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- 211: Marcus Aurelius
- ... and adoptive father, Antoninus Pius, was the emperor of Rome. Aurelius, too, was trained from birth to be a great ruler like his father. At age eleven, he dedicated himself to religion, although he considered philosophy to be the "true, inward" religion, one which did not require ceremonies necessary in others. Throughout his childhood and early adulthood, Aurelius was taught by several talented teachers. When he was young, the great Epictetus ... life of a philosopher than the public life of an emperor. He always wished that, at some point in his life, maybe when the wars were over, he would have some time to actively pursue philosophy. He never received that opportunity. However, he did, in the midst of all the wars he fought in, find the time to write down his thoughts into a diary. This diary, now a published book ... The two men have similar views on many theories, which is natural when one is the pupil of the other. Q. Junius Rusticus was also a teacher to Aurelius. He was the official teacher of philosophy to Aurelius, and later went on to become Aurelius advisor after the need for a teacher for Aurelius had diminished. Also, such philosophers as Socrates, Epicurus, Plato, Aristotle, and Homer are quoted in Meditations ...
- 212: Frank Lloyd Wright Innovator I
- ... is that Wright had redesigned American architecture for at least a century and created an area of the domain which America could claim as it's own. As early as 1894, Wright was defining his philosophy of architecture. In a 1927 essay entitled "In the Cause of Architecture" Wright presented an outline stressing architectural design as truthful and obedient to purpose, site, occupants, and materials. He believed that buildings should be ... course of American architecture forever. Wright referred to him as his "Lieber Meister" and admired Louis Sullivan's talent for ornamentation, and his skill of drawing intricate plans and designs. Wright picked up on the philosophy of Sullivan and was so loyally devoted to his employer that he soon moved ahead of Alder in importance within the firm. Sullivan was extremely critical of classicism which was appearing across the USA during ... as the popularity of classicism, and his falling out with fellow draftsmen. It is difficult to pin-point Wright's creative "breakthroughs" for reasons relating to the field of architecture and to Wright's personal philosophy that all houses should be site appropriate and unique. Time often passed from the creation of a building on paper and the actuality of it in stone, brick, etc. Also, many of Wright's ...
- 213: Billy Budd: One Needs to Have Morality and Virtue
- ... keep me company I shall be glad. At the least we can promise ourselves that pleasure which is wickedly said to be in sinning, for a literary sin the divergence will be.” Because of his philosophy, Captain Vere always strives to do that which he believes to be right according to the laws set by his superior officers. This is a stark contrast to Billy, who keeps quiet when he learns ... rose of the dawn.” Such glory and beauty in death can only be achieved by those who are truly ready and without regret, as Billy was. The question, then, is presented. Innocence or wisdom? Which philosophy, which way of life is more correct? Claggart, who represents the natural evil in the world, serves as the opposition and corruption which we face everyday. He is the obstacle that Billy must deal with ... keep me company I shall be glad. At the least we can promise ourselves that pleasure which is wickedly said to be in sinning, for a literary sin the divergence will be.” Because of his philosophy, Captain Vere always strives to do that which he believes to be right according to the laws set by his superior officers. This is a stark contrast to Billy, who keeps quiet when he ...
- 214: Frankenstein 6
- ... with his cousin, Elizabeth Lavenza, who had come to live with his family when her mother died, and his friend Henry Clerval. Victor eventually goes to the university at Ingolstadt and begins to study natural philosophy and chemistry. During this time, he becomes consumed by the desire to discover the secret of life and finally succeeds. He fashions a creature out of old body parts and animates it one night. However ... Frankenstein - The narrator and protagonist of the main portion of the story, which is presented as his narration of his story to Walton. He creates a monster as a result of his study of natural philosophy, and this monster eventually destroys everyone he loves. Monster - The creature that Victor creates. He also acts as one of the narrators of the story as he tells his story to Victor. Alphonse Frankenstein - Victor ... and friend. (Henry is constantly with Victor's family, since he is himself an only child.) Victor's childhood is spent happily surrounded by his close domestic circle. The young Victor becomes interested in natural philosophy when he chances upon a book by Cornelius Agrippa, a sixteenth-century scholar of the occult sciences. He studies the outdated findings of Agrippa, Paracelsus, and Albertus Magnus with great enthusiasm until a demonstration ...
