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Moral deliberations and philosophical dimensions in thirteen modern films.

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...y lesser films have all tried to tackle this (un)fortunate state of things and its moral and practical implications. The blurring line between li... ...ing to various dramatic or anti-climactic events in Truman's life. That we are the moral equivalent of these viewers- voyeurs, accomplices to the sa... .... We know the truth about Truman and so do they. Of course, we are in a privileged moral position because we know it is a movie and they know it is... ...al alike – obey Christoff, the director, almost blindly. They suspend their better moral judgement and succumb to his whims and to the brutal and v... ...he Director Weir asks: should God be allowed to be immoral or should he be bound by morality and ethics? Should his decisions and actions be constra... ... Moreover, in daily usage we treat facts (as well as events) as causes. Not all the philosophers are in agreement regarding factual causation. David... ...r inevitable, or possible. The meaninglessness of this sentence is evident. Here, philosophers diverge. Some say (following Hume's reasoning and h... ...nk, etc.). Are they possessed of a conscious, directional, volition (intent)? Many philosophers argued against such a supposition. Moreover, someti...

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...- note to awaken our terrors; treated as a metaphysical part of the metaphysical idea of moral responsibility, rather than as the grand demonstration... ...er indifference to the fire, that rushing to martyrdom, and committing ourselves to all moral wilds and savage wildernesses, which characterised the ... ...ical, as the books of Moses, and Samuel, and Kings, and to those parts which are purely moral, as Job, and Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes, &c. and to oth... ...d to the millennium. It is not the millennium of the scripture, but the optimism of the philosophers which they are looking forward to; and the Spiri... ...e refined language of the polite and learned, of the philosopher, and the poet, and the moralist, which I call the language of the schools. The third... ...o the form of a disquisition, of an argument, of an embellished oration, of an essay of morals, of a pathetic piece of sentiment, or a poetical inve... ... will. Or in other words, the justest code which hath ever been devised in the idea of’ philosophers, or embodied in the codes of legislators, neith... ...to me, able to sustain the whole. By this method, for more than a century, our physical philosophers have proceeded in the study of nature; neither ... ...hings upon the ancient system of Ptolemy; I ask this explanation of the most celebrated philosophers and astronomers, Egyptian, Greek, Arabian, and ...

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...ophy originated in contact between students of the prophets and the first philosophers. The philosophers took fragments of the concepts of Kabbalah,... ...e outer one. Drawing no. 5 The rule, “Love thy friend as thyself” is not a moral law that aims to force us to love other people. It is rather a means... ...lone. 40) And I know that it is completely unaccepted in the eyes of some philosophers. They cannot agree that man, which they think of as low and w... ...tance. Such as that are the virtues and the good qualities that appear in moral books, where we speak of properties of truth and falsehood, anger, a... ...in matter, they might err in them. Take, for example, one with idealistic morals, meaning one who is not religious. Because of his intensive engagem...

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...the world, I had no dearth of reading material about and from the various philosophers. But somehow I could never completely agree with any one of th... ...l. _______ Questioning my actions before and after is over for me. The moral questions about words or actions are no longer there. I have no regr... ...t has created that for us. The questioning of our actions is really the moral problem. We must have new moral codes of conduct. That is necessary,... ...cially valuable for the society but that has nothing to do with this. The moral codes of conduct have no relationship whatsoever to this. Not that th... ...ehavior patterns probably to some extent fall within the framework of the moral and religious code but he's a danger. What I am saying is a threat t... ...hat for? It has not helped us to live in harmony. We have created this moral problem, you see. Plants and animals don't have a religious problem. ... ...ess of life. There you have an example. They are all great metaphysicians, philosophers, everlastingly discussing these things, but it doesn't operat...

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... in 14 the forms of hymns, which are devotional, deeply reflective and morally inspiring. He continued to record his verses popularly called “Ba... ...ng”. (Be friendly, helpful and nice to all). (Page 1427) VIEWS OF OTHER PHILOSOPHERS On going through the English Translation of the “Guru Gra... ... going through the English Translation of the “Guru Granth Sahib”, several Philosophers and world fame Thinkers expressed their views and appreciate... ...as Confucius, left no documents in which he detailed the principles of his moral and social system. The Founder of Christianity did not reduce his d... ...ere ever they reside should feel pride in their unique Sikh Identity, high moral character and truthful living. All religions prescribe certain ba...

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...nd terms in which alone we design to speak. Without these two notions, it seems morally impossible to shut every door against subtleties, equivocatio... ... Christ himself; on account of the holiness of her worship, her sacraments, her morality, and her laws; and, in short, because in her alone is to be... ...sent. Not now, when Zion and Jerusalem stand destroyed both in a physical and a moral sense; and the house of Jacob is found, according to the script... ...tity of life to which she was called, explaining clearly and distinctly all the morality of the scriptures. They had to embolden her with the sure h... ...trary or foreign to her holy doctrines whether in respect to points of faith or morality. You see here a summary of the calling of the holy doctors, ... ...s that heaven which we call empyrean? Hath any one of the ancient or the modern philosophers seen it, or any one of the prophets of God? Is this hea... ... That only which I have been able to find upon this point, is that some ancient philosophers, especially Plato and certain of his disciples, as they ... ... as a rest to the magnificent idea which Coming of Messiah Vol. 2 Part III. philosophers have formed of this most beautiful work, which we consid...

