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Existentialism is a form of philosophical inquiry that explores the problem of human existence and centers on the lived experience of the thinking, feeling, acting individual. In the view of the existentialist, the individual's starting point has been called "the existential angst" (or, variably, existential attitude, dread, etc.), or a sense of disorientation, confusion, or anxiety in the face of an apparently meaningless or absurd world.
Existentialism is associated with several 19th- and 20th-century European philosophers who shared an emphasis on the human subject, despite profound doctrinal differences. Many existentialists regarded traditional systematic or academic philosophies, in style and content, as too abstract and remote from concrete human experience. A primary virtue in existentialist thought is authenticity. Soren Kierkegaard is generally considered to have been the first existentialist philosopher though he did not use the term existentialism. He proposed that each individual—not society or religion—is solely responsible for giving meaning to life and living it passionately and sincerely, or "authentically".
My Experience of Flipped Learning
Flipped learning is a quite new as well a new from of learning , The traditional classroom format requires teachers to spend a significant amount of class time presenting information, typically simply standing in front of a room delivering a lecture or lesson. Students sit and (to one degree or another) scribble down notes, passively receiving information at whatever speed the instructor presented. Later, after students have left the classroom and lost easy access to their teacher and peers, they are then challenged to attempt to apply the day’s lesson in individual homework assignments. By shifting passive lecture material to the at-home setting, students are given the chance to review those materials in the time and place that works best for their own needs, and to go back over important or unclear details as often as needed until they’re well understood. This, in turn, helps students to ensure they have all the foundational information they need in order to participate in interactive learning discussions and activities that push them to apply what they have learned. Under the traditional lecture model, students are bound to the pace that the instructor sets for each class session and the course as a whole. Instructors are under pressure to teach their entire curriculum within the classroom time allocated, based on the rate at which the “average” student can absorb the material. Should a student have trouble with a concept, they are forced to either interrupt and ask for the material to be repeated, thereby slowing down the session for the rest of the class, or do their best to keep up and ask for another explanation at the end or outside of normal class time.
Victorian Voices: A Literary Study Series By Sima Rathod, Assistant Professor, Nandkunvarba Mahila Arts College (Affiliated to MKBU) Introduction The Victorian Age remains one of the richest and most intellectually stimulating periods in English literature. It was an era of industrial revolution, moral tension, and philosophical questioning — an age caught between faith and doubt, reason and emotion, tradition and change. To truly understand this period, one must study the minds that gave it voice: Charles Dickens , Oscar Wilde , Thomas Hardy , Alfred Lord Tennyson , and Robert Browning . This blog series, “Victorian Voices: A Literary Study” , brings together detailed analyses, character charts, quotations, and critical perspectives suitable for postgraduate and research-level readers. Each linked article offers comprehensive classroom-style insights into the works and worldviews of these major writers. The Four Major Studies Charl...
Translation Studies: Meaning, Definitions and Significance Introduction Translation is one of the oldest and most important forms of communication between people, languages and cultures. Human beings have always needed to communicate ideas, stories, knowledge, beliefs and experiences across linguistic boundaries. Translation makes this possible by transferring a message from one language into another while attempting to preserve its meaning, purpose and cultural significance. In the modern academic world, the systematic study of translation is known as Translation Studies . It is an interdisciplinary field that examines the theories, methods, practices, history and cultural dimensions of translation. Translation is not simply a matter of replacing words from one language with words from another. A translator must understand the context, culture, tone, style, purpose and intended meaning of the original text before producing an appropriate version in the target language. Wha...
Ernest Hemingway’s Code Hero: Living with Grace Under Pressure In the world of modern literature, very few authors have created a character type so distinct and recognizable that it becomes a concept of its own. Ernest Hemingway, one of the most celebrated American writers of the 20th century, achieved exactly that through his idea of the “Code Hero.” This term does not refer to a single character but rather a pattern that runs through many of Hemingway’s protagonists — men who live by a personal code of honor, courage, and endurance in a world that often seems chaotic, violent, and meaningless. Let’s explore what makes a Hemingway Hero truly unique, why he matters, and how he reflects Hemingway’s own philosophy of life. The World of Hemingway: A Lost Generation To understand Hemingway’s heroes, we must first understand his world. Hemingway belonged to what Gertrude Stein called the “Lost Generation” — those who came of age during or after World War I. The war had shattered the...
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