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point to disobey a law because they consider it unjust. Disobeying these laws was the right thing to do according to them. Socrates disobeyed the law in favor of his ideas on how life should be lived, he defends a philosophical life driven by justice, vertu and truth. He consequently spends his time questioning the laws, the people around him … which unfortunately brings him a death sentence. In Antigone’s case, she decided to disobey Creon - the king of Thebes’s - because he refused to give her brother
La paideia homosexuelle: Foucault, Platon et Aristote ABSTRACT: As Michel Foucault describes it, the homosexual paideia in classical Greece was an erotic bonding between a boy who had to learn how to become a man, and a mature man who paid court to him. In many of his dialogues, Plato plays with this scheme: he retains the erotic atmosphere, but he inverts and purifies the whole process in the name of virtue and wisdom. In the Republic, however, Socrates' pupil forsakes this model in favor of
The Norton Anthology of English Literature, from which can be pulled the following four lines: Whan that April with his showres soote The droughte of March hath perced to the roote, And bathed every veine in swich licour, Of which vertu engendred is the flowr; (ll. 1-4) The above is a mix of the original spelling with some gloss (in side notes) and spelling translations meant to aide in reading, but not change the poem completely. With relatively little study in the pronunciation
ABSTRACT: It is interesting to see Aristotle's observation of natural law in order to renew the ideal of law against the Marxist theory of society, to renounce the normative theory of the nation, and to study the liberal theory of information. All this allows us to expect the realization of social justice and human rights from the institutionalization of markets (agora) and the precondition of the boundary of the general culture (paideia), namely the communitarian ethics and the moral reformation
geten him yit no benefice, / Ne was so worldly for to have office” (292-294). The Clerk could not afford a better living, though he spent much money on books. In addition, the narrator portrays the Clerk as a knowledgeable scholar: “Souning in moral vertu was his speeche, / And gladly wolde he lerne, and gladly teche” (309-310). The Clerk was truly enthusiastic with study and showed virtue. Chaucer’s narrator is confused with him, for his shabby clothes, his richness of books and his ideologism on knowledge
A HISTORY OF OUR LANGUAGE The English Language is Rich in its history. Studying the events that formed our language is vital to understand not only why we speak the way we do, but it also enables us to understand who we are. It comprises French, Latin, German, Norse, and a few lesser known tongues. Before there was written English, our texts were primarily written in Latin, and were reserved to be read by only the Pious and Royal. We also have historical landmarks such as Stonehenge that can guide
Chaucer 's characters appear heavily invested in the belief that the gods and the stars, not their own earthbound decisions and abilities, control their fates. Their steadfast faith in the power and prudence of the gods contrasts sharply with their often visible lack of confidence in themselves. Is this lack of confidence born out of the characters ' deference to the gods? Or conversely, is this obsession with the supernatural perhaps an attempt to rationalize, excuse, and possibly overcome their
NAME: HANI SYAFINI ZULKIFLI SITI FAIRUZ MOHD FAUZI TITTLE: LOANWORDS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Development of English vocabulary 2.0 Influence of Latin in English vocabulary 2.1 Old English 2.2 Middle English 2.3 Modern English 3.0 Influence of French in English vocabulary 3.1 Middle English 3.2 Modern English 4.0 Influence of Germanic in English vocabulary 4.1 Low Germanic 4.2 High Germanic 5.0 Influence of other languages in English vocabulary 5.1 Italian 5.2 Spanish and
Aristotle and the Doctrine of the Mean Aristotle seeks flourishing happiness in life. He believes that this can be achieved for each individual through the embracement of virtues. Aristotle believes that virtues are the mean of two vices. This is the basis of the Aristotelian “Doctrine of the Mean”. This paper will explore the basis of the Doctrine of the Mean, its connections to Eudaimonia, and its success or lack thereof. Eudaimonia is a Greek word whose meaning can be translated several
