Cult of Reason

This semester, we have learned a great deal about great literature, history, and literary movements. From Hellfire and brimstone to Vietnam War stories, literature follows the patterns of history and culture. From inspiring our search for ultimate truth and meaning to drawing us into a community, great literature is important and beneficial for every member of the human race to read and study. Great literature is important and necessary, and literature reflects the patterns of history. Firstly…

dignity and practical reason is the justification of practically rational viewpoint which argues for the rationality normative status of the concept of human dignity in the action. The stand of this relation argues for how all human agents must necessarily accept that they are committed and obligated to respecting the dignity of others and that this is a practically rational point of view without rejecting the substantive nature of human dignity as value and the prior authority of reason in the…

A theory written by Plato, ‘The Allegory of The Cave’ explains the concern of human perception. Plato differentiates between people who mistake sensory knowledge for the truth and people who really do see the truth. The material world is just partial pictures of true images. Relying on physical senses alone, makes you “effectively blind”, according to Socrates. The world we see is a reflection of what the world represents, not a very accurate representation. Plato claimed that, “Knowledge…

Excess in anything is a defect. Pride is a feeling that every individual possesses. However, it is entirely based on what side of the spectrum the individual hauls that feeling to. Sammy from John Updike’s “A&P” and Sylvia from Toni Cade Bambara’s “The Lesson”, portray a great sense of gratification in their personalities and end up on the negative side of the spectrum, where they are bound to face difficulties in their respective lives. However, Destiny’s observation based on the quotation:…

problem for Cavendish and the main focus of her argument in this passage. Cavendish argues that animals and all matter has reason and knowledge that is similar to that of humans. Cavendish outlines her argument by accessing…

Author, Christopher Hawke, wrote, “How shallow to presume war exists only within the physical world. Battles are waged for mind and soul, where things far from comprehension are confronted.” David Foster Wallace’s use of characterization throughout “Good People” paints a picture of a protagonist fighting several simultaneous inner battles for his own mind and soul. As Lane A. Dean weighs superficial predicaments like his pending relationship with Sheri and the fate of their unborn child, his…

and all the others to be heretics or heathens, exposes one of the great hypocrisies in human nature. In Chapter 8, Allen tackles this question with impunity - wielding reason as only a Deist could. He claims that in each and every human being, there is a deep, natural understand of God and how to reach God, which is through reason and the discovery of truth and understanding - that nothing gives humans more joy than knowledge. Humans possess an ability, as Allen puts it, to “perceive and despise…

fact that he knew living a life with the crime of witchcraft was not one he wanted to live. He would have rather die an honest man other than live a life of a sinner. His choice was the best one anymore could have done and he did it for the right reasons. After his decision was made Proctor was at peace with the world, he has done everything he could have to make a change in the chaos of this witchcraft…

Rational activity is important because only humans can have a fairly consistent reasoning for acting or feeling in some sort of manner. For example, if someone’s parents became severely ill then that person has a reason to be down. Rational activity is unique because humans can obtain happiness by performing a function well. Doctors perform the function of possibly saving people lives this is because saving lives for people makes them happy. Someone can also have…

a test associated with them. First Aid, Lifeguarding, WMIS, CPA and driver’s licenses all require testing to confirm that a minimum level of knowledge has been gained from the training before receiving the certification. Why is that? The obvious reason is that the information is important. We expect participants to remember most of that knowledge and be able to use it later. The test at the end of the course is a confirmation of that. Inexplicably, that is not the way that most…