Identity of indiscernibles

French philosopher Rene Descartes is often credited with being the “father of modern philosophy”. Part of his immense influence on philosophy is the concept of dualism, the notion that there are physical entities and non-physical, mental entities. In attempting to answer the mind/body problem, examining the link between the mental and the physical, Descartes proposed that the mind is a non-physical entity separate from the body. He tries to show this by speaking of attributes, which is what makes

principle of the identity of indiscernibles (which from now I will refer to as Leibniz’s Law). Leibniz’s law claims that X and Y are same if all the properties of X and Y are the same. One example of this would be water and H2O, they are both one and the same thing, for example if water boils at hundred Celsius then so will H2O, and if H2O conducts electricity then water will also conduct electricity. Now similarly to foreshadow further in the essay if we are to apply this law to identity theory then

a bygone patriarchal society, feminist jurisprudence emerged in an attempt to rectify the harms that resulted from such a system. Modern feminist jurisprudence theorists, such as Patricia Smith, have redefined patriarchy to be inclusive of gender identity (masculinity and femininity), yet the original implication of patriarchy relied on gender roles and a fixed gender binary. These theorists have argued that the patriarchy harms both men and women, as feminine men are ostracized for not fulfilling

of social repression of true self unless in acceptable manner, that society felt a person should be molded into an acceptable framework, "And well-nigh change his own identity/ that it might keep from his capricious play/ his genuine self, and force him to obey," (34-36) and "the unregarded river of our life/ pursue with indiscernible flow its way/ and that we should not see/ the buried stream." (39-42) These last few lines imply the inner self, in which society has no use for, which continues on its

main character, Agnes, goes through many transformations throughout the course of the novel, be that spiritual, gendered, or in the basis of identity. Agnes’s identity, both as a female and as Father Damien, is an imperfect example of syncretism, as they appear at certain times as two distinct individuals, and at others, the individual identities are indiscernible. Syncretism is a term related to the concept of hybridity, and is defined as “…the fusion of two distinct traditions to produce a new and

Freedom and Liberty Every day the federal government as well as state and local government pass laws to make us a safer society. As they make society safer they are slowly chewing away at our rights, liberties, and personal freedom. Where is the balance? A serf toiling away in a field had very little liberty. He couldn’t vote and didn’t have any true freedom of speech or assembly. But he did have freedom to think his own thoughts, and he was given by his creator the right to moral

because the longer he held onto his unconditional love for Daisy the more distorted his perception of her became. And because Gatsby continually longed to be with Daisy his perception of her became progressively more idealized to the point that Daisy’s identity in Gatsby’s mind transcended who she ever was as a person: “it

behave in accordance with their assigned gender roles and biological sexes. For instance, women should take up the caregiver role in a family because they show more feelings and sympathy. Yet, this gender construction impedes them to form their identities, seek satisfaction and freedom in lives. Once these gender labels and

Personal identity is essential in the human experience. Identity is complex and can be broken down into two main groups: introspective identity, and bodily identity. Introspective identity is based off of the groups, mentalities, or beliefs that you align yourself with, and bodily identity is based off of the physical side of yourself. Whether physical or introspective, your identity impacts every action you take. Whether choices ranging from what colors you prefer to which college you want to attend

sense, attempts to invite a return to pre-monarchical social structuring. This new morality value system aims to upset the existing post-monarchical Israelite social structure, whilst also invigorate a new, post-exilic, collective Israelite national identity. Thus, let us begin by examining the political, social, and literary motivations behind this Book. We must first realize that the Book of Isaiah can be divided into three blocks (1-39, 40-55 and 56-66), and each are starkly different in tone, theme