Essays about: "idea to essay"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 214 essays containing the words idea to essay.

1. 1. Conjunction monism : Humean scientific explanation explained

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Filosofiska institutionen

   Author : Love Magnusson; [2024]
   Keywords : Laws of nature; Humeanism; Scientific explanation; Monism; Priority monism; Grounding;

   Abstract : Humeans say that laws depend on their instances. Another way of saying this is that the instances explain the laws. However, laws are often used in science to help explain these same instances. If this is true it appears as though the instances help explain themselves, which would be a serious problem for the Humeans (Miller, 2015, pp. READ MORE

3. 2. Heathcliff’s Complex Character : Psychoanalytic Theory of Personality and Reader-response Theory to Understand Heathcliff

   University essay from

   Author : Mohamed Ashmawi; [2024]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Emily Brontë’s novel, Wuthering Heights, presents Heathcliff as a complicated character that makes it hard for readers to declare him a victim or a villain, hence leaving them with questions about his morality. This work looks deep into Heathcliff’s tough character by integrating the view of psychoanalysis with reader-response theory. READ MORE

4. 3. The Loman family's dreams of success : An analysis of Death of a Salesman through Althusser's theory of ideology

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : Haben Haile; [2023]
   Keywords : Dream; American dream; success; accomplishments; Althusser; ideology; ideological apparatuses; Arthur Miller; family;

   Abstract : This essay aims to analyze the play Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller from an Althusserian perspective, focusing on his theory on ideology and ideological apparatuses. The theory has been implemented by analyzing the main characters individually to decipher their ideological views and how they have been subjects of interpellation. READ MORE

5. 4. History, Progress, Morality : An Inquiry on the Metaethics of Moral Progress

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

   Author : Jacob Gustavsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Philosophy; Moral Progress; Metaethics; Moral Relativism; Moral Realism; Moral Convictions; Moral Skepticism;

   Abstract : In this essay, I examine the interplay between history, progress, and morality, as it is discussed explicitly or implicitly in the metaethical literature. At first sight, it is perhaps intuitive that these three are necessarily intertwined and mutually dependent, as if they were casually connected. READ MORE

6. 5. Tantalizing Terrors and Transcendent Thrills : Unveiling the Sublime Aspects in Three Works by Edgar Allan Poe

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Elin Åhlén; [2023]
   Keywords : Edgar Allan Poe; horror; irony; the sublime; aesthetic theory; the uncanny;

   Abstract : This essay explores the sublime aspects in Edgar Allan Poe’s fictional horror, namely "The Tell-Tale Heart" (1843), "The Fall of the House of Usher" (1839) and "The Raven" (1839). The aim is to show that the sublime – an aesthetic experience articulated by Edmund Burke and Immanuel Kant amongst many – can make the reader oscillate between horror and safety. READ MORE