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Determinism in Plays by Euripides, 2006.
An analysis of Euripides' plays, "Medea", "Hippolytus", "Electra", and "The Bacchae" and the message they contain about determinism.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 35.95
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Euripides teaches us that, although reason must be our guide, the primitive things in the universe are not reasonable. There exist in the universe forces that we can neither understand nor control - only participate in, This paper examine the validity of this quotation with respect to the "Medea", "Hippolytus", "Electra", and "The Bacchae". Certain points about Euripides' plays are striking in terms of the circumstances in which the characters find themselves as well as the forces acting upon them. They are driven by urges that are not their own. Forces are acting upon them that predestine behavior. Yet, somehow the characters are responsible for their actions.
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Early Greek Plays, 2002.
A look at the plays of Sophocles, Euripides and Aeschylus.
3,400 words (approx. 13.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 124.95
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This paper discusses how early Greek plays often portrayed tragedy through the use of royal characters; moreover, there are varying attitudes, ethics, and character-type portrayals among Sophocles', Euripides', and Aeschylus' writings.
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The Role of the Chorus in Greek Plays, 2004.
Looks at the role of the chorus in Euripides's play, "Medea", and Aeschylus's play, "Agamemnon".
1,169 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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This paper explains how the chorus in the plays, "Medea" and "Agamemnon", enhance the audience's experience as they watch the plays and contemplate their opinions of the actual character and the character as reflected by the chorus.
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"Euripides play, Medea, has created astonishing results since the time it was written, 2400 years back and was first performed in 431 BC. The play originates from the ancient myths of Jason and Medea, while it, ?investigates the psychology of revenge and betrayal?.( Euripides? Medea ?ICFI?, reviewed by: Stephen Griffiths http://www.wsws.org/arts/1998/aug1998/med-a04.shtml ). Euripide, though a male writer has been able to view a females? mind emerging with power and great intensity. He was the first Athenian to use the chorus as a commentator, in order to interpret human sufferings without the wisdoms of the gods. Parallel to Medea, Aeschylus? Agamemnon narrates a similar myth of Agamemnon and his queen, Clytemnestra in a play, which was written in Greek in the fifth century B.C. Aeschylus was known to be the first playwright and the father of Western Drama."
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Euripides' Bacchae, 2008.
A review of the poem "The Bacchae of Euripides" written by Euripides.
841 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 29.95
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The paper discusses the conflict in the poem, "The Bacchae of Euripides", by Euripides and explains that the conflict is constructed around the opposition between Pentheus and Dionysus which is, in fact, a tool of characterization. The paper relates that the conflict between the two characters arises because both of them want to seize power and to have authority over each other and Thebes.
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"Pentheus thinks he has caught the stranger and orders the prisoner to be bound and tortured only to find out that it is in fact impossible thanks to the god's powers that the king had refused to acknowledge. Consequently, Dionysus turns into a bull when the king's men try to chain him, and then when the king himself plunges a knife into his prisoner, the latter turns into a shadow and remains unharmed. Nevertheless, Dionysus tries to make Pentheus change his ways but the king cannot be convinced. The women who served Dionysus lived on a mountain where they feasted, danced and sang. When they saw the messenger - disguised as a cowherd - that the king had sent to spy on them, they chase and try to kill him. Although he escapes, his cattle do not, and so, Pentheus' mother who was disguised and had joined the herd is captured by the mad women of Dionysus."
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"Hippolytus" ( Euripides ), "King Lear" ( Shakespeare ) and " 'tis Pity She's A Whore" ( John Ford ), 1999.
Compares the treatment of the themes of illegitimacy and incest in three plays, focusing on "Hippolytus".
2,925 words (approx. 11.7 pages), 3 sources, $ 103.95
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This study will explore the themes ofillegitimacy/legitimacy and incest in three plays, Euripides's Hippolytus, Shakespeare's King Lear, and John Ford's 'Tis Pity She's a Whore.
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"This study will explore the themes ofillegitimacy/legitimacy and incest in three plays, Euripides's Hippolytus, Shakespeare's King Lear, and John Ford's 'Tis Pity She's a Whore. The study will focus on Hippolytus and the several illegitimate children in that play, followed by comparisons of that play with the latter two. The argument of the study will be that the issues of illegitimacy and incest have more to do with love rather than sex, or even with morality, and, therefore, investigation of those issues will focus on the roles which illegitimacy and incest play in the expression of love and in the obstacles to love.
Hippolytus is the illegitimate son of Theseus, but an obsessively virtuous man who incurs the wrath of Aphrodite because of his rejection of her and his alliance with Artemis, a ..."
