scholarly journals El Quijote y el estoicismo

Myrtia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 36 ◽  
pp. 200-213
Author(s):  
Bartolomé Pozuelo Calero
Keyword(s):  
Don Quixote ◽  
Divine Providence ◽  
Moral Ground ◽  
High Moral Ground

¿Alcanzó al Quijote el resurgimiento del estoicismo, tan influyente en la cultura de su tiempo? El artículo rastrea la presencia de muchas de sus principales ideas en la novela: la bipartición entre espíritu y cuerpo y, consiguientemente, la división entre individuos espirituales y terrenales; las cualidades del espíritu: inalterabilidad de ánimo (constantia), paciencia, virtud, libertad; las pasiones y afectos terrenales: cólera, esperanza y miedo; la consideración expresa de la divina providencia; la autonomía de la moral; la visión de la adversidad como benéfica. La conclusión es que, al menos en la creación de sus personajes, Cervantes parece utilizar el ideal humano estoico como paradigma de altura moral. To what extent was Don Quixote influenced by the resurgence of Stoicism, which was so influential in the culture of that time? This article traces the presence of many of the principal ideas of Stoicism in the work: the separation between body and spirit and consequently the differentiation between spiritual and earthly individuals; the qualities of the spirit: the inalterability of mood (constantia), patience, virtue, freedom; the earthly passions and emotions: ire, hope and fear; divine providence, autonomy of morals; the idea of adversity as positive. One can conclude that when presenting his characters, Cervantes, at least, uses the Stoic human ideal as a model of high moral ground.

scholarly journals Maria Stewart: A Black Voice for Abolition

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-17
Author(s):  
Jane Duran
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Focal Point ◽  
Black Americans ◽  
Moral Ground ◽  
David Walker ◽  
Anna Julia Cooper ◽  
High Moral Ground ◽  
Virtuous Life ◽  
Maria Stewart

This article argues that Maria Stewart is an underappreciated abolitionist, and a worthy exponent of the Black views of the 1830s. Her work is compared with that of David Walker, Charlotte Forten, and Anna Julia Cooper. A focal point of much of her work is her exhortation to the high moral ground—she remains concerned, throughout her career, about the temptations faced by many during the nineteenth century that might lead them to a non-Christian path. As is the case with Charlotte Forten, who frequently moved for more formal education, Stewart worked ceaselessly to impel Black Americans to a worthy and virtuous life.

Towards an English Catholic Social Conscience, 1829–1920

2000 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 106-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernard Aspinwall
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Late Nineteenth Century ◽  
Moral Ground ◽  
Social Conscience ◽  
The People ◽  
High Moral Ground ◽  
Late Nineteenth ◽  
At Home

‘All this talk of socialism is just a ruse. The people are starving and we must not play the policeman for England.’ wrote Archbishop Thomas W. Croke of Cashel in 1880. His attitude was far more intelligent and realistic than The Tablet and its reactionary supporters. Irish bishops were desperately concerned about massive Irish emigration in the late nineteenth century: the threat to the faith at home, the possible loss of souls overseas and the Church’s inability to serve her people was worrying. However zealous in its defence, the Irish bishops remained powerless to halt English popular and government support for the destruction of the Temporal Power. They saw other priorities emerging: by 1880 the recovery of the Temporal Power was a forlorn hope. They must take the high moral ground of humanity rather than property.

Civil War and Rebellion in Burma

1990 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 114-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josef Silverstein
Keyword(s):  
Civil War ◽  
Short History ◽  
Moral Ground ◽  
The Past ◽  
The People ◽  
The World ◽  
High Moral Ground ◽  
The Military ◽  
The U.S

1988 was unlike any other year in Burma's short history as an independent nation. It began quietly, but erupted into a revolution for democracy and change which failed when the army violently restored its dictatorship; it ended quietly, but with the people living in fear under a military determined not to be challenged openly again. During this same period, while the world focused on Rangoon, the minorities continued to pursue a civil war which some have been fighting for the past forty years, hopeful that the changing situation in Burma's heartland would effect their struggles because both they, and the Burmans who rose in revolt, have the same enemy and seek the same ends — a peaceful and democratic Burma. Both looked to and sought help from the free nations of the world who spoke out vigorously when the rebellion began but whose voices either have been lowered or even stilled since the military made clear that it would decide the time and degree of change; only the U.S. continued to hold the high moral ground in support of the rebellion but its actions hardly matched its rhetoric.

More on Todorov, History, and High Moral Ground

1999 ◽  
Vol 16 (2/3) ◽  
pp. 125
Author(s):  
Larry J. Reynolds
Keyword(s):  
Moral Ground ◽  
High Moral Ground

scholarly journals THE SHAKY HIGH MORAL GROUND OF POSTMODERNIST “ETHICS”

2014 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mel Gray ◽  
Terry Lovat
Keyword(s):  
Moral Ground ◽  
High Moral Ground

scholarly journals Refuse to be a fool

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manh-Toan Ho
Keyword(s):  
Public Universities ◽  
Grey Zone ◽  
Scientific Contribution ◽  
Moral Ground ◽  
The Public ◽  
High Moral Ground

Science has been held on high moral ground, and precisely because of that, researchers have to try to satisfy everyone. They are universities, funders, industries, journals, publishers, editors, reviewers, and even the public. Universities and funders often demand prestigious studies in prestigious journals. Meanwhile, journals want submitted manuscripts to be novel and original, despite the fact that it could be the 54,560th papers to write about a topic, and the journal is one in a few hundred journals in the same discipline. Editors and reviewers can be more personal with their intentions, but the infamous Reviewer 2 will always be around the corner. The industries will probably pay you handsomely, but there is a grey zone that can be quite nerving to think about. Oh, and the public. The public. It is hard to know their needs. The scientific contribution needs to be understandable, but cheap. It must be practical, but it should work on the first try.

Humor in der Therapie. Lachend auf Distanz gehen, Ängste lachend besiegen

2003 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 139-157
Author(s):  
Gudrun Hofmann
Keyword(s):  
Don Quixote ◽  
Miguel De Cervantes ◽  
Don Quijote ◽  
Richard Strauss ◽  
Sancho Panza

Zusammenfassung. Don Quijote und Sancho Panza, von Miguel de Cervantes Saavedras 1605/1612 geschaffene Romanhelden, erfreuen sich auch im Jahre 2003 eines großen Bekanntheitsgrades und sind als komisches Paar berühmt geworden. Beide verstricken sich in Abenteuer, die einzig ihrer Fantasie erwachsen. Im folgenden steht das Komische - aus nicht der Norm entsprechendem Verhalten oder aus wahnhaften Imaginationen erwachsend - in der literarischen Vorgabe wie auch in dem sinfonischen Tongedicht “Don Quixote“ von Richard Strauss im Mittelpunkt. Daran schließen sich Überlegungen zu einer tänzerischen Umsetzung im Rahmen eines therapeutischen Settings an. Es wird analysiert, wie sich Menschen mit unterschiedlichen Persönlichkeitszügen (resp. -störungen) darin wiederfinden können und wie die Charaktere von Don Quijote und Sancho Panza im Sinne einer eigenen Interpretation weiterentwickelt werden können. Aspekte der von Helmut Plessner vertretenen anthropologischen Betrachtungsweise des Lachens beleuchten die nur dem Menschen eigene Fähigkeit komisch zu sein und Komisches wahrzunehmen.

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