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Gassett and Freud's Views on the Post World War One Era, 2002.
This essay compares the views of Jose Ortega Y Gassett and Sigmund Freud on post World War One era and also discusses the problems facing humanity at the time.
1,370 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 45.95
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This paper summarizes, compares and critically reviews Gasset's work, "The Revolt of the Masses" and Freud's work, "Thoughts for the Times on War and Death". Throughout, it attempts to place these works within their historical context of the period in which they were written as well as understand the thoughts and philosphies behind the authors.
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"Freud and Gasset, as conservative intellectual men, have a unique perspective on what was to be the world?s bloodiest century. Each wrote in the midst of struggles of with uncertain outcomes, and in both works surveyed their capacities for rational analysis was underscored by a tangible sense of fear. Despite this, the origins of their works and the perspective of each differ significantly. These discrepancies deserve close inspection."
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Post-Modernism, Post-War Critical Theory and Marxism, 2003.
A comparative analysis of post-modernist theories with post-war critical theory.
3,148 words (approx. 12.6 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 91.95
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This paper embarks on an examination of the work of post-war critical theorists Adorno, Horkheimer and Marcuse who capture the dominant themes of post-war Critical Theory well. It proceeds to show how many parallels are evident between post-war Critical Theory and the more recently formulated postmodernist theories. An examination of postmodernist theories then ensues, taking as exemplars the work of Baudrillard, Jameson and Harvey. It concludes by arguing that postmodernist theories do indeed revisit the critique of modern culture, which post-war Critical Theory began and they do so without the political commitment to Marxism. An explanation for this follows, discussing the events which ?shattered a whole generation of French intellectual?s beliefs in the moral supremacy of Marxism? and sheds light on the climate which ultimately paved way for the emergence of postmodernism.
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"Advertising encourages individuals to view themselves primarily as consumers, and under the guise of entertainment, audiences are manipulated into accepting and conforming to existing society. Kellner captures this sentiment well claiming ?advertising progressively fuses in style and technique with the entertainment of the culture industry, which in turn can be read as a series of advertisements for existing society and the established way of life? (1989:33). The culture industry is designed to discourage individuals from challenging the given order, to think critically and indeed, think for themselves. ?The need, which might resist control, has already been suppressed by the control of individual consciousness? (1995: 121). Adorno and Horkheimer show how the products of the culture industry are similar to those produced in a factory, sharing their belief that ?under monopoly all mass culture is identical?. (1995: 121)."
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Differing Views Of Human Nature according to Karl Marx and Sigmund Freud, 1990.
Compares conceptions of human nature as proposed by Marx and Freud. Marx's conception is based on economic interactions and the relationship of humans to labor, Freud's conception is rooted in theoretical constructs of the mind producing observable beh
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 31.95
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" Differing views of human nature are found in the theories of Karl Marx and Sigmund Freud. The two writers address diverse aspects of human life, with Marx centering on the economic and political and Freud on the inner life of the mind and the ways in which that manifests itself in human behavior. The two men have as their starting point a conception of human nature which shows why human beings behave as they do, and for both men the reasons for human behavior are hidden from view, hidden from the understanding of the majority of people responding to them. For Marx, the hidden force is economic and involves the relationship of the human being to labor, while for Freud the hidden force is found in theoretical constructs of the mind which govern different aspects of thought and behavior and whose interaction produces the behavior we can see..."
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Three Views on Ethics: Socrates, Plato, and Freud, 2004.
A comparison of the differing attitudes of Plato, Freud, and Socrates towards ethics.
1,113 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 38.95
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This paper explains how Socrates and Plato differ in detail, but their basic view of reason as the key to ethical thinking and the right thing as an objective standard remain the same. Freud differs significantly because he adds the ideas on the subconscious mind to the issue. In doing so, Freud rejects reason as the basis of ethical thinking and also shows that the right thing is subjective, rather than objective. This paper considers these differences in more detail. Firstly, the ethical theories of each are described ,and this is followed by a consideration of the specific differences.
