Came from the Greek word, philosophia, which literally means "love of wisdom". Is the study of general fundamental problems concerning matters such as existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. In ancient Greece Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy were included as a part of Philosophy. Thales of Miletus is the first proper philosopher in ancient Greece, the founder and the father of ionic school of ancient Greek Philosophy. Thales believed that the principle of all things is water
heart-breaking love story in the history of literature, Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet (1597) holds more than the depiction of an impossible and tragic love. The true driver of the story is the deeply-rooted hatred between the Houses of Capulet and Montague, who are stuck in a feud lasting decades. Shakespeare’s play invites the reader and the audience to reflect upon the rightful relationship between religion and the political community with its laws, between divine love and earthly love. Romeo and Juliet
Love! By just, instantaneously, uttering it, many thoughts come to the mind from happy, sad, unearthly feelings and emotions; as the proverb says: “It is love that makes the impossible possible”, and, in many philosophies of the world that only in love “1+1 may not necessarily be equal to two [and love makes your feelings and thoughts] … set… on fire” (Alsanea 2),mentioned in every land, culture, civilization…etc.; Also, this wonderful equation of love is expressed in Romeo and Juliet when Friar
of the greatest musicals of all the time. Furthermore, the fusion of the magnificent play of colors with splendid melodies and the insertion of the classic love story of Romeo and Juliet transforms it into a rich artistic whole. West Side Story is a metaphoric re-presentation of the original play, written by William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet. The way it was adapted to the modern American world brought diversity and vicissitude to the Shakespearean play. “Made during a period of significant Puerto
Love and belonging are an indestructible and indivisible need of all human beings. We are wired to physically, cognitively, and biologically love, be loved, and to belong. When the inherent needs of love are not met, we do not function as we were meant to. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is a five tier model that places love in the middle, impending after food, water, and life, which substantially demonstrates the philosophy of human motivation (McLeod 2). However, some may defy the laws found within
text produced under the influence of what French philosopher Jean-François Lyotard simplified in 1979 as ‘incredulity towards metanarratives’ (Lyotard 1984: XXIV), intended as a polemic rejection of all-comprehensive truths or ideologies, such as Social Progress and Marxism. ‘Sic transit gloria mundi’: faced with postmodern scepticism, not even these unifying Weltanschauungen, which had dominated Western society across the 19th and 20th century, can stand the test of time, to the point that late
Abstract This research will show about the literature periods which were divided by philosophical terms and explain what each periods will be like, why literature can relate with another aspects such as philosophy, the thing that really happen in the past like history, an abstract idea of politics, how it can reflect the society, why literature can increase the tourism rate in the countries that have places which related with the story in the literature and the truth that was hidden in the implication
African presence in Caribbean literature” he gave a lot of credit to the oral tradition and he celebrates the African culture. Also, Brathwaite criticizes the European scholars that wrote about the African and described them as people with no philosophy, no social life, no family structure, no arts, and no sense of personal or civic responsibility. “African culture not only crossed the Atlantic, it crossed, survived and creatively adapted itself to its new environment” (Brathwaite, 29). The author examines
Woman: God’s second mistake? Friedrich Nietzsche, a German philosopher, who regarded ‘thirst for power’ as the sole driving force of all human actions, has many a one-liners to his credit. ‘Woman was God’s second mistake’, he declared. Unmindful of the reactionary scathing criticism and shrill abuses he invited for himself, especially from the ever-irritable feminist brigade. The fact and belief that God never ever commits a mistake, brings Nietzsche’s proclamation dashingly down into the dust bin