What are the ideologies of realism and idealism? ... For realism, theory consists in ascertaining facts and giving them meaning through reason. ... This concludes Morgenthau's first principle (of six) of political realism. ... Political realism contains not only a theoretical but also a normative element. ... Fourthly, political realism is aware of the moral significance of political action. ...
To what extent does The Secret Agent operate in a grey rather than a black and white moral universe? When creating a work of fiction that is based on a specific historical time and place the author must neccesarily invite moral comparisons between the world they have created and the society it re...
Religious Symbolism in Alberto Moravia and Vittorio De Sica's Representations of Two Women. In 1957, Alberto Moravia wrote Two Women, a novel that demonstrates the fallacy of the bourgeoisie's worship of money and its resultant cycle of spiritual death and resurrection through suffering. In 19...
Introduction Over the past eight weeks, I have been attending regular "play sessions" on the playground of Woodward Elementary School. During this period of time, I became particularly aware of the rules and boundaries, set by adults and peers alike, that the children often encounter when attempting to frame their interactions in an acceptable way. To simply walk up to a group of children and ask them to play in a friendly manner represents only a minuscule factor of social development. As a child interacts, he or she must learn to interpret a wide variety of complex cues and requi...
