns in most of the area, and there are two bands of repetitive animal…

been contradictory opinions about safe spaces. On the one hand, safe spaces are necessary as they encourage discussion, physical safety, and group solidarity. On the contrary, safe spaces limit student exposure and can cause discrimination between the majority and minority figures, which causes safe spaces to have a negative reputation directed towards them. They engage in many definitions, my definition of a ‘safe space’ is any physical and or non- physical space where groups of the students…

Safe spaces are used to help those who feel unaccepted due to their background, lifestyle, capabilities, or for those who were triggered by a certain event. These safe spaces can help provide comfort and create a place for students to express themselves without being judged, but maybe these safe spaces are becoming too much of a problem on campuses. In the article, “Hiding From Scary Ideas,” Judith Shulevitz mentions many incidents where safe spaces have done more harm than good. I believe that…

problems, but the real concerns appear to be more ethical rather than the medical complications that may arise. The following dialogue is my interview with John Perry discussing this controversial procedure. The interview addresses the problem of personal identity, and aims to answer the key question: who will survive the operation? Dialogue The following interview takes place in a quite coffee shop Ashley Mahon: Hello Mr. Perry, thank you for meeting me today. John…

‘Happy as Larry’ a dance production choreographed by Shaun Parker, created at Shaun Parker and Company. Consisting of 9 dancers, 4 female and 5 male dancers. These dancers are professional dancers who work full time at Shaun Parker and Company located in New South Wales. The performance is broken down into sections, which consist of solo, duo, trio and whole group dancing. Happy as Larry is based on human happiness exploring the concept of what makes us happy? The Enneagram, the exploration of…