ArtsOneRepCom 2014-11-03 18:58:01
I can only summarize my experience of Leviathan in one way, however coarse it may be: A pain in the a**. I apologize for the crudeness, but books concerning certain theories are not my cup of tea. It was difficult for me to go through due to the archaic language, and I attribute this partly […] Continue reading →
The Tempest: A reliable tale of the perils of revenge?
Shakespeare’s the Tempest has remained one of his finest works, but the actual validity of the play itself is something one must consider. We can argue Prospero is one of the major story-tellers in the play, and his accounts are skewed with partiality from a bitterness of a time much before the Island. His motives […] Continue reading →
Hobbes: Arts One Makes Sense Now
Finally, a novel or discourse (not really sure what to call Leviathan as discussed in the first lecture) that I can really sink my teeth into. Although written in archaic language, Hobbes has written in a clean and precise way which I can comprehend and therefore appreciate on many levels. Hobbes, obsessed with defining every […] Continue reading →
Appelfeld, Until the Dawn’s Light
In this post I would like to focus on an aspect of Appelfeld’s novel that wasn’t yet touched on in tutorial. The reoccurring allusion to the body as being an extension of the mind and spirit was something that I found particularly interesting in my reading. What brought my attention to this theme was the […] Continue reading →
On Absolutism and the State
Sophocles’ Antigone provides an interesting perspective on the absolute ruler. In lecture today, we talked about the idea of Creon as the real tragic character of Creon, whose fatal flaw of stubbornness and unwillingness to change is his downfall. As the other main character and the arguable antagonist, the audience gets to see a lot of […] Continue reading →
The Imaginary City
In Republic by Plato, the main character, Socrates, discusses a theoretical city to demonstrate justice and injustice within a community and people. The town he imagines is unethical. Socrates talks about a city without free will, where people are born into their class and career with no ability to change their situation. Only the guardians, […] Continue reading →
Plato’s The Republic
Plato is a household name within the world of philosophy and in most intelligent conversations, we see his name arise. However, I personally was stunned by the political ideas of structure and society that he openly publishes under his name, compounding to the fact that Socrates also shares his name to these ideals. “Excess of […] Continue reading →
Thrasaymachus and the Injust
Thrasymachus’s view on justice interests me. In a compelling argument, Thrasymachus claims that an unjust person has the ability to achieve the best life. He believes that on a large scale, those who are unjust profit and benefit more than those who are just. I find that his view on justice is very materialistic. Much […] Continue reading →
Plato, Homer, & Atwood
The focus on the concept of justice and frequent references to Homer in Plato’s Republic made me think about justice as portrayed in The Odyssey and The Penelopiad. In The Odyssey, the concept of “justice” is rather obscure; humans do not appear to have much agency and the concept of “fate” and often biased discretion […] Continue reading →
Thrasymachus and the Unjust
Thrasymachus’s view on justice interests me. In a compelling argument, Thrasymachus claims that an unjust person has the ability to achieve the best life. He believes that on a large scale, those who are unjust profit and benefit more than those who are just. I find that his view on justice is very materialistic. Much […] Continue reading →