... transported beyond the mere act of observation. Edward Bullough says that psychical distance is created when art causes us to disengage from our ordinary emotions towards a thing or event and when it proceeds to remove the ordinary sense or uses of an object and an aesthetic is created. This psychical distance and disinterest brings about an appreciation for the object ... to be under-distanced. For example, a jealous spouse may find their own feelings of jealousy inflamed when watching a play such as Othello. Consequently they are pushed back into their ordinary emotions, losing the p...

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... a dangerous animal. In this talk I describe the complicated interplay between the atrocities of the internal world and the expression of violence and aggression in external reality. What factors contribute to ordinary everyday violence by young people in our streets or to the pursuit of war by national leaders? To tell you the truth I had great difficulty knowing where to begin this ... academic accounts. The events themselves have been recorded in great detail through witness statements but two academics; Christopher Browning and Daniel Goldhagen have also reviewed the events in their ...

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THEY'RE "OUT- Have you ever experienced a moment when destiny seemed to be shining up on you? You might have been having an ordinary night out with friends where everything just seemed to click. The food was great. The company was incredible. You had this feeling in the pit of your stomach that this ... - This problem that the sightseer at the Grand Canyon has is not exclusive to the sightseer (which Percy refers to at length). No, in fact, to interpret Percy in this context exclusively would be to denying the bigger picture that I felt Percy was trying to impress upon us. The point - we live...

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... suggestion from a dominant teacher (Shaman), dancing (Dervishism), meditation (especially the Kundalini variety) and hallucinogenic drugs. The present writer has seen the same technique (and the same results) occurring within the context of a meditation session led by the self-styled Indian guru Shree Bhagwan Rajneesh (whose followers were aften known as the 'Orange People'), in which he would touch devotees on the ... that it is of Divine origin. In fact, Satan is very good at manufacturing such experiences in order to confirm his own teachings, whereas the Lord God would generally use...

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... living creatures. All life seems relative to Jim, as the map in his head is "immensely expanded". Jim is an ordinary human being, who through his journey conveys what it is to be fully human. Facing up to challenges, even in the context of the "madness" of war, brings Jim to a far deeper understanding of life and the inevitability of change than ... ...

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