sentimentalism
21sentimentalism — noun 1. the excessive expression of tender feelings, nostalgia, or sadness in any form • Hypernyms: ↑formulation, ↑expression • Hyponyms: ↑treacle, ↑mush, ↑slop, ↑glop 2. a predilection for sentimentality …
22sentimentalist — sentimentalism …
23Moral sense theory — (also known as sentimentalism) is a view in meta ethics according to which morality is somehow grounded in moral sentiments or emotions. Some take it to be primarily a view about the nature of moral facts or moral beliefs (a primarily… …
24Sentimental novel — The sentimental novel or the novel of sensibility is an 18th century literary genre which celebrates the emotional and intellectual concepts of sentiment, sentimentalism, and sensibility. Sentimentalism, which is to be distinguished from… …
25Michael Slote — is UST Professor of Ethics at the University of Miami and is author of From Morality to Virtue (1992) and Morals From Motives (2001). He was previously professor of philosophy at the University of Maryland, and at Trinity College Dublin. He is… …
26An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals — is a book by Scottish enlightenment philosopher David Hume. In it, Hume argues (among other things) that the foundations of morals lie with sentiment, not reason. An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals (EPM) is the enquiry subsequent to… …
27Musical works of Franz Liszt — The sound of the fountains of the famous garden of Villa d Este inspired Liszt to write a piano piece called Jeux d eau à la Villa d Este . The villa and the portrait of the composer can be seen in the same image made by István Orosz Although… …
28tragedy — /traj i dee/, n., pl. tragedies. 1. a dramatic composition, often in verse, dealing with a serious or somber theme, typically that of a great person destined through a flaw of character or conflict with some overpowering force, as fate or society …
29German Literature — • History starting with the pre Christian period to 800 A.D Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. German Literature German Literature …
