In the late 1970s, filmmaker Stanley Kubrick discovered a short story by psychologist and philosopher Arthur Schnitzler called Traumnovelle, or "Dream Story". Penetrating into the precise mechanisms that govern human desire, emotion, and fantasy, the story caught Kubrick's imagination, and beca...

In the late 1970s, filmmaker Stanley Kubrick discovered a short story by psychologist and philosopher Arthur Schnitzler called Traumnovelle, or "Dream Story". Penetrating into the precise mechanisms that govern human desire, emotion, and fantasy, the story caught Kubrick's imagination, and beca...

Aim: To become familiar with the various theoretical positions and writings in the histories and theories of western architecture. Task: To select two articles from a list issues of the journal Architectural Design (AD) that you consider difficult. Present a summary of the hey argument contai...

Anthony Burgess, Selective Individualist It is often said that life is full of choices and the choices you make is what makes you yourself. Society, however, has since the dawn of time tried to control the thoughts of individuals by forcing ideas upon them that destroys the person on a m...

Choice and free will are necessary to maintain humanity, both individually and communally; without them, man is no longer human but a "clockwork orange," a deterministic mechanism, as demonstrated in Anthony Burgess' novel, A Clockwork Orange. The choice between good and evil is a decision every...