This persuasive writing was completed in the IWP. The psychological effects of extroversion and introversion are debated around the world. As an ambivert (a personality mix of introversion and extroversion), I wanted to write persuasive essays to encourage other introverts. …
David Hume’s Treatise of Human Nature carries the idea of the copying principle. The copy principle holds that simple concepts are born from simple perceptions. Hume defined an impression as “sensations” or “passions and emotions”, while ideas were “faint pictures …
Jonathan Swift, Oliver Goldsmith and others have both criticised the British social order and its treatment of poor people. Quick, however, lamented the lack of compassion with a cruel, gnawing parody. In “A Modest Proposal”, a storyteller recommends to starving …
Freedom and destiny are the two most prominent themes in The Odyssey. This is why it’s important to know what each of these terms means. Freedom, or the capacity to change or act without being constrained, is one of these …
Albert Camus studied philosophical absurdity. His answer to that question is discussed in “The Myth of Sisyphus. A Absurd reasoning”. He examines the absurdity that is life and how it can be dealt with. His reasoning is explained throughout the …
Friedrich Nietzsche’s The Advantage and Disadvantage Of History For Life reads like a polemic, a critique of German Historicism. It was the dominant attitude in his day regarding the value history. This work was originally published in the second Untimely …
Our world is dominated by technological advances and it has impacted every aspect of our lives. But, the advancements and digital technology in education are also being implemented (Habler, and others, 2016). Unfortunately, this can have negative effects on students’ …
Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet tells the story of two lovers who were “star-crossed”. Romeo & Juliet both cannot escape their terrible destiny despite the strength and love they share. Their tragic deaths are not solely due to fate. Human error …
Human nature is to seek explanations for the unexplainable. To understand why and how things work, it is natural. There are many theories that attempt to explain how the world works, including topics like evolution and dark matter. Geographers, on …
How could Rousseau’s General Will eradicate the tendency of individuals not to be distinguished from each other, as he had described in the Discourse On Inequality
Rousseau’s Discourse on Inequality identifies how individuals have developed a need for distinction by …