Articles written by Arash Farzaneh
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Writing as Tool or Impediment Towards Memory
Does writing actually aid and benefit memory and recalling details or has it made people rather lazy and dependent on their notes, written signs, and computer processors?
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Kafka's Manner of Reading and Interpretation
By examining how Franz Kafka approaches reading and his own view about the fictional process, one might get important clues about this author's work, themes, and ideas.
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The Use of Punctuation to Ease Reading Flow
Punctuation has been a gradual and slow process in reading history and has arisen out the need to read and understand texts in a quicker and more efficient fashion.
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Implications and Effects of Silent Reading
The practice of silent reading brought about independent and critical thinking and has had profound historical, social, political and religious effects and consequences.
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From Military Practice to Knightly Courtly Love
Tournaments began as a substitute for war and gradually changed into a festival and show of talents for the ladies influencing notions of courtesy and knightly love.
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Treatment of Prisoners and Noble Knighthood
Knighthood went through various changes over the centuries. Courtesy was important for protecting knights from mistreatment and ensuring fairness and justice.
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Management, Job Satisfaction, and Teamwork
Psychology began to be applied to the work force after World War I. Taylor and Mayo had differing theories about productivity, profit, and the worker's relation to work.
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Differing Theories About the Reading Process
Reading is an activity that can be improved through constant practice. This improvement is reflected in varying theories about the reading process.
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Ethical Notions and Conceptions of Chivalry
Feudal chivalry depended on certain ideal and preconceived characteristics, including fighting abilities, trustworthiness as well as a generous attitude.
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Belligerent French Nobility of the 11th Century
In order to survive in the harsh and violent French medieval society, many nobles who had the means and time took up knighthood professionally.
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Philosophy is Plato and Transcending Boundaries
Ralph Waldo Emerson, American philosopher and poet, writes about the legacy of Plato's thought and philosophy in history, culture and modern life.
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Love as the God of All Trades, Arts and Sciences
Agathon praises the various qualities and wisdom of the god of Love whose impact has been indispensable for humans and for the gods.
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True Love and Looking for the Original Half
Aristophanes, the comic playwright, talks about the creation of mankind and the sexes and why the pursuit of love is essential and based on ancient primeval needs.
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Inner Harmony and the Art of Medicine and Music
Eryximachus provides a medical view of love in Plato's Symposium contrasting with the preceding philosophical views.
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Pausanias and the Double Nature of Aphrodite
Pausanias in Plato's Symposium builds on the speech of Phaedrus and makes a moral distinction between two different kinds of love - that of the body and that of the soul.
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Eros, God of Love as Inspiration for Humanity
Phaedrus's speech is concerned with the power of Eros in each lover's life that motivates everyone to overcome fear and become a hero in order to impress the loved one.
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Creating a Person with Perfect Body and Mind
For Plato education was of paramount importance and he clearly sketched out the various stages of an excellent preparation for the members of the Republic.
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Economic Factors and Renaissance Inventions
Various economic and political factors of the times influenced thought, worldview and inventions of the Renaissance.
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Plato´s Apology and Socrates' View on Death
In Plato's Apology, Socrates stands before trial but strongly defends his own position and philosophy despite the danger of an impending death penalty.
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Kierkegaard and Boredom as Root of all Evil
Kierkegaard believes that boredom is a threat and that it can be overcome by changing one's mindset and attitude towards daily life.
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The Sources and Origins of Self-Knowledge
How does one attain knowledge about the self? How does one form an essential or core identity? What are some factors that influence one's self-perception?
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Impact of Self-Concept and Self-Esteem on Life
The idea or concept one has about the self is related to one's self-esteem and one's outlook on the future.
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The Over-Reliance of the Eye and Vision
In today's modern technological world people rely heavily on their vision and often neglect their other senses, such as hearing, for decoding and interpreting signs.
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Difficulty of Self-Disclosure and Building Trust
It often becomes difficult to reveal and share personal information as individuals fear indifference, social rejection and betrayal by others.
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The Role of Fate and Destiny in Greek Theater
Kierkegaard discusses the features and the mindset of Ancient Greek Tragedy and the importance of fate and compares them with the modern understanding of freedom.
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Frankenstein, Social Ostracism and Playing God
The novel Frankenstein deals with a sensitive creature that is trying to adapt to society but is constantly feared and rejected because of its gory appearance.
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A Case for Poetic Justice
The term "poetic justice" was originally applied to the consequences of actions by literary characters where ultimately the author must ensure justice and equilibrium.
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Marx's Superstructure and Levels of Society
Marx believed that society is shaped by the dominant capitalist class, the owners of production, but that the lower classes will eventually start a revolution.
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Hegel's Spirit and Marx's Philosophy of Action
Hegel has influenced several aspects of Karl Marx's political and social theory; however, Marx disagreed with Hegel on some crucial points.
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Milk, Gay Rights, and Hegel's Dialectic Method
For Hegel the purpose of history is freedom while political movements, such as the gay rights movement, have paved the way to a more tolerant and egalitarian society.