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"Socrates view of ethics was one based on seeing it as a rational process. According to Socrates nobody would purposely choose to do the wrong thing. Instead, a person would only do the wrong thing if they didn?t have the information to know any better. This view places reason as central to ethics, where the person who knows what is right does what is right. With this view, the only barrier to ethical action is knowledge. This is a view where reasoning is considered as the basis by which decisions are made. Especially notable is that Socrates does not suggest that emotions might impact thinking, or even that a person just might think irrationally. Instead, people are considered to always think rationally, while any error in thinking is based on not having enough information."
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Woolfe and Freud, 2007.
A comparison of Virginia Woolfe and Sigmund Freud's views on women.
1,541 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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This paper describes and discusses the teachings of Sigmund Freud and Virginia Woolfe. The paper then compares Freud and Woolfe's views about women. The paper argues that Woolfe's views on women are much more realistic than Freud's are. The paper cites examples to support its argument and describes the writer's reaction to the theories.
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"Freud's theory of the "oedipal conflict" does nothing to reduce the tension between men and women. In fact, as an explanation, it sustains the tension and conflict between the sexes because it makes it unavoidable. According to Freud, we are human beings who must go through certain stages of development. All children must fall in love with their mothers and want to kill their fathers and must work through their feelings of guilt, anger, and envy. Virginia Woolfe, on the other hand, points out the inequality that women are subjected to in "a man's world," and the unfairness of society in keeping women from realizing their highest potentials. Society can do something about these things. Opportunities can be made for women to get education and to do great things. Woolfe offers hope. Freud does not. For women, then, what Woolfe has to say is more relevant."
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Freud and Anxiety, 2006.
A discussion of Sigmund Freud's views on overeating as a result of anxiety.
920 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 31.95
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This paper presents Sigmund Freud's views on overeating due to anxiety. The paper reviews Freud's concepts of the ego, id, superego and the unconscious and applies them to this situation. The paper also considers Freud's theories on the role of the libido.
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Five Questions Utilizing Views from Different Philosophers, 2002.
This paper addresses five questions from the views of classic philosophers. Human nature and human advantages can be investigated according to the theories of various philosophers, yet in many respects the views of a specific philosopher can best be used
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This paper addresses five questions from the views of classic philosophers. Human nature and human advantages can be investigated according to the theories of various philosophers, yet in many respects the views of a specific philosopher can best be used to define and describe a particular circumstance. This paper first presents the five questions and then addresses these questions according to the two theories that best suit that given circumstance.
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Views of Spartan Women, 2005.
An analysis of views on Spartan women, specifically Aristotle's views.
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The paper discusses Aristotle's view of Spartan women, that they constituted a formidable challenge to the patriarchal ideal. Aristotle expressed two main objections to Sparta: the city's failure to curtail women's freedom and to regulate women's ownership of private property. The paper further discusses how Sparta, in his view, represented a failure because it did not conform to his hierarchy of gender relations. The paper explores other sources that provide an image of Spartan women, which illustrates not just their equality with men in all domains, but their superiority over men as well.
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Balzac's Views on Family, 2005.
Describes Honore de Balzac's views on the family and how he expressed these views in his work.
2,176 words (approx. 8.7 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 67.95
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This paper looks at how Balzac used his works to express his views regarding French social life, particularly in relation to families. The paper examines "Cousin Bette", "Father Goriat", and "Lost Illusions". By using these sources, the paper demonstrates Balzac's belief that modern society, with its greed, corruption, and temptation, threatened the basic family structure, making families into monetary units of far less importance than they had been in previous days.
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"In Cousin Bette (Balzac, 1991), the main character, Lisbeth "Bette" Fischer, is a homely, middle-aged spinster who has lived her whole life in envy of her pretty cousin Adeline, who is married to Baron Hector Hulot DErvy, a prestigious military and government official who does not make a lot of money and is a complete womanizer. Hector has a slew of mistresses, despite his wife?s loyalty and devotion to him. Their daughter, Hortense, develops a crush on Bette?s "boyfriend," Wenceslas Steinbock, a young Polish sculptor, and marries him, convinced that his dreams of becoming a rich artist will someday come true. Bette, still wounded by her years as the homely cousin, decides that the Hulot family has upstaged her too many times and concocts an elaborate revenge scheme."
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Philosophers Views on Religion, 2001.
This paper analyzes the views of the origins of religion as explained by Karl Marx, Sigmund Freud and Edward Tyler.
