In a world increasingly driven by the empirical discoveries of science, religion is seen by many ... more In a world increasingly driven by the empirical discoveries of science, religion is seen by many as a simplistic, ungrounded nostalgia. Yet the advancements of modern science have not been met with a corresponding increase in human happiness. Indeed, it might be said that there is more stress and unhappiness than ever before. This essay seeks to demonstrate the value of Buddhism in the Age of Reason through three main points. First, Buddhism is compatible with science and can itself be seen to be a scientific method. Second, it is relevant and practical to modern people in their daily lives. Third, it relies upon logic, not blind faith, so retains authenticity and reliability in the Age of Reason. Buddhism offers an alternative between the fundamentalism of the creationist view and the nihilism of the atheist, materialist view: an alternative science which is equally empirically verifiable but establishes how reality is in the very nature of peace and joy, and how we each possess the potential to experience this reality.
For Janáček, mode, motive, harmony and form are inseparable and interdependent entities. This ess... more For Janáček, mode, motive, harmony and form are inseparable and interdependent entities. This essay seeks to elucidate these relationships through analysing the third movement of the Second String Quartet by way of a range of techniques, including graphical analysis and harmonic summaries, looking in detail at Janáček's
In a world increasingly driven by the empirical discoveries of science, religion is seen by many ... more In a world increasingly driven by the empirical discoveries of science, religion is seen by many as a simplistic, ungrounded nostalgia. Yet the advancements of modern science have not been met with a corresponding increase in human happiness. Indeed, it might be said that there is more stress and unhappiness than ever before. This essay seeks to demonstrate the value of Buddhism in the Age of Reason through three main points. First, Buddhism is compatible with science and can itself be seen to be a scientific method. Second, it is relevant and practical to modern people in their daily lives. Third, it relies upon logic, not blind faith, so retains authenticity and reliability in the Age of Reason. Buddhism offers an alternative between the fundamentalism of the creationist view and the nihilism of the atheist, materialist view: an alternative science which is equally empirically verifiable but establishes how reality is in the very nature of peace and joy, and how we each possess the potential to experience this reality.
For Janáček, mode, motive, harmony and form are inseparable and interdependent entities. This ess... more For Janáček, mode, motive, harmony and form are inseparable and interdependent entities. This essay seeks to elucidate these relationships through analysing the third movement of the Second String Quartet by way of a range of techniques, including graphical analysis and harmonic summaries, looking in detail at Janáček's
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