Post-reading reflections written by students after they have read and discussed a novel or article.
“Ur-fascism” is about the effect of ideologies such as fascism on people in Italy and breaking down the different aspects of fascism. The article breaks down Ur-Fascism into various aspects and beliefs associated with it. The major categories were xenophobia, elitism, heroism, and selective populism. The author focuses on what Continue reading
In the article “Ur Fascism”, Umberto Eco highlights the various aspects pertaining to fascism going into specific detail about how it came into existence and eventually evolved into a more general term over time. Eco argues that unlike other totalitarian governments whether it be Nazism or Stalinism, Fascism particularly that Continue reading
Umberto Eco describes his early years and what he remembers to be the Fascist regime. The passage explains that during their formative years, the young Italians are taught to do anything for their country. Dying for their country was the best (and most highly recommended answer). As the passage progresses Continue reading
Ur-Fascism by Umberto Eco is an article about Eco’s personal experience with Italian fascism along with a synopsis of how it compares to German fascism and the general connotation of fascism. He talks about how his heroes considered of war heroes and how there was no peace without war. In Continue reading
Ur-Facism by Umberto Eco, is an article about how facism affects countries over time. Throughout the article, he explains his experience with facism in Italy but also goes into German facism. One of the main points he refers to is the Holocaust. He compares the two countries and how they Continue reading
“Ur-Fascism” written by Umberto Eco offers a personal perspective of what fascism truly is in its core. As part of his interpretation of fascism, he offers the idea that its meaning is often blurred or misleading depending on ones background. He continues to make many distinctions between Italian fascism as Continue reading
The article titled, “Ur-Facism” by Umberto Eco features a tidal wave of information about what Fascism is according to Westerners, what Fascism is according to Italians what it could look like in the future. Eco begins the article with some background about the Italian version of fascism and compares it Continue reading
Within the piece Civilization and its Discontents, Freud tries to highlight the different aspects within civilization itself that lead to humans being unhappy and dissatisfied with their lives. Freud points towards the fact of how civilization is built to tame the natural state of human, which he contends is driven Continue reading
Feud discussed many different forms of unhappiness and desire along with primitive needs throughout the article. Freud began by discussing how civilization and society is responsible for human misery. We are constantly trying to keep up with what is wanted and acceptable by society which in return causes us unhappiness Continue reading
1. Sigmund Freud’s “Civilization and Its Discontents” is Freud’s take on the three main causes of human suffering and mankind’s inability to attain happiness: “superior power of nature, the feebleness of our own bodies, and the inadequacy of the regulations which adjust the mutual relationships of human beings in the Continue reading