1,050 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 36.95
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This paper explores the writings of these philosophers and their views on how religion came about. Their opinions are compared and contrasted.
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"Freud?s ideas on the origin of religion are expressed in his work The Psychology of Everyday Life. In this work he argues that religion is largely ?nothing but psychology projected into the external world,? naming religion as a type of paranoia. Freud expands on these ideas in The Future of an Illusion where he explains the origin of religion in more detail. Freud argues that organized religion has nothing to do with truth and instead reflects the trauma of human life. This trauma is caused by humans being aware that the end for them will be death and there is nothing they can do about it. Religion, Freud argues is created to offer people an illusion that life is controllable."
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Views on Alcoholism in the 1930s and 1940s, 1994.
A look at changing popular and medical views including the disease concept. A.A., socioeconomics, repeal of Prohibition, research, women alcoholics and post-war treatments.
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"Throughout the nineteenth century attempts were made to propagate the conception of alcoholism as a disease (Schmidt, Smart, & Moss, 1968, p. 4). In fact, there was a small number of institutions in which alcoholics were treated as ill persons. However, by the late nineteenth century, most of these centers were closed or taken over for the treatment of mental disease. Some describe the failure of the various institutions for alcoholics to inefficient management and to a lack of clarity in the formulation of the illness concept of alcoholism. Added to these causes was the nineteenth-century view, shared by the community and the medical profession, that alcoholism was a vice of the poor.
In North American literature of the late nineteenth century and early twentieth centuries, there was a change of emphasis in..."
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Orientalism and 19th Century Views of Sex in the Orient, 2002.
Explores traditional European views of the Orient, expeciallly with regard to views of sexuality.
3,650 words (approx. 14.6 pages), 9 sources, $ 133.95
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The political concept of "Orientalism" is discussed in this essay, and is examined in connection to historical contexts of 19th century Europe. This essay considers how "Orientalism" enables white Europeans to perceive themselves racially and culturally superior, and to render Asian and Middle-Eastern cultures as exotic, and as a commodity that can be consumed. The ideal of exotic Asians persists today in the form of the Asian sex-trades, and in this essay the role of sex, sexuality, and difference is critically analysed in relation to theory-work by Edward Said, and other cultural critics.
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Faith And World Views, 2002.
Provides answers to several theological questions regarding materialism and how it relates to views of the universe, war, and people in the workplace.
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The following questions are answered in a short answer format, 1) Explain the critical comparison of materialism and the theories of the views of the universe and the view of man. 2) Explain Western society's shift from theism to deism that led to naturalism which logically leads to nihilism. Elaborate on how one view leads to another and ends up with nihilism's loss of an abyss for human significance, truth, and moral values. 3) Explain materialism, and with it a statement of some of the reasons why one would choose materialism as a worldview. 4) Explain how to deal with war in the light of the set of materialism. 5) Explain how materialism affects one's actions regarding people in the workplace.
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"My Views" by Albert Einstein, 2005.
This paper discusses Albert Einstein's views on science and religion.
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The paper explains Albert Einstein's views that serious scientific workers represent the only profoundly religious people, as presented in his essay "My Views."
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"My Views;" An essay by Albert Einstein seeks to convince readers that serious scientific workers are the only profoundly religious people. In this essay Einstein discusses his views on the purpose of nature and meaning of life, coming to the conclusion that only those individuals who ascend to a third stage of religious experience, cosmic religious feeling, keep true religious feeling alive through the arts and sciences."
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Emile Durkheim's and Karl Marx's Views of Religion, 2006.
This paper shall examine the views of both Emile Durkheim and Karl Marx as they pertain to religion.
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Religion plays a key role in the works of both Emile Durkheim and Karl Marx and a close look at their respective views on religion are therefore very important. With that in mind, this paper argues that, while both Durkheim and Marx are not strong advocates of religion, Marx is especially sharp in his denunciation. In particular, whereas Durkheim does see some salutary effects associated with religious practice - such as the promotion of social solidarity as well as a collective moral code - Marx views religion as being basically an appendage of the capitalist establishment. More than that, Marx's vision of both religion and of capitalism is so unflattering that he compares the former to an ancient Near Eastern religious sect which favored the sacrifice of children to an obscure deity.
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