Tool or trifle: The moral question of style

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   07/14/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : « The Rise of the Modern Prose Style. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1968. Aristotle. Aristotle's Rhetoric. Trans. W R. Roberts. Ed. Lee Honeycutt. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «My instruction in writing always seemed to contradict my taste in reading. . Morris W. Croll, a Princeton professor - Historian.. The development of theory regarding style.. Should we even be worrying about sty;e? . The problem with scientific and...»

Ethics and faith in "Fear and Trembling"

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Term papers   |   04/06/2009   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : « because he had transcended the limits of systems such as Aristotle s through Silentio s rhetoric is constantly approaching a religious voice, but never quite ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The story behind fear and trembling. The story behind ethics. What is truth. Conclusion. Bibliography....»

The Enlightenment of Sir Gawain

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Term papers   |   04/24/2007   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « Night, however, Gawain is but well-versed in the artificial rhetoric of love and inseparable, a conception of virtue that goes back to Aristotle and Augustine. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. The Green Knight's appearance at the court of King Arthur. Gawain's spiritual education. The beheading of the Green Knight . Gawain's arrival at Sir Bertilak's castle. The use of the word 'gaze'. As in Shakespeare's...»

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