Philosophical realism

Answer: Before taking Humanities 210, I would have described my philosophies as determinism and idealism. “Determinism is the philosophical proposition that every event, decision, and action, is casually determined by an unbroken chain of prior occurrences” (Mastin para. 1). I was very focused on the idea that individual ideas were predetermined and that they were meant to be. With idealism, I truly did believe that my thoughts were formed due to my reality. My conscious choice of these…

his years of working as an artist he has created two paintings which reflects the embodiment of womanly beauty known as Birth of Venus, c. 1484-86 and Primavera, c.1482. Botticelli was a master ahead of his time. He exceptionally captured the true realism of movement within these majestical fantasy-like paintings. The creation of these two masterpieces reflects the beliefs of today’s current society where individuals are appreciated within their bareness, which shows…

David Hume was one of the most influential philosophers of his time and continues to be mentioned and studies to this day. Almost equally as impressive was the response that philosopher Immanuel Kant had to his Inquiry of Human Understanding. Kant attempted to respond to Hume’s ideas and in this essay, I will identify the Hume’s beliefs behind the concepts such as cause, and effect and I will later defend Kant’s response to Hume. He raises points that leave his reader with a deeper understanding…

Introduction In this assignment research will be done about Plato. After reading this assignment, it will be clear what philosophy and academic thinking are, where and when Plato lived, what his ideas where and how people reacted and perhaps still react. Furthermore, a reflection on his ideas will be given as well as my view on his beliefs. Philosophy The definition of philosophy is already contained in the word philosophy itself. In Greek, philo means love or devotion and sophia means wisdom.…

Critical assessment of conflicts between the theories of Meinong and Lewis By Stuart Mercer Word Count Here I will discuss the differences and similarities for two philosophical theories. One is Meinong’s Object theory which was created by one of the most influential thinkers at the beginning of the 20th century, by an Austrian philosopher Alexius Meinong. His best known conception deals with among other things, with objects that do not exist. This belief is a part of Meinong…

It also seems that Beckett’s plays are more philosophical rendering of the dynamics of oppression as compare to those of Harold Pinter as Beckett’s characters act and react more obliquely then those of Pinter’s. Harold Pinter emerged on the literary scene after Beckett and therefore, his dramas are more…

Research Essay The Matrix is a 1999 science fiction film about the artificial intelligence computers enslaving mankind. The movie portrayed a cyberpunk, dystopian universe in which machines took over the whole of humanity and incarcerated them in a computer program known as the Matrix. The film displayed a constant battle between machines and humans. The Matrix became a popular film that was thought-provoking and full of ambiguities about the virtual world in computers and reality. The…

Stalin to Fascism Review Sheet Vocabulary: Amritsar Massacre an incident in 1919 in which British troops fired on an unarmed crowd of Indians performing acts of civil disobedience Balfour Declaration statement issued by the British government in 1917 supporting the establishment of a homeland for the Jews in Palestine civil disobedience illegal nonviolent refusal to obey unjust laws collective large farm owned and operated by peasants as a large group command economy economic system in…

INTRODUCTION In the history of human evolution, art is an indispensable item, whether it is from prehistoric times to the present 21st century. Whether period or modern apes, humans are inseparable and art. Can be found everywhere in life is not the same art, perhaps a modern or perhaps handed down from ancient times. In modern times, art history has become a discipline dedicated to teaching people how to assess and explain the basis of the works of art on their own perspective. Through a…

Fear can numb a person. It can make one live a deluded reality, facing more trouble avoiding their fears rather than obtaining what they desire. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley races past a comfort-driven ideal of life to the reality of living with no values. Technology within society demoralizes factors that make one human, and the divisions within the population isolate each individual. This aids in the development of underlying tones centered around the meaning of life and the incapability…