Mind Games What separates human beings from most of the living world is the ability to be free thinking individuals, to which one can communicate and connect their thoughts to the everyday world. Even though humans may take this gift for granted, it is only when the ability begins to diminish that one seems to understand how crucial it is really is to everyday life. Although, even while losing this gift, the individual may not even know it, for the reality one creates is only visible to that one person, and in turn, that person usually does not realize that this perspective is not what others perceive. It is this phenomenon precisely which grants the full understanding of what the mind, and its established boundaries of understanding, is
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Petersburg, failing to realize that what he perceives as rational thoughts and ideas are not as concrete as he believes. Throughout the story, Raskonlnikov’s mind proves to hold him back from acting under his own free will, by constantly contradicting himself and applying incorrect insinuations to the everyday world. In one instance, Rodya strolls down the street, muttering to himself, “Am I capable of that? Is that serious? It is not serious at all. It’s simply a fantasy to amuse myself; a plaything! Yes, maybe it is a plaything.”(2) At this point in the story, Raskolnikov reveals a glimpse of how his mind deciphers his dreams and current situations into a blur of tangled thoughts. At one point, the main character receives less than preferred when pawning his father’s silver watch, yet proceeds to give the funds away to a local drunk’s family. Even afterwards as Raskolnikov is leaving the house he admits, “What a stupid thing I’ve done, they have Sonia [their prostitute daughter] and I want it myself.”(23). In this passage, it seems strange that Raskolnikov could be so knowingly destitute that he needs to pawn what items he has left to his name, yet instantly gives away his money only to regret it soon thereafter. At this moment, even he is unaware of the irrational confusion that his mind has set upon him and thus carries about his day as if it were any …show more content…
It is in his case that one can begin to understand the dynamics of a truly free thinking and intellectual being. Nozick’s capability not only seems to complete his perception of the functional world, but also allows him to analyze and discern pertinent information as beneficial, or counterproductive to future progress. In the opening pages of the novel, Nozick states, “the fundamental question of political philosophy, one the precedes questions about how the state should be organized, is whether there should be any state at all. Why not have anarchy? … Those who consider anarchism as not an unattractive doctrine will think it possible that political philosophy ends here as well. Others impatiently will await what is to comes afterwards.”(4) The freedom Nozick implements in his critical thinking clearly shows his ability to think outside the box, and consider multiple perspectives in order to accurately come to a suitable conclusion. Now, that conclusion may not be widely accepted by the masses, but he does make it known that his reasoning is not exactly in line with modern culture and that it is a “justification for resuscitating this
Petersburg, failing to realize that what he perceives as rational thoughts and ideas are not as concrete as he believes. Throughout the story, Raskonlnikov’s mind proves to hold him back from acting under his own free will, by constantly contradicting himself and applying incorrect insinuations to the everyday world. In one instance, Rodya strolls down the street, muttering to himself, “Am I capable of that? Is that serious? It is not serious at all. It’s simply a fantasy to amuse myself; a plaything! Yes, maybe it is a plaything.”(2) At this point in the story, Raskolnikov reveals a glimpse of how his mind deciphers his dreams and current situations into a blur of tangled thoughts. At one point, the main character receives less than preferred when pawning his father’s silver watch, yet proceeds to give the funds away to a local drunk’s family. Even afterwards as Raskolnikov is leaving the house he admits, “What a stupid thing I’ve done, they have Sonia [their prostitute daughter] and I want it myself.”(23). In this passage, it seems strange that Raskolnikov could be so knowingly destitute that he needs to pawn what items he has left to his name, yet instantly gives away his money only to regret it soon thereafter. At this moment, even he is unaware of the irrational confusion that his mind has set upon him and thus carries about his day as if it were any …show more content…
It is in his case that one can begin to understand the dynamics of a truly free thinking and intellectual being. Nozick’s capability not only seems to complete his perception of the functional world, but also allows him to analyze and discern pertinent information as beneficial, or counterproductive to future progress. In the opening pages of the novel, Nozick states, “the fundamental question of political philosophy, one the precedes questions about how the state should be organized, is whether there should be any state at all. Why not have anarchy? … Those who consider anarchism as not an unattractive doctrine will think it possible that political philosophy ends here as well. Others impatiently will await what is to comes afterwards.”(4) The freedom Nozick implements in his critical thinking clearly shows his ability to think outside the box, and consider multiple perspectives in order to accurately come to a suitable conclusion. Now, that conclusion may not be widely accepted by the masses, but he does make it known that his reasoning is not exactly in line with modern culture and that it is a “justification for resuscitating this