Platonism

Transcendentalism is a philosophy that originated in the 1830's. Its chief aficionado, Ralph Waldo Emerson, began the movement by meeting regularly with other intellectuals of the time to discuss a various array of topics. The Transcendentalism movement was the mainstream flow of writers in the New England Renaissance, large in part to it affected all of the scholars of the period. The contrasting philosophy anti- Transcendentalism was a small philosophical movement predominantly consisting of…

Charles Baudelaire’s “The Painter of Modern Life” and G.-Albert Aurier’s “Symbolism in Painting: Paul Gauguin” are key texts in understanding the creation of modern art in France. When looking at art produced from the 19th century, art changed forms from traditional, naturalistic styles towards modern styles is clear. Baudelaire and Aurier wield their conceptions of art and beauty against the Academy and its traditional style in the two texts. The different theories established in each article…

human experience since the ancient times (Wang Hanli, 2014: 11). And Jung gave the postulation that “the contents of the collective unconscious, ..., are known as archetypes” (1999: 4). His contemplation about the archetype can be traced back to Platonism, for he borrowed the dianoia about archetype of Plato from Saint Augustinus, and applied it to modern psychology. Briefly, Jung explored the potential connection between collective unconscious and human spiritual heredity, pioneering the…

Church. Justin Martyr was born in the Roman city of Flavia Neapolis (today Nablus) in A.D. 100. He was born to Pagan parents. He converted to Christianity around A.D. 130. While growing up St. Justin learnt about Stoicism, Pythagoreanism, and Platonism. Other than being a Martyr, he was also a Philosopher and Apologist. He argued that pagan philosophy is not entirely wrong but is a partial understanding of the truth and serves as a “schoolmaster to bring us to Christ”. St. Justin opened up his…

“There have been a few times this past week when all I wanted to do was just to curl up with a good book or our dogs and never leave the house again.” In her first speech since losing the 2016 Presidential Election, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton perfectly summarized the feelings of millions of Democrats, who, after volunteering countless hours for Hillary Clinton and other Democrats, were left in complete despair when they saw the results of the 2016 Election: Republicans controlled both…

in 1515). One of the last judgment painting finished in 1534. Plus a day, a Night, Dawn and Dusk(sculptures all finished by 1533). Starting in the 1530's Michelangelo had written poem's about 300 survive. Many integrated the philosophy of Neo-Platonism that a human soul, promoted by love and ecstasy, can join together with an almighty God, thought that had been the main subject of extreme discussion while he was a young child living in the house of Lorenzo de' Medici's home. Later after he…

affect the citizens of that society. There are myriads of leaders that have ruled throughout history. These leaders had certain traits that led to the outcomes of their eras. The ideal leader is aligned with the principles of Plato and the ideas of platonism and stoicism. In Plato’s, The Republic, the wisdom of an ideal leader is described and analyzed. Leaders are first and foremost wise in the way that they know what they do not know. “I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and…

Giotto, a younger member of the artist guild, was a student of Cimabue. Both Giotto and Cimabue painted Virgin and Child Enthroned altarpieces created from wood panels of tempera and gold. Viewing their renditions of the Virgin and Child Enthroned, Cimabue’s and Giotto’s distinct styles are apparent. By comparing and contrasting Cimabue’s and Giotto’s style of work, the viewer can see the shift from Byzantine to classical style of art. Cimabue’s and Giotto’s Virgin and Child Enthroned…

According to Latourette conditions in the Greco-Roman empire favored the spread of faith ,they did not necessarily mean that Christianity would be the religion to triumph (Latouret1953;19) this implies that the competitors existed besides Judaism to which several of the competitors existed with an upper hand ,there existed religions ,cults which were maintained by the state these include gods of Rome and these cities of the empire (www.reaingacts .com)this phenomenon existed inform of Emperor…

For centuries in the Middle Ages there have been little changes to the scientific knowledge, and the Catholic Church had adopted a system of beliefs that is based on the teachings of the Romans which it had successfully incorporated into their religious doctrine. During this period of time only few scientific inquiries and experimentations were conducted. However, the Renaissance shaped the western societies’ doctrinal passivity entirely. In the early modern period, there was a fundamental…