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"Medea" by Euripides and by Seneca, 2002.
A comparison of two versions of the story.
1,905 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 60.95
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This paper compares the two versions of Medea, one by Euripides and another by Seneca. The Greek mythological Medea is known for her evil nature and dangerous passions, which drove her wild with jealousy, and she committed a series of murders to make her husband suffer. This paper examines the story of Medea.
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"Medea is a despicable character of Greek mythology and Euripides later produced a play on her story. The Euripides?s version of Medea is the most popular though many others presented their own versions. Along with Euripides, Seneca also produced a well-known play on the subject. There have been slight differences in all available versions of Medea, but the plot remains the same. Medea was the princess of Colchis who fell in love with Jason and helped him obtain the Golden Fleece through her powers of Witchcraft. She knew magic and sorcery and often used her skills for her ulterior motives."
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Determinism, 2004.
This paper discusses whether there is a meaningful distinction between hard and soft determinism and the implication of this distinction.
1,550 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 50.95
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This paper explains that philosophers debate, based on Newtonian Determinism, from two views with opposite implications for human life and moral judgment, whether humans genuinely have free will. The author points out that, according to the Hard Determinism point of view, since every individual event is a necessary result of prior causes, the eventual outcome of every single event, which occurs in the universe, is predetermined. The paper relates that Soft Determinism accepts the overall premise that all events in the universe are indeed completely necessary and unchangeable results of events and conditions that precede them, but the distinction between Hard and Soft Determinism is that the latter postulates that free will and the genuine ability to make decisions and to shape our own lives in an ongoing manner are nevertheless possible.
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Introduction
Hard Determinism
Implications of Hard Determinism
Soft Determinism
Implications of Soft Determinism
Conclusion
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"The argument is that only inanimate objects and events (such as the tides, earthquakes, and the solar orbits of the planets) are completely determined by preceding natural conditions and events in the manner that the course of Osmo?s life was charted before he lived it. On the other hand, under soft determinism, internal living processes (especially human thoughts) are still subject to free will and mental choices by which sentient beings may determine what happens in their lives, despite the fact that the rest of the (inanimate) universe strictly obeys the principles of hard determinism.
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"Medea" ( Seneca ) and "Medea" ( Euripides ), 1999.
Compares the characters, incidents, themes, styles and language of these plays by Roman and Greek writers based on the same myth.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 2 sources, $ 47.95
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This study will compare two plays entitled Medea, by the Roman Seneca and the Greek Euripides. The focus of the study will be on the general superiority of Euripides' presentation of the tragedy. Despite the fact that the plays tell the same story, except for a few minor differences, the dramatic skills and story-telling flair of Euripides outshine the more leaden and much longer-winded Seneca.
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"This study will compare two plays entitled Medea, by the Roman Seneca and the Greek Euripides. The focus of the study will be on the general superiority of Euripides' presentation of the tragedy. Despite the fact that the plays tell the same story, except for a few minor differences, the dramatic skills and story-telling flair of Euripides outshine the more leaden and much longer-winded Seneca. Seneca tends to create interminable-seeming speeches with little dramatic or expository reward, especially from his Chorus. In fact, the editors themselves excise one long and obviously irrelevant speech "of great detail" from the Chorus of Seneca (Seneca 318). In addition, Seneca's tendency to flowery language often stops the play in its tracks rather than deepening its emotional impact as the author must have intended. Euripides, on the other hand, uses down-to-earth ..."
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Freedom and Determinism, 2002.
A discussion on the rejection of the libertarian position and the affirmation of soft determinism.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 53.95
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This paper is an analysis and overview of the concepts of freedom over and against 'determinism'. The position of determinism will be defended in light of a passage or paragraph taken from the work and philosophy of Baron d' Holbach. This paper will begin with a general overview of the positions involved in the debate. In turn, following the overview of freewill, determinism, and compatibilism, this paper will present an analysis of both the 'passage' or 'quote' in question, but also outline some of the tenets and ideas of B.F. Skinner from a work titled 'Beyond Freedom and Dignity'. Next, an argument will be presented which defends a 'soft determinist' or 'compatibilist' argument which is made by A.J. Ayer.
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Determinism vs. Free Will, 2005.
An overview of the concept of determinism versus the concept of free will.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 2 sources, $ 26.95
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Determinism says that the environment, heredity, defense mechanisms, and other influences direct the way people act. Soft determinism states that people are determined, but they also are free. The paper shows that human behavior is the result of different deterministic forces that directs them in making different choices with people not being forced to act in certain ways, because they have the freedom to make choices as shown and stated in the philosophy of soft determinism.