- 215: The Grapes of Wrath: No One Man, But One Common Soul
- The Grapes of Wrath: No One Man, But One Common Soul Many writers in American literature try to instill the philosophy of their choosing into their reader. This is often a philosophy derived at from their own personal experiences. John Steinbeck is no exception to this. When traveling through his native Californian in the mid-1930s, Steinbeck witnessed people living in appalling conditions of extreme poverty due ... treatment fueled his novel The Grapes of Wrath. Steinbeck sought to change the suffering plight of these farmers who had migrated from the midwest to California. Also, and more importantly, he wanted to suggest a philosophy into the reader, and insure that this suffering would never occur again (Critical 1). Steinbeck shows in The Grapes of Wrath that there is no one man, but one common soul in which we ...
- 216: Total Quality Management In Construction
- ... interest in improving them. If leaders exhort the members for better output but reward (promotions, bonuses, recognition) for mostly higher output, they get the behavior they reward. Quantity over quality has been a common management philosophy in the United States. The first step in implementing TQM requires the an upper-management change in both philosophy and behavior. Managers must adopt the objectives of customer satisfaction and continuous improvement. They must implement the change to achieve these objectives through their personal and continuous involvement and in the reeducation of everyone in the organization in TQM principles and practices. The past philosophy of management can work reasonably well if a company dominates world markets. When markets become complex and worldwide with more and stronger competitors, a new model is needed. Asian companies and some in the ...
- 217: Book Review of Business Policy and Strategy: An Action Guide
- ... been central in the text so far, but which the authors have not defined until now: strategic management. Murdick, Moor and Eckhouse identify seven major tasks that form the strategic management process: formulation of the philosophy of management, corporate purpose and goals; environmental analysis and forecast, internal analysis of strengths and weaknesses; formulation of strategy; evaluation of strategy; implementation of strategy; and, strategic control (45). The philosophy of management is concerned with what the firm strives to achieve in the long-term, not with immediate objectives. Environmental analysis and forecast and internal analysis have already been discussed in previous chapters. Developing strategy ... in order to provide the reader with a better base of understanding that can be applied in the real world. The authors first present the idea of a "marketing concept," which they define as a philosophy that guides the attitude and behavior of each employee in the organization (104). Specific characteristics of the marketing concept include treating the customer as all- important, pinpointing a target market, gaining a competitive edge, ...
- 218: Economics
- ... it makes people unhappy, then it is a legitimate field for comment, as it must form a large "misunderstood" in our daily lives Let us see how involved it can be made. The most virulent philosophy of the 19th Century was not that of Dewey or Schopenhauer. It was that of a fellow named Karl Marx, a Germam. In his book, Das Kapitas, he sets out to destroy the world of capitalism, by introducing the philosophy of Communism, borrowed in some part eviidently from Lycurgus, of the ancient Greek State of Sparta. Marx has succeeded to date (though himself dead and buried in England) in extending his philosophy over perhaps two-thirds of the world's population and upsettiing the remainder most thoroughly. Capitalism, under attack, surviving only in the West in a faint form, has borrowed so heavily from Marx in ...
- 219: Description Dominance of Greco-Roman Culture
- Description Dominance of Greco-Roman Culture Greco-Roman Culture came to dominate the Mediterranean world because in principle it was superior to all other cultures. The Greeks demonstrated great genius for philosophy and art while the Romans mastered law and order. Behind their superior cultures, was the essence the people themselves. The cultural values for which the people strived for, is the underlying reason for their ultimate ... for perfection." Obviously the works and ideas of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle are generally concerned with the pursuit of perfection in humanity, government, etc. Philo of Alexandria, a Jew, even acknowledged the merit of Greek philosophy. He says, "So behold me daring, not only to read the sacred messages of Moses, but also in my love of knowledge to peer into each of them and unfold and reveal what is not ... of arete. According to Sullivan, the tragedians, Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides are still to this day "unsurpassed." All based on the pursuit of excellence, and carried on the tides of military conquest, Greek art and philosophy spread to the Mediterranean world. Like the Greeks, the Romans came to dominate the Mediterranean world because they were superior. Militarily, a well organized citizen army and a common virtue of gravitus, made them ...
- 220: Michel Foucault And The Cultiv
- ... of the care of the self. Human’s failure to attain and nurture this self results in the decay of this self. Foucault saw his writings on this and other concepts as part of a philosophy known as the art of living. The art of living in this sense means one whose main purpose is to be like no one else. As such, he felt he was directly useful to the ... the very heart of himself but at the brink of that which limits him; in that region where death prowls, where thought is extinguished, where the promise of the origin interminably recedes." According to Foucault, philosophy began with the purpose of changing people’s lives on an individual level. He viewed ancient philosophy as a way of life centered on Socrates’ coined term “the care of the self”, and later, “the cultivation of the self”. In many ways, Foucault embraced the tradition of philosophy as the art ...
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