The Pleasure Of Books Essay

on his journey to enlightenment through his experiences, wisdom, and knowledge gained from the teachings of others around him. In the novel, the author goes into great detail and explores Siddhartha’s evolution towards enlightenment throughout the book. Siddhartha is introduced as a man trying to find his purpose in the beginning and by the end he has finally found himself and is at peace. The path to Siddhartha’s eventual enlightenment was paved with personal experiences, wisdom, and knowledge…

commenter agreed: "I don't understand why some people want to piss on other people's pleasures." I get those complaints. I take them seriously. But here's why I'm doing it anyway. I want to stress I completely agree with the sentiments expressed. I myself hate what I term "pleasure-shaming" -- a sort of Puritan revulsion at everyone's pleasure-seeking, except, of course, one's own (which is not even pleasure seeking -- it's a Noble Pursuit of an Ancient and Wizened Art). Three weeks ago…

known for his Anarchy, State and Utopia book. His works were designated to the existence of minimal state and libertarianism. However, in this essay I will talk about his view over hedonism. According to hedonism, pleasure is the highest good and only pleasure could increase the well-being of society. So, in Anarchy, State and Utopia, Nozick makes thought experiment in order to defeat hedonism and prove that there is something more significant than pleasure. According to this thought…

to how a phoenix burns itself and is reborn from its own ashes. In Fahrenheit 451, a science fiction dystopian novel by Ray Bradbury, Guy Montag, the protagonist, is a fireman who burns books. He goes through a journey that transforms him and helps him see his society from a different perspective. From burning books to memorizing them, Montag goes full circle in completing his hero’s journey from the call to adventure to challenges and then into the nadir and becoming the…

In the novel, Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, people of the World State are not very well educated, since they are not taught with truly complex strategies. Judging from the book, hands-on learning has an effective way of teaching people different types of things. It is important because of visualization and touch, faster learning environment and becoming more intact with your decision making. When it comes to education it is important for people to read, but it is also remarkably important…

The movie Groundhog Day is used to analyze how a character can change from a bad to a good person by the end of the movie. We are able to analyze this change through the lens of Plato and Aristotle. I must argue that it is indeed possible for a character to change from bad to good by the end of a movie. At the beginning of the movie, Phil was not a good person because he was full of himself, sarcastic, and did not value people or work. Phil seems like he would be an easy person to get along…

the Mac Book that gives quality resolution as well as sound whether streaming music videos or on iTunes, or by Apple’s buy out of Beats By Dre, or their own custom Earpods Apple seem like it truly is seeking to revolutionize music or at least how is it listened to. Apple is already one of the world’s leading companies when it comes to music quality. Apple updates all its devices software, and generations every year. Almost all of…

According to Aristotle there are three types of friendships that exist between two people, although not all of them are equal, they are all good. The first is friendship based on utility, the second is based on pleasure and the third type is friendship is based on goodness. E.M. Forster Where Angels Fear to Tread, shows us a story where we see Aristotle’s three different types of friendship. Friendship is a necessity in our lives. It is a mutual relationship of goodness between two people.…

A Self-Sufficient Friendship Human beings have an intuitive sense when it comes to friendship. It simply seems natural to be in a virtuous relationship with another person. For Aristotle, the conversation deserves more than an assumption of the natural feelings in humans. He introduces the idea of self-sufficiency as a means of attaining happiness, however, there appears to be a contradiction when comparing this to the necessity of friends. He says they are both are required for happiness, but…

author of The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child, states it best when she proclaims, reading is a choice that determines how a person spend every aspect of their life, and the best way to express love for students and people is by putting a book in their hand. (pg. 173) Every student can become a reader, and a love of reading can be cultivated in every student, when teachers become reading role model, and create a classroom environment where reading for pleasure is…