Religion and Philosophy

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Aristotle tells us that the plot of a good tragedy: A. should be simple. B. must imitate ... Started by Mollykgkg	1 Replies 67 Views	Jul 14, 2018 by poopface
The experience of catharsis is the: A. arousal of powerful feelings we did not previously ... Started by meagbuch	1 Replies 81 Views	Jul 14, 2018 by Ksh22
The pleasure of a tragedy, according to Aristotle, is: A. the experience of pity and fear. B. ... Started by yoooooman	1 Replies 113 Views	Jul 14, 2018 by momtoalll
Tolstoy believes that Beethoven's 9th Symphony is bad art because A. music is incapable of ... Started by jlmhmf	1 Replies 91 Views	Jul 14, 2018 by connor417
Tolstoy believed that the purpose of art was to: A. unite humanity through shared emotion. B. ... Started by sarasara	3 Replies 100 Views	Jul 14, 2018 by coyin
Tolstoy held that great art must: A. be imaginative. B. be sincere. C. educate the ... Started by shenderson6	1 Replies 137 Views	Jul 14, 2018 by cloudre37
According to Marcuse, art is: A. irrational. B. a destructive social force. C. a valuable ... Started by craiczarry	1 Replies 92 Views	Jul 14, 2018 by Sarahjh
If a boxer is made angry by some event before a bout, and redirects his anger into the fight, that's ... Started by lidoalex	1 Replies 119 Views	Jul 14, 2018 by xiaomengxian
The sort of repression that occurs when you force yourself to endure the unpleasantness of an ... Started by natalie2426	1 Replies 50 Views	Jul 14, 2018 by Dunkey
Transcendence, in Marcuse's terminology, is: A. entering a higher, non-material realm. B. an ... Started by Charlie	1 Replies 41 Views	Jul 14, 2018 by guyanai
The purpose of surplus repression is to: A. preserve the dominance of the ruling sectors of ... Started by sarasara	1 Replies 80 Views	Jul 14, 2018 by ansleighelindsey
Marcuse notes that: A. the total amount of repression in modern industrial societies is less than ... Started by folubunmi	1 Replies 103 Views	Jul 14, 2018 by Smiles0805
What was wrong with Gauguin's little ceramic sculpture The Faun? A. It was a forgery. B. ... Started by pepyto	3 Replies 70 Views	Jul 14, 2018 by Fayaz00962
Which of the following serve as examples in Danto's essay? A. Fountain B. One and Three Chairs ... Started by luvbio	1 Replies 63 Views	Jul 14, 2018 by bblaney
Which artist does not count as an example of the new theory of art Danto proffers? A. Warhol B. ... Started by bobbysung	1 Replies 45 Views	Jul 14, 2018 by cpetit11
One element of the artistic brilliance of Plato's dialogues is the genuine persuasiveness of the ... Started by lunatika	1 Replies 75 Views	Jul 14, 2018 by zhanghao
A philosophical understanding of justice was sufficient to allow Plato to resist the temptation to ... Started by james0929	1 Replies 82 Views	Jul 14, 2018 by scrocafella
Plato demonstrates the difference between appearance and reality by making his characters' behavior ... Started by tiffannnnyyyyyy	1 Replies 63 Views	Jul 14, 2018 by abro1885
George Berkeley and Baruch Spinoza were two other philosophers who wrote extremely artistic ... Started by tichca	1 Replies 95 Views	Jul 14, 2018 by morganmarie791
Plato held that the contemplation of beauty would lead us to a proper inner harmony of the soul. ... Started by PhilipSeeMore	1 Replies 94 Views	Jul 14, 2018 by Li Jun
Plato considers Gorgias morally decent, but still dangerous because of the content of his ... Started by craiczarry	3 Replies 142 Views	Jul 14, 2018 by steff9894
According to Plato, a chair has more reality than the ideal Form of a chair. Indicate whether the ... Started by luvbio	1 Replies 292 Views	Jul 14, 2018 by nmyers
Anything we call by a common noun will have an associated Form, according to Plato. Indicate ... Started by LCritchfi	1 Replies 106 Views	Jul 14, 2018 by Yixagurpuldink
Just as there can be more than one painting of a single actual chair, a single actual chair can have ... Started by jake	1 Replies 125 Views	Jul 14, 2018 by jaygar71
A representation reproduces only a small part of an object. Indicate whether the statement is ... Started by anjilletteb	1 Replies 67 Views	Jul 14, 2018 by Anonymous