Why are we alive? What is our purpose here on earth? Is the soul immortal? These questions seem inevitable in philosophy. The subject itself depends on the topic of reality. Everything on this planet is present because of a certain meaning it holds and a certain purpose it will have on an individual’s life. In this paper, I will use the help of great philosopher’s such as Plato, Radhakrishnan, McCloskey, etc. to better understand the concepts of reality. Each one of them had a different style in explaining what these themes meant to them and I will try to compose their ideas to form one big idea. I believe that knowledge is an essential part in understanding the reason behind our reality. Education seems to have solved a lot of the world’s
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The topic I will focus on is Karma. “Karma literally means action, deed. All acts produce their effects which are recorded both in the organism and the environment. Their physical effects may be short-lived but their moral effects are worked into the character of the self. Every single thought, word and deed enters into the living chain of causes which makes us what we are” (Radhakrishnan, 488). In simpler words, it means that all of our actions have consequences. If you do someone wrong, at some point you will reap what you sow, and something wrong will happen to you. Karma seems like a pretty basic philosophy. Radhakrishnan goes on to further explain karma as the principle of continuity: good produces good and evil produces evil (488). Our present is heavily dependent on the past, which means we have the ability to shape our future. You can control your actions in the present in order to receive good karma or vice-versa. I feel that Radhakrishnan’s philosophy on karma would agree with Plato’s philosophy on reality to a certain extent. The reason being reality is based on the present from past experiences and your past actions determine what kind of karma you will have. I feel that both of these philosophies go hand in hand because those who choose to blur out the reality will also choose to not believe in karma. Some people …show more content…
We need to step out of our ignorance and comfort zones in order to truly grasp what is real and what is not. We have to be willing to take the risk no matter how difficult we may find it to be. In the allegory of the cave, it wasn’t until the man was forced to step out of the cave, that he learned about a whole new world (441). He could have just stayed in the cave and believed that there wasn’t much to life than darkness, but instead after leaving the cave, he learned about light. We sometimes get so used to our daily routines, that we fail to try the thousands of new things that are waiting for us. Often times, I think it is lack of education that also plays a role. As someone who is attaining a college education, I probably am willing to take a lot more chances than someone who is a high-school dropout. I would be willing to new experiences in order to gain more knowledge. Without education we fail to understand the importance of letting people “cross the gender border” and let them be who they want to be. We need to put our judgements aside and be open to learn from others experiences as well. Even if you do not wish to come out of your little bubble of ignorance, I feel that we owe it to everyone to be able to live the life they wish to live to the
The topic I will focus on is Karma. “Karma literally means action, deed. All acts produce their effects which are recorded both in the organism and the environment. Their physical effects may be short-lived but their moral effects are worked into the character of the self. Every single thought, word and deed enters into the living chain of causes which makes us what we are” (Radhakrishnan, 488). In simpler words, it means that all of our actions have consequences. If you do someone wrong, at some point you will reap what you sow, and something wrong will happen to you. Karma seems like a pretty basic philosophy. Radhakrishnan goes on to further explain karma as the principle of continuity: good produces good and evil produces evil (488). Our present is heavily dependent on the past, which means we have the ability to shape our future. You can control your actions in the present in order to receive good karma or vice-versa. I feel that Radhakrishnan’s philosophy on karma would agree with Plato’s philosophy on reality to a certain extent. The reason being reality is based on the present from past experiences and your past actions determine what kind of karma you will have. I feel that both of these philosophies go hand in hand because those who choose to blur out the reality will also choose to not believe in karma. Some people …show more content…
We need to step out of our ignorance and comfort zones in order to truly grasp what is real and what is not. We have to be willing to take the risk no matter how difficult we may find it to be. In the allegory of the cave, it wasn’t until the man was forced to step out of the cave, that he learned about a whole new world (441). He could have just stayed in the cave and believed that there wasn’t much to life than darkness, but instead after leaving the cave, he learned about light. We sometimes get so used to our daily routines, that we fail to try the thousands of new things that are waiting for us. Often times, I think it is lack of education that also plays a role. As someone who is attaining a college education, I probably am willing to take a lot more chances than someone who is a high-school dropout. I would be willing to new experiences in order to gain more knowledge. Without education we fail to understand the importance of letting people “cross the gender border” and let them be who they want to be. We need to put our judgements aside and be open to learn from others experiences as well. Even if you do not wish to come out of your little bubble of ignorance, I feel that we owe it to everyone to be able to live the life they wish to live to the