Love is neither wise nor beautiful‚ but the desire or pursuit of wisdom and beauty. Love is expressed via propagation and reproduction‚ as in the exchange and development of ideas. Socrates in the Symposium best expresses this belief. Socrates ’ view of Love and Beauty was that one is the pursuit of the other‚ and that other is the greatest of all knowledge. Love is a driving force‚ a compulsion forward to a goal. Much as a moth is drawn to light‚ for its heat‚ people are lured to Beauty by Love
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Love For Goodness Sake Socrates says‚ “In a word‚ then‚ love is wanting to possess the good forever” (206B). Naturally‚ it would be my inclination to agree with this statement; however‚ love is much more complex than Socrates’ definition. Love is the desire to always be happy‚ and finding goodness is the key to happiness. Love brings the good out of our souls to guide our lives. We search for goodness in love‚ yet surrendering to love and desire (eros) is what brings out our goodness. The happiness
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Friederich Rückert Amanda Witkowski October 2010 Larkowski: Vocal Literature Friederich Rückert (1788-1866) is recognized as one of the most prominent figures of German Romanticism. Through his lyric poetry‚ political writings‚ and poetic translations‚ Rückert has managed to touch most every part of German literature‚ leaving marks on history‚ poetry and German Lieder. Born in Schweinfurt‚ Rückert received a well rounded education. Studying at Würzburg and Heidelberg Universities‚ Rückert
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employment for the people Goals: To create more products to satisfy people History: Baking sweets was Ms. Serrano’s hobby. Back then‚ she only gave them to her co-workers as gifts and goodies. After some time‚ her co-workers and friends started to love her works so they thought of ordering more from her. Until such time that she thought of making it a business. It was first established 13 years ago‚ year 1999‚ through hard work‚ perseverance and determination‚ she finally perfected her product which
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civil rights movement they think of the speeches by MLK‚ sit-ins and boycotts‚ or the freedom riders‚ but few people think of the grassroot tactics and other strategies individuals used to push the agenda of equality for all. In the novel For Freedom’s Sake‚ Chana Kai Lee outlines the efforts of Fannie Lou Hammer with Student Nonviolent‚ Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party‚ and other groups. They combine grassroot efforts with protest to create the greatest changes. These groups focused on registering
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Understanding The Phrase and The Philosophy behind it Art for art’s sake‚ a slogan translated from the French l’art pour l’art‚ which was coined in the early 19th century by the French philosopher Victor Cousin. The phrase expresses the belief held by many writers and artists‚ especially those associated with Aestheticism‚ that art needs no justification‚ that it need serve no political‚ didactic‚ or other end. Art for art’s sake is primarily a phrase to differentiate art as a class apart from the
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Love You Forever Book Analysis By: Matthew Strong Love You Forever is a classic heart-warming story by Robert Munsch built around a simple‚ but eternally meaningful commitment from a mother to a child to love him forever. Robert Munsch has become a world-renowned author of children’s books for his unique use of exaggerated expressions that produce sounds that are very appealing and fun for children. In Love You Forever Munsch uses words like “crazy” and “zoo” to add the effect of comedy but
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Jeremy Lahey Philosophy 120 Ethics Term Paper 11/27/12 Friedrich Nietzsche and Existentialism: Section I. Biography: Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche was born on October 15‚ 1844 to Ludwig and Franziska Nietzsche in Röcken‚ in the Prussian Province of Saxony. Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche was named after King Wilhelm IV as the 15th of October was also his birthday‚ he turned 49. In the summer of 1849 Ludwig Nietzsche suffered nervous seizures which ended Ludwig’s life 10 months later on July 29th
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Dame Would you commit a murder for a million euro? What if you knew you could not be arrested? What if‚ by doing so‚ you were ridding society of an injustice? In Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s play ‘Der Besuch der alten Dame’‚ he explores the question of human nature and how far an individual and a society will go in order to prosper financially. He examines whether consistent rationalization will eventually outweigh morality and drive a small town to murder one of their own citizens for the sake of economic
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Running head: FRIEDRICH HAYEK 1 Friedrich August Von Hayek Donotra Woods Post University FRIEDRICH HAYEK 2 According to Hayek (1994‚ p. 168) “Probably it is true enough that the great majority are rarely capable of thinking independently‚ that on most questions
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