The Humanity of the Greek Gods

Philosophy & literature   |   Linguistics   |   Presentation   |   04/18/2008   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «The Humanity of the Greek Gods If you lived in Athens, Greece around the time when the great poet Homer lived, you probably would be acquainted with the many ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The Greek gods and unwarranted violent emotions. Petty emotions which are illustrated by chronic dissatisfaction and annoyance. The typical omniscience of divinity. The many vices the gods have. Conclusion. Works cited....»

Nietzsche and the Mother: A Contrast to Kantian Enlightenment

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   05/30/2008   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : « the cycle or generation which achieved the furthest progress for humanity (before the to a degradation of the imagination (93), but the Greek gods allowed men ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Nietzsche's critique of the history of religious guilt. Examining the religion of the nobles. The rhetorical brilliance of the passage and the creation of a remarkable synthesis of ideas. Conclusion. Works cited....»

The Ecstasy of Grief

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   10/19/2007   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : « Eros eventually died alongside the Greek gods, but a small portion lived on as a Even Jesus commanded of all humanity that they love the Lord [their] God with ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The ultimate sadness of Romanticism . The love accustomed to the contemporary world . Marriage and Romanticism. The adoption of everything as living proof . Conclusion. Work cited....»

Transformations of literature: Augustine’s ‘Confessions’ and Virgil’s ‘Aeneid’

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   12/18/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : « the fault of Christians turning away from the gods, St. Virgil would have the same effect on Greek boys as be self-deprecating and has to take humanity down to ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The Aeneid.. The standard invocations of the epic. . Themes of destiny.. The uses of a term that can be translated to mean 'imperial'.. The Punic Wars.. Augustine's Confessions.. His difference with Virgil.. A completely different...»

Why the Greeks?

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Presentation   |   07/13/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : « in their theology: some take the gods as little pry off the self-imposed lid that humanity presses upon the notion I ve encountered that Greek Philosophy was ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Technology and society.. Greece's rise above other civilizations.. The receptive impulse.. The creative impulse.. Greek Philosophy - aligned with the Christian worldview.. Conclusion.....»

Power and Sexuality in "Leda and the Swan" and "Goblin Market"

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   06/04/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : « is Yeats retelling of a well-known Greek myth, in reaches out with his power and interacts with humanity. nothing from her interaction with the gods- only the ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The animals: The swan and the goblins. The animals: Separate from the value system. Looking at one of the binary figures in each poem. The fruit of 'Goblin Market' . The ending of each poem and the question posed. Conclusion. Works...»

The ethics of Merton: Non-violence and its connection with the sacred

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Presentation   |   07/08/2008   |   .doc   |   9 pages
Document abstract : « were eventually integrated with some these Greek conceptions of is easy to follow the war gods, he remarks seen some of the most violent acts against humanity. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander.. The duty of a righteous man.. Emptiness makes us the vehicle of a greater understanding. . Religion is bound up in the dogmas which can be used as tools of power and division.. How do you enforce nonviolence?...»

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