What is the appeal of past charms? Classic literature, silent films and old Hollywood, typewriters and Polaroid cameras, Art Nouveau and Pre-Raphaelite art, Romanticism, nostalgia, Victorian decor and ephemera seem to hold an increasing allure.
Modern culture is marked by blatancy and accessibility. The Internet in particular poses new problems in terms of allowing instantaneous access [...]
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Modern ers’ versus Past Charms
Posted on: Philosophy
Philosophy of the Magic Flute
Posted on: Philosophy
One of the most enigmatic operas of all times, The Magic Flute is powerful and enchanting. However, at first sight, one may not notice its philosophical meaning.
According to the biographer Otto Jahn, who wrote The Life of Mozart (Oxford University Press, 1882), Mozart belonged to a family related to Freemasons and became a Mason [...]
Ethos, Pathos, and Logos
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Aristotle’s enthymeme is also known of as the rhetorical syllogism. It is a technique of persuasion, engaging one’s emotions, ethics and logic by using rhetoric.
The enthymeme is also known as the rhetorical syllogism. In explaining this device Aristotle references his Rhetoric, Prior Analytics, and Topics as well as other of his books. While Aristotle did [...]