Author: John Ogunyanwo
Publisher: ultimatetruthbooks.co.uk
ISBN: 1739184114
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1
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This book was written by John Ogunyanwo, a British-born Nigerian man who wrote it while serving a 6-year sentence in solitary confinement in a Japanese prison at the young age of 21, just coming into the adult years of his life as a man. Despite his circumstances, John was able to delve deep into his own consciousness and find answers to the fundamental questions of life. The result is this thought-provoking and insightful book that delves into the true meaning of death and the crucial role it plays in both personal and collective purpose. At its core, the book argues that our existence has both a personal and a collective purpose. While the collective purpose is fulfilled simply through living and experiencing life, personal purpose is realized through a deeper understanding of death. This understanding is the key to unlocking a part of our consciousness that has been hidden by religious institutions for far too long. John writes with a raw honesty that is both inspiring and empowering. He reminds us that we are born through no choice of our own, and that our birth fulfils a desire that existed before us. Our inevitable death begs the question: what is this desire? In Understanding Reality, John provides answers to these fundamental questions of life and exposes the agenda to remove us from understanding the crucial role that death plays in our personal and collective purpose. Despite the heavy themes explored in the book and the harsh circumstances under which it was written, it's written in a way that is accessible and easy to understand. John's writing is engaging and thought-provoking, and his insights are sure to leave a lasting impression on all who read the book. Whether you're an intellectual seeking a deeper understanding of the world or someone simply looking to expand your perspective on life, Understanding Reality is a must-read. In conclusion, Understanding Reality: The Theory of Expression is a truly remarkable book that will challenge your beliefs, inspire you to think deeply about life, and leave you with a newfound perspective on the world around you. Don't miss out on the opportunity to be part of this incredible journey of self-discovery and enlightenment. Get your copy of Understanding Reality today!
Author: John Dewey
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 392
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Author: Benedetto Croce
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 268
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Author Benedetto Croce presents an insightful treatise on Aesthetics in his book, 'Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic'. Croce establishes two forms of knowledge, logical and intuitive, and defines Aesthetics as the science of intuitive knowledge. He claims that intuition and expression are the same, with beauty being a successful expression, and unsuccessful expression not considered an expression at all. The second part of the book explores the history of aesthetics, citing references from Greek to Post-Kantians and German Idealists, and providing ingenious commentary. Croce also delves into language, discussing the individuality of speech, roots, and the relationship between grammar and logic. This insightful book offers a comprehensive understanding of Aesthetics and language, making it a must-read for those interested in these subjects.
Author: Edward Schiappa
Publisher: SIU Press
ISBN: 9780809388929
Category : Definition (Philosophy)
Languages : en
Pages : 236
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Author: Zhang Jiong
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317482743
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 200
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Marxism initiated a new era not only for people to fight for socialist future, but also for each discipline of sciences to witness profound changes. In such a context, literature, which has always been closely related to politics, will inevitably move toward a new direction. This book is composed of two parts. Part One studies the development of literary theories in contemporary China from a Marxist perspective. It introduces the basic ideas of Marxist literary theories as well as their spread and development in China, such as the combination of the theories and Chinese revolutionary literature. Moreover, it discusses the challenges facing Marxist literary theories in the 21st century under the background of diversification of literature and art, in terms of theory and practice, and high technologies which brought about electronic writing and digital communication of literary works. The second part elucidates the author’s insights into major issues concerning literary theories (e.g. the relationship between literature and people, literature and reality, perception and rationality in literary creation, etc.) This book will appeal to scholars and students of literary aesthetics and Chinese literary and cultural studies. People who are interested in history of contemporary Chinese literature will also benefit from this book.
Author: Harald Klinke
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1443862517
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 155
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How can we “know”? What does “knowledge” mean? These were the fundamental questions of epistemology in the 17th century. In response to continental rationalism, the British empiricist John Locke proposed that the only knowledge humans can have is acquired a posterior. In a discussion of the human mind, he argued, the source of knowledge is sensual experience – mostly vision. Since vision and picture-making are the realm of art, art theory picked up on questions such as: are pictures able to represent knowledge about the world? How does the production of images itself generate knowledge? How does pictorial logic differ from linguistic logic? How can artists contribute to a collective search for truth? Questions concerning the epistemic potential of art can be found throughout the centuries up until the present day. However, these are not questions of art alone, but of the representational value of images in general. Thus, the history of art theory can contribute much to recent discussions in Visual Studies and Bildwissenschaften by showing the historic dimension of arguments about what images are or should be. “What is knowledge?” is as much a philosophic question as “What is an image?” Visual epistemology is a new and promising research field that is best investigated using an interdisciplinary approach that addresses a range of interconnected areas, such as internal and external images and the interplay of producer and perceiver of images. This publication outlines this territory by gathering together several approaches to visual epistemology by many distinguished authors.
Author: John R. Searle
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521313933
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 206
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A direct successor to Searle's Speech Acts (C.U.P. 1969), Expression and Meaning refines earlier analyses and extends speech-act theory to new areas including indirect and figurative discourse, metaphor and fiction.
Author: Charles Kay Ogden
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Category : Language and languages
Languages : en
Pages : 363
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Author: Michał Mrugalski
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110400340
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 857
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Literary theory flourished in Central and Eastern Europe throughout the twentieth century, but its relation to Western literary scholarship is complex. This book sheds light on the entangled histories of exchange and influence both within the region known as Central and Eastern Europe, and between the region and the West. The exchange of ideas between scholars in the East and West was facilitated by both personal and institutional relations, both official and informal encounters. For the longest time, however, intellectual exchange was thwarted by political tensions that led to large parts of Central and Eastern Europe being isolated from the West. A few literary theories nevertheless made it into Western scholarly discourses via exiled scholars. Some of these scholars, such as Mikhail Bakhtin, become widely known in the West and their thought was transposed onto new, Western cultural contexts; others, such as Ol’ga Freidenberg, were barely noticed outside of Russian and Poland. This volume draws attention to the schools, circles, and concepts that shaped the development of theory in Central and Eastern Europe as well as the histoire croisée – the history of translations, transformations, and migrations – that conditioned its relationship with the West.
Author: Cynthia Freeland
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191504254
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 254
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In today's art world many strange, even shocking, things qualify as art. In this book, Cynthia Freeland explains why innovation and controversy are valued in the arts, weaving together philosophy and art theory with many fascinating examples. She discusses blood, beauty, culture, money, museums, sex, and politics, clarifying contemporary and historical accounts of the nature, function, and interpretation of the arts. Freeland also propels us into the future by surveying cutting-edge web sites, along with the latest research on the brain's role in perceiving art. This clear, provocative book engages with the big debates surrounding our responses to art and is an invaluable introduction to anyone interested in thinking about art.
