Philosophy
The Republican Order and the Pragmatic Politics of The Faerie Queene
Cheney (220) discusses many aspects of republican thought, and analyses the changes in political structures to argue that the West’s [...]
Prometheus: Choosing to Be Bound
Prometheus Bound, Aeschylus In knowingly choosing rebellion, Prometheus set the stage, defining a choice of opposing tyranny and unjust laws, [...]
The Odyssey: An Endless Story of Reaching Home
Abstract In Ulysses, we see a strong empathy and sense of duty, but which at times seems to develop a [...]
Virgil: The Aeneid
Abstract Virgil’s epic has inspired countless generations because it formed the mythology of the exceptional Roman and became integrated into [...]
The Philosophy of Time
Find the full paper here. Abstract Einstein noted that time is relative when considering the perspectives of different observers. Yet, [...]
Beauty, the Beast, and the Modern Psyche
Madame de Beaumont and Angela Carter each take an age-old story reminiscent of Cupid and Psyche (Apuleius) and change it [...]
Rage, Anger, and the Rationality of the Berserker
The wolverine is portrayed as a “vicious marauder to be feared more than valued or admired” (Shaw and Ford, 115). [...]
Canonical or Not Canonical: That Is the Question
The status of a work as a classic differs from the position as a canonical text (da Silva and Vieira). [...]
Comparing Utopia: Kafka’s Metamorphosis and Huxley’s Pleasure
The concept of transformation and dehumanisation (Kafka) is analogous to the concept of civilisation as “auto-intoxication” (Huxley). Huxley defines the [...]
Clark: Myth-Busting Paine
Clark’s analysis of Thomas Paine contains more “myth busters” than a biography.[1] Clark’s tome, titled Thomas Paine: Britain, America, and [...]
Personal Philosophy of Leadership
In an essay on developing a framework for ethical leadership, Lawton and Páez (2015, p. 639) note that the need [...]
Ribbons and the Dream of Digital Envelopment
Lin (2005) discussed the impact of technology on the art world over centuries of its growth, noting that photography changed [...]