Ignorance

Mangan’s sister a gift. These hindrances should have caused the boy to question his quest, but instead of doubting himself, and his adoration towards Mangan’s sister, he perseveres through his quest single-mindedly. In “Araby”, James Joyce reveals the ignorance of the boy through his journey to the bazaar by demonstrating his unwillingness to doubt his quest and his adoration for Mangan’s sister. The boy’s uncle arrives home late the night of the bazaar denotes the non-importance of this event…

Plato’s “Protagoras” is a detailed discussion between Socrates and an acclaimed sophist, Protagoras, concerning what exactly constitutes virtue. Protagoras begins by maintaining that virtue consists of five elements, wisdom, temperance, courage, justice and holiness (24, 329d). Protagoras’s original claim is eventually diluted to say these aspects are interchangeable building blocks of virtue, and that courage alone is unique from all other elements of virtue (46, 349d). Socrates, on the…

In Oedipus Rex by Sophocles, Oedipus Rex exemplifies Aristotle’s definition of a tragic hero, because of his error in judgement, he suffers the consequences of his actions, and he moves from ignorance to knowledge as he learns the truth about…

People who don’t believe in scientific facts tend to lack the ability to evaluate complex ideas, hold religious beliefs that prevent them from accepting scientific material, and ignorance has overpowered their mindset when it comes to acknowledging scientific markings. Science is based on researched evidence, yet people’s spiritual beliefs disregard it completely. The ineptitude to comprehend expert-based speculations, the lack of information and overall awareness contributes to the growing…

sickness and death. Gautama does acknowledge the existence of happiness but he points out that suffering sets in as soon as this happiness is lost. The second truth addresses the cause of suffering which is identified as desire as well as ignorance. As a result of ignorance, people desires make them greedy for the wrong type of pleasures which…

Socrates refers to himself as a gadfly in the sense that he is there to push the Athenians to find greater wisdom. He tries to push or what you would call “sting” them into action or in a sense criticize their way of thinking so that they can think deeper into what they feel is true and question it. Socrates is there to show that there is more to an examined life than an unexamined life. Meaning, if we don’t find greater knowledge the world and ourselves we will began to act without a reason…

Sometimes ignorance can be blissful and many people simply want to remain that way. But when you do not fully understand the consequences of your actions it is impossible for you to make smart decisions about your life. This is what I mean by doing things out of ignorance, and this type of ignorance certainly enables you to do stupid things. Ignorance is not a justification, but it is an explanation. After all, we all make mistakes and have occasionally done things out of ignorance. But the…

1. Thinking about her goals for the workshop, do you agree with Elliot’s method of making her point? Why or why not? If not, can you suggest an alternative to impact social change? Yes, because her experience gather’s people’s attention although her methods may be seen as unconventional. Some of her tactics were harsh; however in the end of the day, she got her point across with the exception of one person. Her message was clear and was a significant factor in painting the bigger picture of…

supported reason over myth and intolerance. Voltaire pointed out the problems of the age in a satirical way. Voltaire spoke out about multiple problems facing England at the time, some of which being intolerance and superiority in religion, and the ignorance of the people towards medication.…

Written shortly after the Second World War and a global rise in fascism, 1984 is an embodiment of various warnings and historical themes. However, these notions merely represent the very surface of George Orwell’s social and political messages. For, he does not simply demonstrate the injustice of absolute tyranny, - which is pretty much granted - but also demonstrates reasons as to how such a system can exist, and thus, how it may be defeated. Moreover, Orwell’s multiple messages must be…