Do you remember reading about the Existentialists? Camus is one of them: http://chronicle.com/article/Camuss-Restless-Ghost/135874/?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
I believe that as humans we should have a pretty good understanding of how we ought to live our life. I think this also relates a little to "living the good life" as we discussed in class and from our books. This brings me to the golden rule, which is treat others like you want to be treated. I think that if we were to live by the golden rule then we would live a somewhat better life and it would lead us to "living the good life". As far as Hope goes, I think back to Kant when he talked about three questions that sum up all the interests of reason, speculative as well as practical: 1)What can I know? 2)What ought I to do? 3)What may I hope? To answer Kant's third question of What may I hope? Kant says that we can hope that God is with us. That Christ knows our circumstances and the evil that we suffer along with the evil we do. Because of the evil and suffering, God brings us new life. I agree with Kant when it comes to the question of Hope. I think we can Hope for different things or for things to happen, but I believe that the only thing we can Hope for and be certain about is that God is with us.
My favorite thing that we discussed in our course was when we talked about Plato and his reference to the cave, and the sun. I believe this shows us how we ought to live. What I mean by this is that to live right in a sense we must not live in the caves chained to our illusions. We must live going to the sun, learning the important things such as reason which shows us how to live. And those of us that are strong must go back to the cave and teach what we have learned to those still chained to their illusions because by doing that you can bring hope back to the world.
I really enjoyed the Allegory of the Cave as well and although we only briefly touched on it, I do think it has great importance for any philosophy course. I believe that this idea also supports Plato's "Theory of Forms" which claim that non-material abstract Forms (or ideas) contain the highest fundamental kind of reality compared to the material world. The best way I can interpret this is that by observing the shadows, real knowledge would stem from understanding what the shadows represent. I would then venture to say that a combination of this knowledge with actual material sensation from leaving the cave itself, will help obtain "real knowledge." That is my best guess as to its connection to Plato's "Theory of Forms" but either way I think the Allegory of the Cave does a great job of relating perception and reality and the importance of leaving the cave (whether it be literally or metaphorically).
As Chelsea stated, I am also a strong believer in following the Golden Rule. This rule does not always work when taking into consideration the fact that not everyone will show you the same respect - as unfortunate as that is. I believe that we can hope as long as we don't lose ourselves in hope. What I mean to say is, we should be wary of how much we hope for something. Just because we hope for something for the longest time does not mean that it will happen. Hope is a nice thing to believe in but also a delicate thing to believe in.
As human beings we have certain undeniable rights: “the right not be killed, injured, tortured, enslaved, imprisoned without trial, or exploited for someone else’s benefit,”(Stevenson 247). These and other rights which we possess by virtue of being human can be easily summarized (as numerous people have mentioned) by the golden rule which states do unto others as you would have them do unto you. This simple rule serves as a fundamental guide for how one should live because it prompts us to take into consideration others’ feelings in certain situations and compare them to how we would feel in a similar circumstance and how we would want to be treated. Furthermore, as stated by Christ, “we should look to the beam in our own eye rather than looking at the splinter in our neighbor’s eye.” What these lines mean is that we should look at our own numerous faults and endeavor to fix them rather than employing our time criticizing and evaluating the faults of our neighbors. In short we should live by treating others as we would want to be treated and by endeavoring to better ourselves before we try to better the world.
Hope is a driving force in people’s lives; it motivates us to work towards a brighter future. Hope is an easy thing to come by when everything is going smoothly as it was back in the century of peace in Europe between 1815 and 1914. However, when things happen such as natural disasters and economic downturns it is easy to lose hope and wallow in despair. However, I believe we can always hope even in times of despair because our hope should be placed in God and not in the success of our secular society.
The way i try to live is by being the best person that i can be. Meaning that money is just money possessions are just possessions etc. you cant take any of that with you when you die. so that when people ask me for money or for my help, i always try to go with it. Because my help, my time, or even my money are probably going to make someone way happier than it will make me. making other people happier makes me happy and thats the way i try to live.
In terms of hope, i think hope is a great thing. Without hope, would we really be able to go through life? For example, hoping you get a job a house a promotion things like that can motivate you through life. if we know things arent going to happen and have nothing to look forward to, life can be boring and meaningless.
I think we should live life to maximize the good in the world. I like the "Pay it Forward" idea. If someone does something nice for you, then you should do something nice for someone else. It would only benefit the world, really. Something I've started doing this holiday season is "Random Acts of Kindness." I leave little gifts for people or pay for the person's meal in the car biehind me in the drive-thru and it all ads up to brightening someone else day. It's not necessary to have a reward and a reward isn;t the point. It's rewarding enough to think that maybe you turned someone's day from bad to a little better.
