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Frankenstein
Frankensteinis one of those books that really just tugs at my heartstrings. It truly makes me upset reading it, almost to the point of tears. I read this a while back, and rereading it left me with the same emotions… The reason I say this, is because the tale of the monster just is so […] Continue reading →
Frankenstein
So…I had a nice conspiracy theory blog that I was just about to upload, then my laptop went and crashed on me, resulting in the complete loss of said blog, and rather than rewrite the damn thing, I decided to take a book analysis I did in high school (for this book, of course) and […]
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Frankenstein
Out of all the books that we’ve read so far in Arts One, and perhaps including the books that we have yet to read, Frankenstein is my favourite. I liked it for both personal and academic reasons. We’ve encountered various … Continue reading →
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Rousseau in a Teepee
As with most things, I am of multiple mindsets when it comes to Rousseau. Firstly, there is a simplicity to his argument that is pretty appealing, and a number of his one liners about society are the type of things … Continue reading → Continue reading →
Rousseau and the Discourse of Inequality
The first notable aspect I found about Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s Discourse on Inequality is that it essentially conceptually counters Hobbes’ ideas about the power of society. In Leviathan, Hobbes’ concepts of natural right, states of nature in which life is nasty, brutal and short, and that the strong have complete power over the weak but that […]
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Rousseau
After reading Rousseau’s “A Discourse on Inequality”, I had a lot going through my head. First of all, I was astounded by the detail and incredible insight Rousseau showed in his work when describing mankind in the state of nature, … Continue reading → Continue reading →
Discourse on Inequality
Although I found Rousseau to be a bit confusing and not entirely a clear read (since I did have to re-read some lines more than once), it was a good read. However, I’m not going to say that I fully … Continue reading → Continue reading →
A Discourse on Inequality
While I do not like reading political and philosophical books Rousseau’s A Discourse on Inequality was strangely enough an interesting read. Rousseau’s book is an easier read than many of the other books related to politics and philosophy which we … Continue reading →
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Arts One Monster in The Mirror- Deji Oluwadairo 2013-01-07 21:09:09
A Discourse on Inequality was difficult to grasp given the longwinded and slightly confusing writing style of Rousseau. However, the book itself raises thought provoking questions and really makes the reader think about society in its present state and the … Continue reading → Continue reading →
A Discourse On Inequality
Rousseau sets out on a task to explain the most fundamental questions we ask ourselves. That oh so familiar phrase, “why do bad things happen to good people?” this questioning of fairness and equality is tackled philosophically by Rousseau. While I do think that the ideas he conveys are very original and intriguing I cannot say that I am […]
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