Browsing Oshkosh Scholar by Author "Herzberg, Larry"
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Against the Slang Use of the Word Rape: A Langtonian-Birdian Reproach
Bady, Maria (2014-12)A disturbing trend that has surfaced recently in slang language is to use the word rape in a joking or hyperbolic manner. An example of this is, "I raped that exam!" In this paper, I argue that such use of the term rape ... -
Plato, the Other, and the Freedom to Love
Mischler, Steven (2010-12)Plato's Symposium is divided into several speeches; two, by Aristophanes and Socrates, are considered here. These classic views on love extend into the modern era by way of philosophers such as Jean-Paul Sartre and Bertrand ...