Do you remember reading about the Existentialists? Camus is one of them:
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I believe that as humans we should have a pretty good understanding of how we ought to live our life. I think this also relates a little to "living the good life" as we discussed in class and from our books. This brings me to the golden rule, which is treat others like you want to be treated. I think that if we were to live by the golden rule then we would live a somewhat better life and it would lead us to "living the good life".
ReplyDeleteAs far as Hope goes, I think back to Kant when he talked about three questions that sum up all the interests of reason, speculative as well as practical: 1)What can I know? 2)What ought I to do? 3)What may I hope?
To answer Kant's third question of What may I hope? Kant says that we can hope that God is with us. That Christ knows our circumstances and the evil that we suffer along with the evil we do. Because of the evil and suffering, God brings us new life.
I agree with Kant when it comes to the question of Hope. I think we can Hope for different things or for things to happen, but I believe that the only thing we can Hope for and be certain about is that God is with us.
My favorite thing that we discussed in our course was when we talked about Plato and his reference to the cave, and the sun. I believe this shows us how we ought to live. What I mean by this is that to live right in a sense we must not live in the caves chained to our illusions. We must live going to the sun, learning the important things such as reason which shows us how to live. And those of us that are strong must go back to the cave and teach what we have learned to those still chained to their illusions because by doing that you can bring hope back to the world.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed the Allegory of the Cave as well and although we only briefly touched on it, I do think it has great importance for any philosophy course. I believe that this idea also supports Plato's "Theory of Forms" which claim that non-material abstract Forms (or ideas) contain the highest fundamental kind of reality compared to the material world. The best way I can interpret this is that by observing the shadows, real knowledge would stem from understanding what the shadows represent. I would then venture to say that a combination of this knowledge with actual material sensation from leaving the cave itself, will help obtain "real knowledge." That is my best guess as to its connection to Plato's "Theory of Forms" but either way I think the Allegory of the Cave does a great job of relating perception and reality and the importance of leaving the cave (whether it be literally or metaphorically).
DeleteAs Chelsea stated, I am also a strong believer in following the Golden Rule. This rule does not always work when taking into consideration the fact that not everyone will show you the same respect - as unfortunate as that is. I believe that we can hope as long as we don't lose ourselves in hope. What I mean to say is, we should be wary of how much we hope for something. Just because we hope for something for the longest time does not mean that it will happen. Hope is a nice thing to believe in but also a delicate thing to believe in.
ReplyDeleteAs human beings we have certain undeniable rights: “the right not be killed, injured, tortured, enslaved, imprisoned without trial, or exploited for someone else’s benefit,”(Stevenson 247). These and other rights which we possess by virtue of being human can be easily summarized (as numerous people have mentioned) by the golden rule which states do unto others as you would have them do unto you. This simple rule serves as a fundamental guide for how one should live because it prompts us to take into consideration others’ feelings in certain situations and compare them to how we would feel in a similar circumstance and how we would want to be treated. Furthermore, as stated by Christ, “we should look to the beam in our own eye rather than looking at the splinter in our neighbor’s eye.” What these lines mean is that we should look at our own numerous faults and endeavor to fix them rather than employing our time criticizing and evaluating the faults of our neighbors. In short we should live by treating others as we would want to be treated and by endeavoring to better ourselves before we try to better the world.
ReplyDeleteHope is a driving force in people’s lives; it motivates us to work towards a brighter future. Hope is an easy thing to come by when everything is going smoothly as it was back in the century of peace in Europe between 1815 and 1914. However, when things happen such as natural disasters and economic downturns it is easy to lose hope and wallow in despair. However, I believe we can always hope even in times of despair because our hope should be placed in God and not in the success of our secular society.
The way i try to live is by being the best person that i can be. Meaning that money is just money possessions are just possessions etc. you cant take any of that with you when you die. so that when people ask me for money or for my help, i always try to go with it. Because my help, my time, or even my money are probably going to make someone way happier than it will make me. making other people happier makes me happy and thats the way i try to live.
ReplyDeleteIn terms of hope, i think hope is a great thing. Without hope, would we really be able to go through life? For example, hoping you get a job a house a promotion things like that can motivate you through life. if we know things arent going to happen and have nothing to look forward to, life can be boring and meaningless.
I think we should live life to maximize the good in the world. I like the "Pay it Forward" idea. If someone does something nice for you, then you should do something nice for someone else. It would only benefit the world, really. Something I've started doing this holiday season is "Random Acts of Kindness." I leave little gifts for people or pay for the person's meal in the car biehind me in the drive-thru and it all ads up to brightening someone else day. It's not necessary to have a reward and a reward isn;t the point. It's rewarding enough to think that maybe you turned someone's day from bad to a little better.
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