Cult of Reason

The Lord of the Flies is a novel written by William Golding. Golding writes about some young boys that are stranded on a deserted island after their plane is shot down. The boys form their own society, complete with a form of government. The boys elect a rational, fair-haired boy by the name of Ralph to lead them through survival. However, Jack, a primitive boy with a hunger for power, is not happy about the boys’ choice in leader. To appease Jack, Ralph gives him power over his own group…

This reflects how after he begins to lose some faith in reason, as he has no other way to express himself: “Get hold of yourself, D-503. Line yourself up on a strong logical axis …. Even if it won’t be for long, bear down on the level with all your weight… and, like an ancient slave, keep on turning the millstones…

happiness but not just happiness, emotions are what are more important. While they might not agree that happiness if the highest focus they both agree that we are innately good and that we have thought in reasoning. Although Aristotle believes that reason is important to…

Although Cicero writes to his son in his novel, On Duties, his writings have pertained to humanity during his time and have a lasting impression today. Cicero defines duty in a threefold sense, through honor, benefit, and nature; he gives guidelines and suggestions on how to live a dutiful life using these three themes. He breaks each theme into practical terms and examples, helping explain the way he sees the human race becoming a better people. Through his many examples, Cicero shows the…

The ease of acquiring knowledge in this digital age one ponders whether that further develops or hinders the art of human thinking. There appears to be an overreliance on other sources than our own knowledge with an automatic go to google as a preference rather than thinking for yourself and a reluctance to problem solve or in creating the knowledge Beslisle (2006, p.58) defines digital knowledge as a new condition of knowledge which can be processed and transformed by technological tools.…

human ideas; however many philosophers ideas contrast within epistemology. Contrasted with rationalism which states knowledge is obtained from “experience and by deduction” (Gill 57). I agree with the epistemology of empiricism. There is not much reason to believe and accept the innate theory. We are all born with clear minds allowing for individuals to gain as much knowledge as the brain can hold. The first process of learning is through the use of our senses and being able to recall what has…

realm between reason and emotion and how they can either influence eachother, contradict one another, or both. Hamlet seems to be repeadtly driven by emotion, like when he says to Horatio he will follow the ghost, “Why, what should be the fear?/I do not set my life at a pin 's fee;/And for my soul, what can it do to that,/Being a thing immortal as itself?/It waves me forth again: I 'll follow it.” While it seems that Hamlet is attempting to be logical and is explaining the reasons why he should…

1) Compare the role of human reason in Oedipus the King with its role in Plato’s Crito Although providing similar framework and subject matter, Oedipus the King and Plato’s Crito explore the influence of the enchanted and disenchanted Greek world differently. This allows for a deep exploration of the role of human reasoning within the two texts. Both text’s as a whole generally explore the same main points of Greek reasoning, yet key differences among the themes of the disenchanted and…

The final form of alienation Marxist discusses is that of the estrangement from one’s surroundings or one’s nature. Marx argues that individuals can get caught up in the tedious tasks of daily life and end up never contributing significantly to the natural order and world that directly surrounds this day-to-day lifestyle (Czank, 319-321). For Marx and for Bryson, building a relationship with the environment you are in is perhaps just as valuable and significant as doing so with its people.…

He creates the next phase of his method by describing two types of people , those who think they know it all and rush to achieve a conclusion and those who have a high intellectual capacity to reason yet accept the opinions of others to remain right. Certain people who think they know it all continue to rise into public office , and create policies influenced by their sense of arrogance , corrupting the minds of the masses. Descartes also mentions…