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Determinism, 2004.
This paper offers a discussion of the concepts of free will and determinism.
2,700 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 95.95
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In this article, the writer looks at the concepts of free will and determinism. The paper focuses on the perception of human choice from the world view of scientific determinism and Hinduism. The paper argues that the admission of a degree of free will in Hindu philosophy is incompatible with the notion of scientific determinism.
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"The issues to be decided in this research include the following: What is scientific determinism? What is the role of determinism and free will in Hinduism? Is scientific determinism compatible with Hinduism? What forces influence human thought and action? The methodology employed to address these issues includes the use of literature, religious sermons, textbooks, research, journal articles and Web sites devoted to the issues of determinism in determinism free will and Hinduism. Such sources have provided the research from which the following analysis is ... "
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Euripides, Sophocles and Aeschylus, 2006.
This paper examines how Euripides, Sophocles and Aeschylus set the foundations of drama today.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 6 sources, $ 62.95
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The paper discusses how Euripides, Sophocles and Aeschylus are the three most significant Greek playwrights that have affected the development of modern drama. Aeschylus, the oldest of the playwrights existing in the Greek period, gave modern drama the actor, the scenery and the dialogue that is significant to how theatrical works have been constructed throughout the history of theatre. Sophocles added the third actor and then set about transforming the dialogue of the play in a manner that allowed theatrical work to develop with dramatic movement for the characters and the spectators. Euripides created the prologue to allow the audience to comprehend the world that had been created on the stage. However, the paper explains that Euripides also changed the manner in which gender was viewed in theatre and he gave women strength that affected not only the drama of his time, but the drama of the modern world as well.
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Free Will and Determinism, 2006.
An overview of theories about free will and determinism and how they are relevant to criminal law and the judicial system.
1,229 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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This paper begins with a discussion and explanation of theories about free will and determinism, explaining that most people believe in both determinism and free will, even though there is a basic contradiction between the two theories. The paper then takes a look at how we can apply the theory of determinism to the study of criminal law and the judicial system if we, at the same time, believe in free will.
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"Most individuals are inclined to believe that every event or occurrence has a cause, rather than think that things happen haphazardly. The belief that there is a cause to every event is known as determinism. To think otherwise would be considered nonsense. It would be ridiculous if someone thought, for example, that her clock stopped working for no reason whatsoever. Even if no one could determine the precise cause or causes, we still would not accept the idea that the clock's stopping had no cause. Whether the subject is clocks, lights coming on, the workings of a computer, or the common cold, each has a cause. The same could be said for the actions of humans, every action that is said or done have causes. An action is an event. The actions may be caused by hereditary, previous experiences, some peculiarity in personality, the circumstances under which the act occurred, etc. Most would agree that actions have causes; otherwise they would happen by chance and that is thought is frightening."
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Determinism and Free Will, 2004.
A philosophical debate regarding the co-existence of determinism and free will in one's life.
1,458 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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The conflict between determinism and free will is a long-standing one. It is one of those philosophical issues that might never be fortunate enough to receive a unanimously agreed upon solution, and, for this reason, it is up to each person how he views the issues and seeks to resolve it. This paper explains that, as with most philosophical theories, the relationship of determinism and free will is a contentious issue because they oppose each other, and in order to support one, you need to give up the other. It is generally believed that the two cannot exist together for they are in conflict with each other and, thus, are incompatible. This paper provides definitions of the terms in order to help the reader decide whether the two are compatible or not and if free will has any place in the doctrine of determinism.
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"Determinism therefore ignores the role of choices or moral responsibility and primarily focuses on the role of previous events or cause in the creation of a new event. For example, when a person misbehaves with an elderly determinism would free him of his moral responsibility to have behaved more properly and instead study the causes of his behavior. Determinists believe that behind every current event is a past cause or event and keeping this view in mind, we would probably acquit the misbehaving person and instead accuse those past causes and events that mad him behave the way he did."
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Hume as a Soft Determinist: The Reconciliation of Freewill and Determinism, 2002.
An overview of Davis Hume's views on freewill and determinism from his work "Of Liberty and Necessity".
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 1 source, $ 62.95
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This paper is an analysis of the question of freewill and determinism as interpreted from the writings of David Hume. Specifically, this paper will present an overview and analysis of Hume's argument from "Of Liberty and Necessity", and it will be demonstrated that Hume is a 'soft determinist'. It will be argued that because 'necessity' (determinism) is a 'belief' that is conditioned in humans, and because certain patterns of behavior cross-culturally can be observed and understood as similar, that he is therefore a determinist to some extent.
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