CRITICAL THEORY

A key text in studying critical theory is Edmund Burke's On Taste. His central theory is that taste is determined by finding resemblances a work of art that has already brought us pleasure and a new work of art which we haven't yet seen.

British post-punk band Gang of Four succesfully turned pop music into a platform for a critique of contemporary socio-political inequities.

This essay is specifically over the movie Spun and uses classic and universal Critical Theories as frames with which to view the characters.

A critique of Jonathan Wallis's essay on photographic artist Mariko Mori (published in "Women's Art Journal") and how previous critical views of her work were overlooked.

The goals of cultural and art theory seem to be very similar to the goal of the Shambhala form of meditation: to experience the world more directly.

It is in the firmest of my opinions that music and words are the same, and that the construction of any text or work must be examined first, from these standpoints. It is the verbal motion in writing which is the crux of textual structure.

Media has influenced and transformed the way we live and communicate and throughout the ages. The use of various media has played a key role in shaping our perceptions and even our identity as individuals and society as a whole.

This article is a brief sketch of Jurgen Habermas's theories of communicative action and discourse ethics explaining his discursive model of democracy.

There have been many different perspectives in social theories, spanning Thousands of years. Many of these perspectives have been developed, modified, and rejected with advances in technology and changes in cultural philosophy.

Focused on the quote "If there is no other, there is no I. If there is no I, there is no one to perceive" by Chuang Tsu, and how it pertains to the literary theories of structuralism and deconstruction.

This article describes the process of nerve regeneration after an injury. There is an insert of how the Qi-Blood theory of Chinese medicine and application of acupuncture fit in and can help.

An overview of the critical theory of communication approach to organizations by Stanley Deetz.

Once you drop the inculcated fears of Marxian theory, you can't help but see the world in a whole new light.

The Listener's Direction of Gaze Learning Theory of Mind may play a major factor in the way autistic children learn.

A practical analysis of philosopher Karl Menninger's Humanitarian Theory of Punishment.

This seventh essay of "A Rational Cosmology" exposes critical logical flaws within the basic propositions of Big Bang theory. Mr. Stolyarov notes underlying errors in the very notion of a "singularity," as well as why such a singularity could never have created anything.

A critical examination of the Bush doctrine and policies of the Bush Administration, this research paper uses the arguments of past and present philosophers to more critically examine the road to war.

This paper reviews Critical Race Theory and how it relates to American public schools.

G. Stolyarov II provides in-depth, targeted commentary on Robert Murphy's recent book, Chaos Theory: Two Essays on Market Anarchy, and poses responses to Dr. Murphy's ideas on the lack of the need for government to provide the essential services of law and defense.

A summary/critique of two different critical theories about "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe

An examination of how genre theory works.

The great thing about Fight Club is that it is open to an almost infinite number of possible critical theory interpretation. Previously, I viewed the film through the prism of existentialism. Here I take a more calculated approach.

Why I think Critical Mass is a great idea, but needs some work.

This is a graduate level paper written on Robert Merton's anomie theory and it's relation to addiction in today's society. It's approximately nine pages in length.

Marx doesn't specifically address literary theory, yet Marxist thought does affect capitalist production of literature.

Major topics in A Theory of Justice are the veil of ignorance and the implications of the original position, the difference principle and distribution in society and the concept of liberty and the role of individuals' rights in society.