University of the Free State
Humanities
The first section of this paper will deal with a brief overview of Heidegger’s life, the second section shall explain his main philosophical views, and the third section shall consist of looking at Hannah Arendt’s work as a criticism of... more
Most individuals approach the ideas proposed by Marx in a very stagnant, robotic manner. This is a dangerous thing to do because the dynamic of our current day and age is not taken into consideration. Marx himself, on his deathbed in... more
At the core of the ideology’s name is the word real, thus realism is a very practical and pragmatic way of scrutinizing events in international relations. Realism, in other words, has a very sober way of looking at incidents in politics,... more
The aim of this paper is to discuss South Africa’s foreign policy towards Zimbabwe. Is it in accordance with and based on the promotion of human rights and human security? In the first section a brief contextual orientation shall be... more
Identity and interests are defined by international forces, that is, by the norms of behaviour embedded in international society. The norms of international society are transmitted to states through international organizations. They shape... more
one can’t help but wonder: what makes them so efficient? And how do they make all this money? Some have argued that what makes ISIS so potent is their struggle to create an extensive, sharia law-led caliphate “or autonomous Islamic state,... more
During Schreiner’s time the intention of unifying South Africa was already in the air and she laments that the “nervous and anxious hurry to attain Closer Union irresistibly reminds one of a posse of old aunts and mothers anxious that a... more
People cannot ‘see’ states the same way that they can watch the sunrise in the morning or catch a glimpse of a butterfly floating above a petunia. From this perspective states are not a rigid, tangible form of reality but rather abstract,... more
The main goal of this paper is to critically analyze how the war economy in the DRC is fueling the conflict in the Great Lakes Region. More specifically, attempts will be made to answer the following questions: Why did the conflict... more
Existing leaders just use the same template that colonial rulers employed previously. The difference is that, instead of occurring at a transnational level, exploitation has scaled down to the intra-state level in Africa (as certain... more
A more inclusive definition of quality is “fitness for purpose.” This means, regardless of whether you produce a good or a service, it must have characteristics that satisfy customer needs and must be delivered with the least amount of... more
The question of epistemic versus non-epistemic virtues has been alive and well for centuries. At the heart of the debate lies the central issue of their similarity and/or disparity. Proponents of the latter emphasize the fact that what... more
This paper aims to explore how effective the idea of inductive risk is in negating the value-free ideal of science. The first section is a quick sketch of what the idea is all about (with concrete examples) and the second section... more
The notion that huge chunks of our reality could be nothing but elaborate forms of social construction, a self-perpetuating mechanism of our own assemblage, is an old and enduring one. Put alternatively, we know that concepts like “race”,... more
This is an article we were ought to go through and analyse for my Sociolinguistics Assignment on/about the importance and dangers of "Othering"
This I compiled after my cultural studies module assessment. It is therefore important to keep in mind that these views are that of the author and not facts about our South African culture.
The aim of this article is to provide a theoretical frame of reference for Music Performance Anxiety (MPA) and Emotional Intelligence (EI) through an investigation of existing theories concerning the two constructs. The most prominent... more
The aim of this article was to determine the correlation between the constructs music performance anxiety (MPA) and emotional intelligence (EI). The study explored the state-anxiety of participants (N = 47), experienced before a public... more
The aim of this article is to provide a theoretical frame of reference for Music Performance Anxiety (MPA) and Emotional Intelligence (EI) through an investigation of existing theories concerning the two constructs. The most prominent... more
A conundrum exists amongst a number of variables regarding the teaching of Music Literacy (MusLit) as prescribed in the South African Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS:2011) in South African Secondary Schools. These... more