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...f pain” or “the way of the earth.” From that path stems the philosophy of morality called “ethics,” which is based on an empirical knowledge, throug... ...t difficult at all, for their terms are the complete opposite to those of philosophers. They maintain that any spiritual quality equalizes with the ... ... be completed below, from Item 32 on.) 21) And do not be led astray by the philosophers who say that the very essence of the soul is an intellectual ... ...tence of the soul in no way depends upon the concepts it has acquired, as philosophers claim. Rather, its eternality is in its very essence, in its ... ...lone. 40) And I know that it is completely unaccepted in the eyes of some philosophers. They cannot agree that man, which they think of as low and w... ...he generations, the voice of the righteous and the Hassidim, the sages of morals, the sages of study and secrets, who were crying out loudly that th... ...tance. Such as that are the virtues and the good qualities that appear in moral books, where we speak of properties of truth and falsehood, anger, a... ... in matter, they might err in them. Take, for example, one with idealistic morals, meaning one who is not religious. Because of his intensive engagem... ...h at all. Rather, it is an assortment of words and names, no sense and no moral, only literal words. It is a privilege to chatter idle words in the ...

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...found belonged to female adults. Gein quickly became a cult figure and the butt of moralizing folk tales and "Geiners", macabre jokes. His farm and... ...://www.travelchinaguide.com/china_great_wall/ http://www.walkthewall.com/ Greek Philosophers There were so many ancient Greek thinkers that vi... ...r future, are not constrained by any behavioural consistency, 'rules' of conduct or moral considerations. You signal to a narcissist that you are a ...

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...e. Whether or not it could have been any other way, is a question for the philosophers. Peace, is not a MMORPG. And in the end, I will NOT stand on t... ...ement and its benefits. 2. Everyone has the right to the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or ar... ... the rights and freedoms of others and of meeting the just requirements of morality, public order and the general welfare in a democratic society. 3....

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...at the mind is actively work- ing on levels we haven’t begun to understand or unlock. Some philosophers even claim that the dream world is as real or... ... need to hear his explanation. “Abner, when you put your faith and trust in someone whose moral fiber and personal judgment is severely underde- velo...

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...Excerpt: Of that sort of Dramatic Poem which is call?d Tragedy; Tragedy, as it was antiently compos?d, hath been ever held the gravest, moralest, and most profitable of all other Poems: therefore said by Aristotle to be of power by raising pity and fear, or terror, to purge the mind of those and such like passions, that is to temper and reduce them to just me...

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... TRagedy, as it was antiently compos’d, hath been ever held the gravest, moralest, and most prof- itable of all other Poems: therefore said by ... ...eason then, at least vain reasonings down, Though Reason here aver That moral verdit quits her of unclean: Unchaste was subsequent, her stain ...

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...Introduction: The laws of nature, our place in the world and our behavior have been studied by scientists and philosophers for thousands of years. Along with logical assumptions, science uses quantifiable research and data. Yet our scientists and researchers have discovered that the more they advance in their research, the more obscu...

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...re, our place in the world and our behavior have been studied by scientists and philosophers for thousands of years. Along with logical assumptions, ... ...ities that men are born with. There are no devices that could measure the inner, moral efforts of a man, nor the physical ones. The Baal HaSulam, Rab... ... in order to receive for His sake or for our own. Simply, man himself reaches a moral level where there is no distinction between receiving or givin... ...ke the filter itself, by shielding away the incoming Light with the help of his moral strength. The filter then ceases to exist for such a man, and ...

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...noble Germany, so fertile in honorable natures, whose peaceful manners and morals have never been lost, even after seven invasions. This stranger laug... ...onn they had visited the Electorate and the banks of the Rhine as artists, philosophers, and observers. When a man’s destiny is scientific he is, at t... ...y, already crime. Fascinated by that mass of gold he intoxicated him- self morally by murderous arguments. He asked himself if that poor German had an... ...he water, he fell into a reverie which brought him back by degrees to sane moral thoughts. Rea- son at last dispersed completely his momentary frenzy.... ...d the window without fearing to make a noise, and went to bed at once. His moral and physical lassitude was certain to bring him sleep. In a very shor... ... “Yes, yes, I howled with despair, I re- belled, I suffered the most awful moral agony—I was alone! Now I think of what others will say of me. Courage...