significance significant"5. These two tales have seemingly opposite doctrines, and yet, it seems to me, both have the same object: to encourage us to survive the misfortunes and uncertainties of life as best we can. The Knight's Tale tells us to "maken vertu of necessitee"(KT 3042) while the Miller's Tale expects "every wight" to "laughen at this stryf"(MT 3849). The Miller's Tale is designed to "quite" (MT 3127) the Knight's Tale. It certainly matches it in quality of composition, but 'repays' the
If a person’s appearance is a determinant of the type of person she will be, the actions she will carry out, and the life she will lead, the Wife of Bath takes full advantage of using her gapped tooth as an explanation for who she is and why she does what she does. The entirety of “The Wife of Bath’s Prologue” is an introduction into the Wife of Bath’s life, specifically her romantic relationships. She is under the belief that she has been destined to marry many men and live what many in the Middle
In the events preceding the selected passage of Des Cannibales, Montaigne gives several situations of events in which man’s honour has been tested and proven, citing the example of the Hungarian’s merciful attitude towards their captured enemies, whom they released unharmed after having defeated them in battle. The classical reference to Seneca with the quote, “Si succiderit, de genu pugnat” foreshadows the passage in question, in which the captured Brazilians refuse to surrender or feel fear, but
Outline : -General introduction. First chapter :Key concepts -Sexual desire . -Monastic life . -Inflence of Mathew.G. Lewis’s life on the novel. Second chapter :Matilda’s inflence on the Monk . -Ambrosio and sexuality. -Evil female (Rosario/Matilda) . -Innocence of male(Ambrosio). Chapter three :Monastic life in Cappuchin church -Intentions in Cappuchin church . -Religious persucution(Agnes). -Corruption of human desire. Chapter four : Deviance -Crime of sorcery . -Sexual crimes . -The deal with
Sexuality in The Wife of Bath and the Pardoner In Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales, an eclectic mix of people gathers together at Tabard Inn to begin a pilgrimage to Canterbury. In the General Prologue, the readers are introduced to each of these characters. Among the pilgrims are the provocative Wife of Bath and the meek Pardoner. These two characters both demonstrate sexuality, in very different ways. Chaucer uses the Wife and the Pardoner to examine sexuality in the medieval period
Marguerite Porete’s Mirouer des simples ames, also known as “The Mirror of Simple Souls”, dating from the 1290s, is a remarkable text by any standards. It is the oldest known mystical text written in French and the only surviving text written by a woman convicted of heresy. Marguerite’s work is a complex piece of literature given that it was written in an era in which many people were not educated. Her use of literary discourse illustrates the sophistication with which she presents her information
One of the striking differences between the Knyghts Tale and the Millers Tale (which is supposed to "quit(e)" the Knyghts Tale) is that of clothing (the former tale) and lack of clothing (in the latter). Upon an inspection of the General Prologue's description of the Knyght, I found that clothing is a very signifcant part of the Knyght's Tale. Chaucer's decription of him may forshadow (or, since Chaucer wrote the tales after they were told, color his perceptions of the Knyght) the importance of clothing
coldness in a warm environment. In "The General Prologue" to The Canterbury Tales, Chaucer poetically writes "Whan that April with his showres soote/ The droughte of March hath perced to the roote,/ And bathed every veine in swich licour,/ Of which vertu engrendred is the flowr" (Norton Anthology to English Literature, sixth edition, vol. 1, p.81). For "The Wasteland's" speaker, "April is the cruellest month, breeding/ Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing/ Memory and desire, stirring/ Dull roots with
By any contemporary standards of behavior, Griselda actions are reprehensible; not only does she relinquish all semblances of personal volition, she deserts all duties of maternal guardianship as she forfeits her daughter and son to the--in so far as she knows--murderous intent of her husband. Regardless of what we think of her personal subservience to Walter, the surrendering of her children is a hard point to get around. Even the ever-testing Marquis himself, at his wife's release of their second
Université Saint Esprit - Kaslik Faculté Pontificale de Théologie Le Personnalisme Préparé par BTEICH Tanios Présenté au D. ABI AAD Randa Kaslik - Liban 2014 Introduction Le personnalisme, une notion récente dans le domaine philosophique, n’est selon Emmanuel Mounier, ni un système ni une doctrine. Cette pensée est tel toute philosophie de la personne, inspirée de la tradition Chrétienne et se fonde sur cette tradition et culture. Ce courant d'idées, est pour beaucoup de chercheurs, une troisième