He means that if the venture needs you to be anyone else but yourself, it will lead to no good. This reveals to me that Thoreau believes strongly in the individual, being yourself, and seeking your own path. This quote is also applicable to modern life because many ventures nowadays require you to conform for some purpose. The second aphorism I remembered is “Our life is frittered away by detail...Simplicity, simplicity.” Thoreau means that our focus and attention to detail now in society and culture do nothing but to waste our lives away needlessly. He believes simplicity is the better choice.
While these theories hold much in common regarding how they see morality, they differ greatly in their reasoning for why they think that way. Aristotelian virtue ethics focus more on the person as a moral creature at heart and their desire for morality to be the driving force behind moral behavior. An excellent example of the difference in the three theories in this instance would be a situation involving lying. Dishonesty is considered morally wrong by most theories of ethics, but all of the moral theories approach it differently. Deontology, as espoused by Immanuel Kant, would argue against the morality of lying from a moral absolutism standpoint.
Question # 1: In section 7 of “The four great errors”, Nietzsche discusses the error of free will, he argues that men are not responsible for their actions, and that creating that misconception was only to find justification for punishment. He says, “…Wherever responsibilities are sought, what tends to be doing the seeking is the instinct of wanting to punish and rule.” He claims that we are not responsible for our actions, and that “human beings were thought to be free so that they could be ruled, so that they could be punished.” These claims relate to his discussions of the four great errors in the previous sections in many ways. First, relating the error of free will to the error of confusing cause and effect: In the first error, Nietzsche claims that we confuse the cause of a happening with the effect of it, so he uses the example of a man who claims that his amazing diet is what gave him a longer life. Nietzsche says that this is false, and that because of the very slow metabolism of that man, he had the long life he claims to have. Imagine a boy who eats too much ice cream that he ruins his body and health, the church would say that the boy was tempted by the vice and luxury he found in the ice cream, and that because of that, he’s guilty.
The “On the Rainy River” Essay Arun Benny English 30 -1 “Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.” Every individual is provided with a chance to do what is considered right by their morals and choosing not to is an act of cowardice. In Tim O Brien’s, “The Things They Carry”, the author reveals an irreconcilable internal conflict between human beings desire for what they perceive to perfect, and the need to accept the reality of the situation; regardless of the outcome a sacrifice must be paid. The author has done a proficient work of illustrating the moral split an individual to do the right thing or to the make a sacrifice for the better good. Tim O Brien’s perception of courage varies with time. His notion of being “too good for [war], too compassionate, too everything” demonstrates his disagreement to go to war.
This idea rids humans of what empathy they are capable of and jeopardizes their reign on a stable emotional mind. Huxley uses foil, symbolism, and irony to delve into this problem of escapism and its contributions to a dystopia in disguise. (your thesis needs to be more specific. Authors don’t delve into problems. They take clear stands on issues.
While one may believe there are individuals who are the utmost holy and divine like, Hawthorne would fail to agree with this opinion. We are repeatedly burdened with Hawthorne's idea that we are helpless, imperfect beings who cannot help but sin and make wrong choices. Along with this point, Hawthorne believes that we are unable own up to the wrongs that we make and consciously choose to keep our sins buried within ourselves. Taking these thoughts to consideration, one should reflect upon these ideas and beliefs in high hopes of separating themselves from sin as much as our nature will
“But a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, And repairs the evil. The only crime is pride. Give in to the dead man, then: do not fight with a corpse—What glory is it to kill a man who is dead? Think, I beg you: It is for your own good that I speak as I do. You should be able to yield for your own good.” This quote shows that the gods also wish for Antigone to be set free.
For instance, a philosopher named Albert Campus states , “There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide.” Furthermore, some commentator’s voice that physician assisted suicide is requested because of poor care, is simply wrong, only leads to a downhill path, and goes against the purpose of medical treatment. On the other hand, others argue that assisted suicide protects people from pain and is an unselfish act. However, according to the Hippocratic Oath medical professionals agree that they will not give patients lethal
They believe we as human beings are prone to sin. We have a proclivity to do terrible things or to be tempted to so (p.30, 2008). They believe our freedom or success of government is dependent on virtue. They further added that only moral people would remain free. On those premise it is asserted that religion play an important part in nurturing the virtue needed for a free society.
Modesty is how much skin is showing in different situations and in different topics. Lewis mentions that there are people out in the world who want to make people enslaved to sexual desires just so that they can make money off of people. In all reality there really isn’t a cure to sexually desires, the only real cure is if we decide ourselves to be cured. Lewis mentions that our instincts our contrary to our Christian values. He states that it is either Christianity went wrong or our instincts went bad.