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 : « They emerge from the primeval depths and by their appearance they tear open the infernal or divine abyss from which they coma and enable us to see for a moment ...»

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?...»

Even this simple paper is beautiful: American beauty as a philosophical primer

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Presentation   |   11/19/2008   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : « On the night when he first fantasizes about Angela, he says, I feel like I've been in a coma for the past twenty years. And I'm just now waking up. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. American Beauty as a film.. No place for people who see the inherent beauty.. Laura Mulvey's essay 'Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema'.. The transition.. Lester's change - sudden and drastic. . A disparity between beauty and being...»

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