Denasha Mckoy
Sage 230
Professor Reynolds
11, October 2015
Essay 1
What is the just and good life? The just life basically refers to the life of a person with possesses and with virtue of good character. One that lives justly in a sense will also live courageously, moderately and wisely. Justice is a necessary part of the good life but not very sufficient for the good life. Common good from the ancient Greek era has pointed its way to the possibility of certain goods such as a denial the society should be composed of individuals living in isolation from one another. The importance and the idea of the common good points towards the way in which freedom, autonomy, self-government can be realized through the collective action and active citizens …show more content…
In the Oedipus trilogy, he was born doomed but he still attempted to overcome all. He was brave, strong, and brilliant; he was the everyday hero however the misfortune still occurred to him. While Oedipus didn’t deserve his destiny, it’s still something that he couldn’t overcome. It shows us that misfortune could happen to anyone, it doesn’t matter how wealthy you are, how intelligent you are, or how strong you are; it’s just something that’s bound to happen. But, in the same story he also teaches us that wisdom can save you. If Oedipus kept an open mind to the fact that he could’ve been the king’s killer, perhaps he would’ve found another solution to get rid of the plague that was brought to the city and saved himself. But, instead he kept a blind eye to all the little facts that were brought to him and therefore promising to find the killer and punishing him. If he had known that he was the one who committed the crime, he could have made better choices and the story would’ve been different. Sophocles teaches that in order to live a just life, one must keep an open mind, seek knowledge about your surroundings, and learn to cope with …show more content…
Perhaps it may mean living in a certain area. By defining the good life by a physical experience there is something that normally happens you begin to judge God by his willingness to deliver to you. I say that because you evaluate the God’s goodness by whether or not he gives you your heart desires when you have these moments that when you experience the goodness of god in the land of the living. If you think about from the book of Ecclesiastes and from the book of Psalms and put them together they are kind of similar they are both telling you to except life as it is, live a just life that’s pleasing to God and don’t under estimate his abilities to provide for you but even though you may have fortune or fame you can’t have this life in death but like I said once before as long as you have wisdom you will survive. God keeps us from things that may have control over our hearts and what places we should be fighting for as a whole. Being confident with the goodness of God shouldn’t be confused with an assumption that god is good. He’ll give me the things that I’ve set my heart on in his grace, God is freeing from all things of course you want to live the good life and have everything but wouldn’t it be better to have a all-knowing place
Sage 230
Professor Reynolds
11, October 2015
Essay 1
What is the just and good life? The just life basically refers to the life of a person with possesses and with virtue of good character. One that lives justly in a sense will also live courageously, moderately and wisely. Justice is a necessary part of the good life but not very sufficient for the good life. Common good from the ancient Greek era has pointed its way to the possibility of certain goods such as a denial the society should be composed of individuals living in isolation from one another. The importance and the idea of the common good points towards the way in which freedom, autonomy, self-government can be realized through the collective action and active citizens …show more content…
In the Oedipus trilogy, he was born doomed but he still attempted to overcome all. He was brave, strong, and brilliant; he was the everyday hero however the misfortune still occurred to him. While Oedipus didn’t deserve his destiny, it’s still something that he couldn’t overcome. It shows us that misfortune could happen to anyone, it doesn’t matter how wealthy you are, how intelligent you are, or how strong you are; it’s just something that’s bound to happen. But, in the same story he also teaches us that wisdom can save you. If Oedipus kept an open mind to the fact that he could’ve been the king’s killer, perhaps he would’ve found another solution to get rid of the plague that was brought to the city and saved himself. But, instead he kept a blind eye to all the little facts that were brought to him and therefore promising to find the killer and punishing him. If he had known that he was the one who committed the crime, he could have made better choices and the story would’ve been different. Sophocles teaches that in order to live a just life, one must keep an open mind, seek knowledge about your surroundings, and learn to cope with …show more content…
Perhaps it may mean living in a certain area. By defining the good life by a physical experience there is something that normally happens you begin to judge God by his willingness to deliver to you. I say that because you evaluate the God’s goodness by whether or not he gives you your heart desires when you have these moments that when you experience the goodness of god in the land of the living. If you think about from the book of Ecclesiastes and from the book of Psalms and put them together they are kind of similar they are both telling you to except life as it is, live a just life that’s pleasing to God and don’t under estimate his abilities to provide for you but even though you may have fortune or fame you can’t have this life in death but like I said once before as long as you have wisdom you will survive. God keeps us from things that may have control over our hearts and what places we should be fighting for as a whole. Being confident with the goodness of God shouldn’t be confused with an assumption that god is good. He’ll give me the things that I’ve set my heart on in his grace, God is freeing from all things of course you want to live the good life and have everything but wouldn’t it be better to have a all-knowing place