... to understand international politics and the facts to be understood. It sets politics as an autonomous sphere of action and understanding apart from other spheres, such as economics (understood in terms of interest defined as wealth), ethics, aesthetics, or religion. Without such a concept a theory of politics, international or domestic, would be altogether impossible, for without it one could not distinguish ... of Kant and his immediate followers, while for the historian of literature it may seem little more than the personality of Goethe; and it is not usual to characterize the lite...

• Word Count: 4131
• Approx Pages: 17
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... to understand international politics and the facts to be understood. It sets politics as an autonomous sphere of action and understanding apart from other spheres, such as economics (understood in terms of interest defined as wealth), ethics, aesthetics, or religion. Without such a concept a theory of politics, international or domestic, would be altogether impossible, for without it one could not distinguish ... of Kant and his immediate followers, while for the historian of literature it may seem little more than the personality of Goethe; and it is not usual to characterize the lite...

• Word Count: 4234
• Approx Pages: 17
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... megalomaniacal scheming. In a world of mundanely malicious men and "flabby devils," attracting enough attention to be worthy of damnation is indeed something. Kurtz can be criticized in the same terms that Heart of Darkness is sometimes criticized: style entirely overrules substance, providing a justification for amorality and evil. In fact, it can be argued that style does not just override ... . Yet Kurtz, through his charisma and larger-than-life plans, remains with Marlow and with the reader. Themes Themes are the fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work. The...

• Word Count: 3088
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: Undergraduate