John Knox

his water use. To deal with this issue kantian ethics will be applied, first must apply the categorical procedure of universal law to this argument to see if this is the right thing to do, second must make sure that John is not using his housemates as a means, and finally decide if John is safe to proceed with his decision. Kant talks about his Formula of Universal Law which he explains as thus: “Act only according to that maxim whereby you can at the same time will that it should become a…

This essay discusses the theme of power and how it is common throughout the novel “ Of Mice And Men,” by John Steinback. The story took place in the 1930s were the wall street crash happened. The wall street crash left Americans feeling helpless and frail, so any sort of power was regarded and required. Around then most places were male ruled, for example, the farm that George and Lennie worked at in this manner, men had more power around then ladies. Nature is introduced as more intense than…

Imagine living during a time when life was extremely difficult and discrimination was very common. Imagine being told every day how little your worth is, and being left out of activities because of stupidity or race. Throughout the novella Of Mice and Men, there are several themes and motifs that occur. Many different characters and events progress over the book to show different morals or lessons to the reader. George and Lennie, for example, tend to show the reader how to be a good friend,…

Social Contract – Hobbes, Locke, RousseauAfter reading the three social contractarians, Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, it is clear they each have different views on how to define a legitimate government, how to obtain one, what human nature is, and the social contract theory itself. The state of nature is a theoretical state in which there is no government formed yet. Each author speaks on how he believes humans interact or act individually in this state. The social…

The Crucible: Allegory, Or Just Befunky? Was the events in the Crucible a witch hunt?, crusade?, or just plain lust-lead Manslaughter? The Crucible by Arthur Miller is an allegory for the Red Scare in the McCarthy Era because Abigail had no solid evidence that those she accused were actual witches (she only had her own word), Mccarthy accused hundreds of being Communists, and Mccarthy had a claim that the only proof was on a piece of paper, Abigail Williams had no solid evidence that those…

defined, is a state where the pursuit of life, liberty, and property is unhindered. It is when people within a society are free to do as they like, as long as they do not harm others. According to this definition of human well-being, the philosophies of John Stuart Mill prove to be more important in the preservation of this state. The prohibition of individual liberties, proposed by Mill, seem to be more of a threat to human well-being than the economic conditions described by Karl Marx. The…

“Where there is love, there is life.”-Gandhi. An ironic phrase, considering that in John Steinbeck’s novella Of Mice and Men, both Lennie and Curley’s wife end up dead regardless of the amount of love they receive. In this short novella, both characters are isolated and lonely. Lennie due to his underdeveloped mental capability, and Curley’s wife for her gender. While both characters have incredible dreams where they are not alienated from the rest of the world, they have drastically different…

An Infernal Predicament Many people are intimidated by hell, yet Dante uncovers the after life, as he perceives it to be. Dante’s Inferno is an interpretation in guiding one through the importance of fulfilling a morally virtuous, Christian-belief enduring lifespan. Circle I, Limbo, is a valley filled with souls who allegedly never did anything morally wrong, but were not baptized and therefore not allowed into heaven. Dante’s beliefs in Inferno upon salvation, the afterlife and sinful nature…

Hopes and dreams play a role of great importance in the novel Of Mice and Men. The author, John Steinbeck, uses the motivation provided by the dreams of characters to keep the novel progressing. In many ways, the individual dreams of the characters and the so-called “American Dream” provides the basis for the novel. Towards the end of the novel, many dreams are crushed when the characters were actually finding real hope. George and Lennie are two men who dream of having their own land with a…

Personal identity refers to certain properties that make a person feel a special sense of attachment or ownership. Both philosophers John Locke and Rene Descartes had contrasting views about one’s working mind. Descartes believes that the mind cannot be identical to the body whereas Locke emphasizes that our bodies and mind are the same thing. Locke’s ideas on personal identity are primarily focused on memory, whereas Descartes is focused on the “thinking mind.” The thinking mind is our way of…