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...ers of people, that when you have once sat down on the deck, it is all but a moral impossibility to get up again to say nothing of walking about, wh... ...antage of any other class on the Lord’s day’! The idea of making a man truly moral through the ministry of constables, and sincerely religious under t... ... rise from the drains and kennels; and then laud the triumph of religion and moral ity, which condemns people to drag their lives out in such stews a... ... of society on that day, would be hurtful and injurious to the character and morals of the people. I was travelling in the west of England a summer or... ...e in appearance, but destined, perhaps, to become the greatest inventors and philosophers of their age. The labourers who now lounge away the day in i... ... of its sweets, would naturally feel attachment and respect for that code of morality, which, regarding the many hardships of their station, strove to...

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...r Ducange; five volumes 12mo, printed on fine paper. 12 francs. Inductions Morales, by Keratry. “They are lucky, that they are!” exclaimed Lucien. The... ...r, a conscientious scholar, he became the acknowledged head of a school of moralists and politicians. Time alone can pronounce upon the merits of his ... ... of bringing a pie as their contribution. All of them were gifted with the moral beauty which reacts upon the physical form, and, no less than work an... ...him. In his youth and inexperi- ence he had no suspicion how real were the moral evils de- nounced by the journalist. Nor did he know that he was stan... ... Egypt, but she may yet attach the country to her interests by gain- ing a moral ascendency over it. Then some patriotic penny- a-lining, interlarded ... ...nking-cup; Any catch is good, I wot, If good fellows take it up. Let philosophers protest, Let us laugh, And quaff, And a fig for the rest...

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...tery. But at that moment, it may be, there were in those gor- geous salons philosophers who said to themselves, as they discussed an ice or a sherbet,... ...ly removed from the salutary influence which Bouchardon exercised over his morals and his habits. He paid the penalty of his genius by winning the pri... ...the stage and seize that woman. His strength, increased a hundredfold by a moral depression impossible to describe,—for such phenomena take place in a...

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...e these words at the begin- ning of his Nouvelle Heloise: “I have seen the morals of my time and I publish these letters.” May I not say to you, in im... ...ring them magnificently, but who keeps the place up with loving care. Sham philosophers, studying themselves while they profess to be studying hu- man... ...which would make a virtuous woman haggard. No, upon my word, Nature is not moral! Mademoiselle Laguerre lived an irreproachable life at Les Aigues, on... ...g journalist must make most intelligent minds suppose that he had reached, morally and physically, that particular phase of satisfied passions and com... ...himera in which the race struggles to believe. “What can be the ideas, the morals, the habits, of such a being? What is he thinking of?” thought Blond... ...d give a slap at me, and that will put it into her head to come and preach morality or something! There’s lots of good wine to get out of it.” After t... ...rand-I-Vert, named Francois T onsard, commends himself to the attention of philosophers by the manner in which he had solved the problem of an idle li...

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...anners and cus- toms which have come down to them. Whoso would travel as a moral archaeologist, observing men instead of stones, would find images of ... ...om the weather by the projecting edges of the arch, is in keeping with the moral depth of the motto in the soul of this family. To those who know the ... ...which was soon to have no signs and no distinctions, and whose manners and morals were to change every decade. If you do not now expect to find the Ba... ...other) cannot be understood to its full extent by the right of the selfish morals, the uncertain aims, and the inconstancy of this our epoch. An archa... ... parish- ioners, and who instead of being, as Napoleon sublimely said, the moral leaders of the population and the natural justices of peace, are trea... ...intellect, without action upon the chastity of the body, would have amazed philosophers and observers, had any one in Nantes even suspected the powers...

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...t is proof of the stunted condition in which pure Science, especially pure moral Science, languishes among us English; and how our mercantile greatnes... ...the Isis could never be more than surmised at. But, at all events, nothing Moral, still less anything Didactico-Religious, was looked for from him. We... ...f our personal intercourse, do we still lie with regard to the Professor’s moral feeling. Gleams of an ethereal love burst forth from him, soft wailin... ...eign (to the length of sixpence) over all men; commands cooks to feed him, philosophers to teach him, kings to mount guard over him,—to the length of ... ...d, and may engulf us! Teufelsdrockh undertakes no less than to expound the moral, political, even reli- gious Influences of Clothes; he undertakes to ... ...ith the spiritual.... “The little green veil,” adds he, among much similar moralizing, and embroiled discoursing, “I yet keep; still more inseparably ... ...uriant green one. Of a truth, it is the duty of all men, especially of all philosophers, to note down with accuracy the characteristic circumstances o...

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...longer,” observed Silas Foster; but whether he meant to insinuate that our moral illumination would have as brief a term, I cannot say. “Meantime,” sa... ...ur institution “The Oasis,” in view of its being the one green spot in the moral sand waste of the world; but others insisted on a proviso for reconsi... ...ia; her mind was full of weeds. It startled me some times, in my state of moral as well as bodily faint heartedness, to observe the hardihood of her ... ...banditti, than either a company of honest labor ing men, or a conclave of philosophers. Whatever might be our points of difference, we all of us seem... ...dily exercise. The yeoman and the scholar—the yeoman and the man of finest moral cul ture, though not the man of sturdiest sense and integrity— are t... ...ry day, I shall give you a lecture, a quarter of an hour in length, on the morals, manners, and proprieties of social life. When our pastoral shall be...