In this article we discuss Faust in the context of Romanticism. Man is presented as an unstoppable force of constant change, as part of a rebellion against materialism. Romanticism is considered a movement within the arts and literature rather than a solid philosophy, Faust is considered by many the greatest work of German literature and […]
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Joseph and his brothers : Introduction
In this article I provide a short introduction to one of the greatest novels of all time. Thomas Mann wrote a limitless piece which reflects his humanism and spirituality against the historical background of that time outside the novel of World War II.
Antichrist (2009)
Antichrist of Lars von Trier can be understood if one is able of leaving all provocation aside, as should be the case with von Trier and dealing only with aesthetics, I will try to give some of my notes about the film. The film itself has a very clear structure and uses very specific means […]
Nietzsche And His Century (external)
An address delivered on October 15, 1924, Nietzsche’s eightieth birthday, at the Nietzsche Archive, Weimar | First published in Spengler, Reden und Aufsätze (Munich, 1937). note : this article is only being hosted at this website Looking back at the nineteenth century and letting its great men pass before the mind’s eye, we can observe an amazing […]
Life as morphology or reading Spengler
In this article we discuss what could be the basic elements of our conception of life, how it is possible to reflect and to change the basic way we view or feel life, and the different elements that compose our perception in the life sense, mainly culture and language