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Descartes: The Father of Modern Philosophy on the Existence of God
... belief that God exists, and the belief that the external world exists. I am interested in the impact that these ideas have on the question of a rational belief ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies
Flood Myths: Similar Ancient Greek and Mesopotamian Beliefs
... incorporate their beliefs into existing ones thus altering them. Whatever the case may be flood stories have a deeper message that underlies ... Beliefs When I was a child in bible study school my favorite story was the chronicle of Noah's Ark. The fact that ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Mythology
How Sophocle's Antigone effectively presents its theme, which is that of human law vs. divine law and the inevitable triumph of the gods.
... own beliefs over those of any other, even the gods. It was no until he realized that divine law always overpowers human law that ... that his law is above divine law. Antigone on the other hand, holds the beliefs of the gods in high reverence. She feels that ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature
The role of women in the odyss
... belief that a society should be dominated by men and that women should be subservient to them. This belief ... belief that women held a subservient position in society to men, the male characters in The Odyssey often expected certain traits and actions that ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature
The role of women in the odyss
... belief that a society should be dominated by men and that women should be subservient to them. This belief ... belief that women held a subservient position in society to men, the male characters in The Odyssey often expected certain traits and actions that ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature
The concept of Parrhesia in Antigone, by Sophocles.
... to his messenger. The messenger is skeptical of Creon 's belief that man's first allegiance should be to his state. Creon ... , "Parrhesiazesthai means 'to tell the truth.'" There is an implication that belief and truth coincide. In the eyes of both Creon and ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature
Moral Law v. Divine Law in Sophocles' Antigone
... belief that the peoples' opinion is irrelevant in the governing of their own republic (734). Although Creon thinks that ... that they each have a strong set of beliefs. Neither character is a follower, and the strengths and weaknesses of their different belief ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature
Legend of Halloween
... belief that witches, monsters, and demons came in to practice especially during our current versions of Halloween. The Catholic ChurchIt was during the 7th century that ... time of year. The primary beliefs of Samhain are that the souls (disembodied spirits) ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Mythology
is odysseus, the greek hero in homer's odyssey, a TRUE hero? : odysseus as a hero
... reached his land. He didn't lose his faith and firm belief that he would make it to Ithaca no matter what in spite ... to." As it is defined that a hero affects the society, obviously, a hero reflects values, ideas, and beliefs of a particular time period. ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature
Jack the Ripper
... demanded that the situation be terminated. Not only was Annie a commoner, but a Catholic as well and there was belief that news ... His acceptance as a Ripper suspect must lie in the belief that Macnaghten had more information than he wanted others to know -- ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies