A Better Fate: Mythology and the Creation of Meaning

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   School essay   |   10/12/2007   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : « In a sense, the purpose of the ancient Greek s life was to please the gods, and his There is no smaller scale, no individuality. There is no humanity. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The myths of ancient Greece and Rome . The death of a religion. Finding direction and instruction in the past . Conclusion: The end of Christianity....»

Divine Flaws

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Term papers   |   05/07/2007   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : « Just as Greek deities were gods to whom the that God is more of an archetypal Machiavellian prince than he is an altruistic, loving father to humanity. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Clear evidence that God feared the increasing power of ambitious men. God's vulnerability: Evident due to his fear of humans' worshipping a different deity. Tension in the assertion that God is vulnerable. Suggestions that God showed...»

The role of Eros, madness and desire, and physical sexuality in Plato's philosophy

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Term papers   |   05/01/2009   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : « Tartarus (Underworld), so Erōs was one of the most ancient Gods. He is not a God in the usual Greek sense, but an intermediary between humanity and the ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Plato. Eros In Greek mythology. Plato and the forms. The role of Eros. Symposium. Phaedrus. The role of madness and desire. Divine madness. The nature of desire. Physical sexuality. Eros and the final goa...»

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.....»

Homer and the Futility of War

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   School essay   |   12/04/2007   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : « A Greek comedy by Aristophanes centers its plot on the out of empathy or self-pity, or even mutual humanity, all of expecting the king to bow to the gods so as ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Ways to divide various Anti war fiction. The traditional cut endings. The destruction of the great city . Evidence of Homer's detraction of war . The question of the dates of the Iliad. Conclusion....»

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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