Essays about: "Pessimism"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 25 essays containing the word Pessimism.

1. 21. Godot is Dead : Nietzsche and Beckett on Salvation and Suffering in a Godless Universe

   University essay from Engelska institutionen

   Author : Jökull Valsson; [2012]
   Keywords : Beckett; Nietzsche; salvation; redemption; Eternal Recurrence; Will to Power; Overman; Godot;

   Abstract : There are many parallels and points of similarity between the themes of the play Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett and the themes explored by Friedrich Nietzsche. This essay examines the play in light of some of Nietzsche’s key concepts, such as the Will to Power, the Übermensch or Overman, the Eternal Recurrence, as well as the aesthetic conception of existence. READ MORE

3. 22. Den ekonomiska tillväxten : en redogörelse för pessimistiska och optimistiska synsätt

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Maria Carlsson; Elina Matsdotter; Elin Paulander; [2011]
   Keywords : ekonomisk tillväst; naturresurser; optimister; pessimister;

   Abstract : The economic growth we have experienced the last century is based on limited natural resources. Whether these resources will last for a further economic growth is widely debated. Pessimism and optimism have each been influential philosophies in debate whose opinions can be conceded as two opposing opinions. READ MORE

4. 23. Conservation 2.0: Leveraging social media for fundraising in Kenya – the case of WildlifeDirect

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Elizabeth Mwambui; [2010]
   Keywords : social media; blogs; conservation; Kenya; ICTs;

   Abstract : Social media - Blogs, social networks (Facebook), micro-blogging (Twitter), You Tube, Flickr, Maps, and Mashups (combinations) - has changed the way we work and communicate. Social media are experiencing explosive growth rates and new prominence, not only in the lives of individuals but as tools in democratic processes and social change (Clark 2009, Gilmor 2004). READ MORE

5. 24. The Politics of Ideology in Information and Communication Technologies for Development: An African Case Study

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Global Studies

   Author : Johnson Ayonka; [2010]
   Keywords : Neoliberalism; Neo-Marxists; Information and Communication Technologies for development; TNCs.; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Information and communication technologies have acquired contemporary prominence and are being introduced as new and technologically innovative devices for rapid African development, becoming key cornerstones of the development assistance interventions of the European Union and the G8. But the Dot Force Initiative of the G8 and the various ICT for development programmes of the EU display a modernization and neoliberal approach to development. READ MORE

6. 25. Justice (f)or Reconciliation? - A Study of Transitional Justice and Reconciliation in Post-Conflict Societies

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Carolina Schale; [2008]
   Keywords : Transitional Justice; Reconciliation; Post-conflict Societies; Rwanda; Gacaca; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This study examines the roles of transitional justice and reconciliation in post-conflict societies and the relationship between these two concepts. There seem to be a widespread pessimism regarding the possibility of combining these two concepts in a post-conflict situation due to what is described as a fundamental tension between justice and reconciliation. READ MORE