Eternal recurrence as the ultimate test of life-affirmation
Case study - 13 pages - Philosophy
What is life-affirmation? To be sure it is the heart of all of Nietzsche's books (dare I say even of every word?). It is a holy Yes-saying to life, to one's world as it has been, is now, and as one will make it. The one who affirms life is not passive, but rather is alive and passionate; she...
Two Truths in Nietzsche's On Truth and Lying in a Non-Moral Sense
Case study - 6 pages - Philosophy
A common criticism brought against Nietzsche, especially regarding his essay On Truth and Lying in a Non-Moral Sense, is that Nietzsche seems to wholly refute the idea of an objective truth and to simultaneously express his own ideas and opinions with a confidence and assertion as if to suggest a...
A sociological account of a 'day in the life' of a drug
Case study - 5 pages - Philosophy
He saw her across the room. Even through the dim lighting and stuffy haze of his own muddled thoughts recognized her. Even though she was clearly one of those group, social druggies, surrounded by other exceedingly loud or exceedingly companionable, rosy-faced drunks, and completely on the...
Film as permission to realize again the fantastic
Case study - 6 pages - Philosophy
The concepts of “fantasy” and “reality” when placed together are often recognized as two parts to a single dichotomy. The separation is easily continued to include such corresponding pairings as childhood-adulthood, idealism-realism, and also genius-science. The total result...
Archeology Constructing the Past
Case study - 4 pages - Philosophy
Archeological findings provide a way in which pieces of the past can be discovered. This information is useful for providing insight as to how we've evolved technologically and socially. However, it has become increasingly difficult in determining how this information should be circulated. The...
Report on Hofstede's model of national cultural differences and Mc Sweeney's critics on the subject
Case study - 5 pages - Philosophy
Geert Hofstede published his first book in 1980, titled “Culture's Consequences”, at a time where empirical studies were particularly needed instead of proliferating theories on cultural issues (Hofstede & Hofstede, 2005). His findings were, in their own way, revolutionary. But as...
Exodus to America: The experience of Irish Women in a New World.
Case study - 6 pages - Philosophy
Throughout the 19th century, the Irish were leaving Ireland by the thousands in hope of a better life in America. During the famine the numbers intensified, bringing large amounts of poor and destitute families over to the growing American cities of New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Chicago. But...
