Essays about: "Ecstasy"
Found 3 essays containing the word Ecstasy.
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1. The Bee & the Crown : The Road to Ascension in the Poetry of Emily Dickinson and Sylvia Plath
University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur (from 2013)Abstract : Though born a century apart, American poets Emily Dickinson and Sylvia Plath share several similarities: Both were born in New England, both fought for their rights by writing, and both broke new poetic ground. In this thesis, I look at their poetry through a movement in space, which begins with the poets’ precarious position as societal outliers and ends with ascension. READ MORE
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2. A Phenomenology of Transcendence : Edith Stein and the Lack of Authentic Otherness in Martin Heidegger’s Being and Time
University essay from Södertörns högskola/FilosofiAbstract : This essay aims to shed light upon the philosophical dignity of Edith Stein’s critique of the early Heideggerian conception of sociality in her text ”Martin Heideggers Existenzphilosophie”, from 1936. I will argue that Stein’s critique of Heidegger’s concept of sociality comes to be substantiated through her existential-philosophical approach to his understanding of the transcendent character of Dasein. READ MORE
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3. TREATING HORROR WITH ECSTASY : Neurobiological Rationale for Treating Post- Traumatic Stress Disorder with 3,4- methylenedioxymethylamphetamine
University essay from Institutionen för kommunikation och informationAbstract : Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a disabling condition that afflicts 1-10% of the general population, with twice as high lifetime prevalence for women than men. Treatments exist, but none have proven reliable and consistent efficacy. READ MORE