Discourse on the Arts and Sciences

Differing Interpretations on The Effects of Civilization according to Raft of the Medusa and Discourse on the Origin and the Foundations of Inequality Among Men Raft of the Medusa and Discourse on the Origin and the Foundations of Inequality Among Men both address the effects of civilization through their depictions of humanity battling itself over the rules and hierarchies that civilization has created. Raft of the Medusa, painted by French artist Théodore Géricault, depicts several men clambering

powers in the world. I will also be comparing Philosophers on various subjects including Government, Politics, Labor, Economic growth, and collapse, science, art, and religion. Philosophy is one of the four major achievements of the human mind along with science, arts, and religion. Like science it calls for cautious reasoning and exact language. Like art it expresses one’s feelings for life. Like religion, it offers an

definitively about American films of the nineteen fifties, Douglas Brode refers to the societal hysteria resulting from fear of both the communist threat and the possibility of nuclear war. Accompanying this general state of mind was the emergence of the science fiction film as a major genre. Titles in the genre dealt with fantasy topics ranging from alien invasion (The Thing, 1951, or Invasion of the Body Snatchers, 1956), to biologial "missing links" (The Creature from the Black Lagoon, 1954), to the bizarre

consciousness. Court cases and rhetoric of the 80s incited a discourse in which homosexuality was "re-articulated, re-negotiated, and unmistakably re-repressed" (Davis 3). Supreme Court judgment and actions taken by Congress with the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy exemplify theories of sexuality and power expressed in the philosophies of Michel Foucault. Foucault was a French-born

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHEASTERN PHILIPPINES Bo. Obrero St., Davao City 2008-2009 Thesis Statement: “Vandalism is an act which causes defacement in the surroundings and a crass erection of an eyesore.” In Partial Fulfillment of The Activity in English 2 Writing in Discipline Submitted to: Fe Aileen S. Paul Submitted by: Esrely Evangelista Laianne Formentera Joel Daniel Dedoroy Kurtney Ceñal Lyka Mae Coronas TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter I Introduction……………………………………………………………… Background of the Study………………………………………………

which is sublated by material consciousnesses that are symbolic of: luxury, liberty, and capital. The alienating effects in the transition from feudalism to the modern state are grounded within: the luxury of “commerce and money” (Rousseau, “Science and Arts,” 16); onto a false sense of liberty in “commerce and agriculture” (Thoreau, “Civil Disobedience,” 228); then towards capital in “commerce” and “industry” (Marx, “Manifesto,” 210). Man, therein, reframes his/her image under the forces of

doctor was used, the patient coughing up blood profusely would probably die before a diagnosis was reached. Another example of reason not being an asset in science would be when science is turned into a faith, like eugenics, the “scientific” improvement of the human race. Until the arrival of the Nazis, eugenics was an accepted part of science. This twist on reason must be somehow regulated. This twist on reason must be somehow regulated, leading into the following comparison between reason and

participated in the salon culture. A salon was a social and intellectual gathering of people who would meet at the house of a well-known or intellectually inspirational person to discuss the latest cultural trends, ranging from literature, politics, art and philosophy. Salons were meant to be social gatherings for pleasure and entertainment as well as sources of intellectual stimulation. Traditionally, the wealthier segments of society, participated in salons, which typically took place in urban settings

sculptor and a midwife. It is always talking, wearing a coarse coat, through the streets barefoot, in any weather. It has an ignorant and vulgar appearance, it is ugly and unbearable and whining woman. He never leaves Athens, is not interested in the science of nature but the human world, and especially to moral issues. He questions the essence of the virtues (such as courage, justice, piety, friendship, love ...) and seeks to propose definitions. We can say that the Socratic question par excellence is

perception of beauty or nobility as the ultimate end and value of all knowledge. Marsilio Ficino's adaption of Plato in the Renaissance articulates a more metaphysical ascent which broadens the objects of knowledge in order to include the cosmos and the arts as well as philosophy. Together, these two accounts provide a foundation for understanding the ordering of all knowledge