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The Main Objectives of the Age of Enlightenment
The Age of Enlightenment has been crucial for developments and advances in human rights, education, and modern democracy.
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Hegel's Subjective and Concrete Individuality
Hegel believed that history is a linear and meaningful process that leads towards freedom and the awakening of the human spirit.
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Hegel's World Spirit and Individual Freedom
German philosopher Hegel believed that history serves a purpose and that its meaning lies in the awakening of individual human rights and freedom.
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Aristotle's Definition and Levels of Soul
Aristotle's definition of soul differed substantially from the properties attributed to the soul by thinkers like Plato and Pythagoras.
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Plato's Thoughts and Ancient Greek Philosophers
Plato was the first philosopher to offer a systematic philosophic point of view by building on various theories of his time.
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Heraclitus and the Philosophy of Becoming
Heraclitus was among the first pre-Socratic philosophers to propound a materialistic view of the world that influenced other great philosophers and philosophic movements.
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Ancient Greek Philosophy and Parmenides
Parmenides, a pre-Socratic philosopher, has been one of the first idealist philosophers who claimed there is an eternal pure being underneath the flux of nature.
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Socrates and the Method of the Elenchus
The dialectic method of the elenchus proposed by Socrates is not merely a philosophical concept but a concrete tool for seeking truth.
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Comte's Positivism and the Historical Phases
Comte proposed a new scientific outlook, positivism, and explains how societies pass through different stages or processes to reach modern thought and philosophy.
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Sartre's Existential Philosophy in a Nutshell
Sartre's atheistic Existentialism focuses on mankind's acts and responsibility when facing a universe devoid of laws and marked by a non-existence of God.
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Renaissance Humanism and the Human Perspective
The Renaissance has been a crucial period of change and upheaval. Some previous medieval ways of thinking was eschewed and the focus was on humanity's achievements.
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The Sons of Malinche and the Spanish Conquest
Mexicans have struggled for their own distinct identity since the effects of the Spanish Colonization.
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The Historical Influences of the Printing Press
The invention of the printing press has had a profound impact on Renaissance mentality, lifestyle and worldview.
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Renaissance and a Humanist Approach to Fine Arts
Because of a shift in focus to a human-centered approach to life, the Renaissance brought various changes in style in architecture, painting and sculpture.
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Brief Review of Civil Rights Movement History
The Civil Rights Movement encompassed various important events and leaders and restructured and redefined American society.
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Historical & Moral Development in Existentialism
The moral development in the philosophy of existentialism proposed by various major, influential and controversial Western philosophers.
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Pascal's Wager versus the Cartesian Model
Pascal was an important figure in mathematics, probability theory and philosophy. His ideas differed from the current thought of his times influencing existentialism.
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Nietzsche's Philosophy of the Übermensch
Nietzsche proposes a different point of view on morality and claims that Early Christianity willfully created morality as resentment against the nobility.
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Everyday Common Popular Superstitions
Superstitions are popular beliefs that have their origin in ancient beliefs and religious and pagan practices among various cultures.
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Erik Erikson's Psychosocial Theory
Erikson's theory is about how individual growth is entwined with social factors and events. Society helps us develop skills that in return make us more mature.
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The Influence of Society on the Individual
Weber and Durkheim offer different approaches to how socialization occurs, what the processes and stages are and to what degree society influences us in our daily lives.
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Lean's Historical War Epic "Lawrence of Arabia"
David Lean's epic portrait of the controversial and complex T. E. Lawrence entitled "Lawrence of Arabia" is one of the most enduring and stunning classics on celluloid.
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God as the Ultimate Authority in the World
Our concepts of individuality and intellectual property rights are concepts that are fairly new when looking at the grand scale of history.
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The Joker-Christopher Nolan's Mastermind Villain
Most of Nolan's films entail a struggle with ominous dark adversaries who are cold-hearted, crafty and capable, and the Joker offers its most perfect example.
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The Saint and Other Mexican Superhero Wrestlers
Many Mexicans have come to view "lucha libre" (wrestling) as an escape from reality and as a way of life that involves a constant fight between good and evil.
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Nolan's Batman and the Field of Ethics
The most recent Batman movie "Dark Knight" by Christopher Nolan deals with questions about ethics, morality, and the utilitarian principle.
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The Inspirations behind the Hippie Movement
The Hippie Movement of the 1960s has had its philosophical and ideological origins in the past, borrowing from traditions of Ancient Greece and the Romantic Period.
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Hierarchy as a Worldview in the Middle Ages
The medieval need for hierarchical structure based on religious Neo-platonic philosophy has shaped our way of life and perspective of the world.
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Is Language a Uniquely Human Activity?
Although most psychologists nowadays believe language to be unique to humans, others dispute the fact, claiming that there are no differences between animals and humans.
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Rhetoric Affects Many Areas of Modern Life
Rhetoric is an essential component on the workforce and in everyday life and is a sign of a working democracy.
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