Lindsey Speights Dr. Obradovic World Literature ii 29 September 2015 Philosophy of Pangloss vs. Martin What readers should take from Voltaire’s work is to refrain from determining whether Pangloss is right or not. Whether good or bad triumphs, it doesn't do any good to constantly ponder over the matter. “Man was placed in the garden to work, not to be idle.” I believe that Candide no longer would argue, he just realized the purport less futility of doing it and that true ecstasy will be by living life without cerebrating. Pangloss was a philosopher who additionally transpired to be Candide’s mentor. He was the man responsible for a majority of quotes that made this text popular.
Another idea related to this is the idea of predestination which was the view of the philosopher- John Calvin. Predestination is the idea that our lives are set/planned out previous to the start of our lives. Calvin said that man is “inherently evil and is not capable of good as his free will chooses to reject God”. Therefore, this suggests that God has predestined our lives as to those who will be saved and who will not. This further reinforces that we have no choice or influence on our lives and the events that happen, so therefore God will know the ethical decisions we will make as he has already predestined them in our lives.
Assignment 2.03 Amendment selected: First Amendment The first amendment was written due to the fact that most of the citizens demanded their basic freedoms. (“Congress will make no law respecting an establishment of the religion, and prohibiting the free exercise of; or abridging the freedom of speech, and of the press; and right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.’’) What is the personal liberty defined in the Amendment? The first amendment is referred to as Freedom of Religion. This amendment guarantees freedom of religion in two types of ways; one is preventing the government from establishing an official church. And the second is free will to worship as they please to their religion.
In his quest, he restricts himself to the spiritual and religious world and persists in his need for teachers. Although Siddhartha is willing to break with religion itself and to abandon all his training, Govinda is willing to seek truth only as long as it appears within the narrow confines of Hinduism or Buddhism and is transmitted by a teacher. As a result, Govinda is unable to see the truth around him, since he is limited by his belief that truth will appear in the way he has been taught by his teachers. This difference between Siddhartha’s search and Govinda’s limited search is the reason why Govinda can attain enlightenment only through an act of grace on Siddhartha’s part, whereas Siddhartha is able to find truth through his own
He continues to believe that one person can make a difference and those actions will change principle. However, if an individual leads and no one follows, then one must at least refuse to condone the evil and must withhold one’s vote or expedience. Thoreau claims, "If I devote myself to other pursuits and contemplations, I must first see, at least, that I do not pursue them sitting on another man's shoulders" (p. 969, Thoreau). By all means, noncompliance was Thoreau's preferred approach to most social injustice. All together, if one did not follow a leader’s actions for justice and passively accepted the majority vote, that individual should remove themselves from the undemonstrative submissive
In The Crucible, the characterisation of Proctor to “need not have been a partisan of any faction in town” asserts his internal strength which does not require belonging with the majority, ultimately arousing suspicion. The ramifications of his choice to separate himself from society, exemplified through his denomination of Salem as “they”, raises “questions as to the Christian character of this house”. Proctor contradicts the notion of human nature having an innate desire to belong as the violent imagery of Proctor to Abigail “… I will cut off my hand before I ever reach for you again” emphasises his virtuous nature which creates a self imposed barrier from creating a forced sense of belonging. The metaphorical comment that “the magistrate sits in your heart that judges you” highlights the fact Proctor defines himself by his lechery and strives for redemption rather than creating a façade which ultimately segregates him from the rest of Salem. “In unity lay the best promise of safety” embodies the repercussions of choosing not to belong as the mob mentality of Salem leaves the non conformist individual vulnerable.
The directions religions points at aren’t all entirely spiritual, simply shown in equality matters of prosperity and freedoms for masses and states, the supportive state policies. Jung states that partaking in the “en masse” systems like religions or nations who worship any sort of divine powers cannot be terminated with logical dialogue, you simply cannot determine their issue. because mass-mindedness by interpretations disregards sensibility and train of thought in human beings and approves more of the emotional aspects in this
On the other hand its weakness is that human can affect it in other aspects besides deathless and birth less nature but in definition they do not recognize that. Prominence over human welfare and determinative nature regarding human experience –since both deal with human then they can be combined. The strength is that it when we put our lives according to the sacred we are likely to live a life free of problem associated to ungodliness. On the other hand it is important to perceive the true reality that underlies our religion .If we don’t do so we are likely to suffer and destroy what is already positive about our religion hence suffering. In that case religion will be the dividing factor instead of a bonding factor as it should
On the political side, everyone is free to reject, to revolute and simply to say no. Another aspect of freedom which the American Dream stresses is the freedom of religion as the early founders of the American society have suffered a lot from religious abuse. Freedom of religious beliefs is a basic right for everyone, and any difference in religion cannot be a reason for difference in the gained rights in society. As the American Dream has given great value to the individual, the freedom of expressing person’s opinion and thoughts has imposed itself. Individualism that the American Dream has believed in has made people believe that as they are free individuals everyone should have an opinion and it must at least be heard and respected.
(Source: williampax.com) According to Geoffrey Harpham, "Foucault sought not just to rehabilitate the chronically "incomplete project " of the Enlightenment as a subject of contemporary discussion but also to establish some positive relation of his own to that fissile and complex movement by reopening the question to which Kant had provided "an answer", almost two centuries ago." Thus, Foucault analysis Kant's take on Enlightenment as well as provided his own interpretation of the philosophy. However, due