Transcendental

attempt in the Critique of Judgment is just to correct these contradictions. With this work, Kant deals with themes, such as those of beauty and art, absent in the two previous critiques. However, he formulates decisive theses about the subject’s transcendental structure and the reconciling,

Burnout is composed of three dimensions which are: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and feelings of reduced personal accomplishment/achievement (Maslach & Jackson, 1981). Emotional exhaustion refers to a feeling of being emotionally debilitated by work so much that one feels physically collapsed and being unable to recover to work or previous physical health any more (King & DeCicco, 2009). Depersonalization or Cynicism involves pessimism toward one’s coworkers and job which may lead to one’s

The Political Thinking and Influence of Henry David Thoreau The extent and nature of Henry David Thoreau’s commitment to social reform has long been a matter of debate among scholars. Drawing on his well-know disdain for organized politics and his focus of self-reform, some have observed that "Thoreau was no social reformer" (Goodwin 157). On the other hand, such major anti-slavery statements as "Civil Disobedience," "Slavery in Massachusetts," and "A Plea for Captain John Brown," have been

With your comment, “You sound like a true Transcendental, Weiqi,” I became inspired to do better and improve myself on future assignments. Aside from decorating the booklet and making it appealing, I found the pleasure in synthesizing the messages found in this conceptual unit and applying them to our

Moving along throughout the semester, it’d be fair to say that, as per the presented curriculum of this Senior Seminar, I’ve gained a wider breadth of knowledge, and the means through which my exploration of “the sublime” can be furthered. Coinciding with a range of classical and modern writers, and their respective texts, grants this elusive concept with multifaceted sources and approaches for us to comprehend, whether literal, anecdotal, or otherwise. What’s most striking to me, though, beyond

over the world for thousands of years, Western science has questioned whether an experience induced by a psychoactive substance can result in true spiritual understanding. Mystical experiences are, inherently, difficult to empirically prove, and transcendental states of consciousness and the change in cognitive abilities they produce are not easy to quantify or replicate. Those best able to compare a contemplative mystical experience and a psychoactive-induced mystical experience are the individuals

The Plum Garden at Kameido, is a woodblock print that focuses on the branch of a plum tree with a background consisting of varying washes of color. A reddish-pink sky gradually fades into white, in turn transferring once more into the green hue of the ground. The middle ground of the piece shows twelve people on the other side of a fence and it appears as if they are going about their daily business. The middle ground also possesses several other plum trees, all of which seem in the beginnings of

Dark Romanticism From the 1836 to late 1840s there was a group of people, the Transcendentalist, who originated in New England. The Transcendentalists saw nature as important and non-sinister.The Transcendentalism lead to a movement known as the Transcendental Philosophical Movement. The movement was a centered on Ralph Waldo Emerson's belief that everyone was good. The Transcendentalists believed that people were at their best when they were independent and rely on themselves. The movement contributed

The Rachels and Vuletic all conclude that morality is independent of religion. From the Vuletic article it stated, “The only reason I can fathom for why believers might think transcendental moral facts are better explained by theism than by atheism is because--speaking from personal experience as a former Christian--believers have been psychologically conditioned to feel that a complete explanation has been offered for anything and everything whenever someone says the word "God.” I agree with this

Resourceful acoustic guitarist Ralph Towner has been an exemplary case of productivity and dedication since his first appearances in the early 70s. His virtuosity is patented in a variety of recordings whose listenings will disclose the incomparable sound and accurate technique that make him singular. Towner was a co-founder of Oregon, a world-fusion chamber jazz group that also included the versatile experimentalists Collin Walcott, Paul McCandless, and Glen Moore. In this particular band, his