Rationality

who are imperfect and interdependent” (Williams 286), and likewise the “Houyhnhnms, far from being a model of perfection, are intended to show the inadequacy of the life of reason” (Williams 277). A being embodying such a balance of passion and rationality is introduced in the form of Captain Pedro de Mendez, who “illustrates the error of viewing man as split between passions that deserve to be exterminated and abstract reason” (Nichols 1167). As the captain…

Kant and Brandt had opposing views on the morality and rationality of suicide. Kant’s argument is that suicide is always wrong. His definition of suicide is that there is always motivation by the desire for pleasure and to avoid some pain. He says that it is about the intention. A suicide is defined as killing yourself in order to avoid pain or because of lack of pleasure. He also states that not suicide, then when there is a rational duty and not pleasure. Kant used two different…

resistance, by looking at the major principles of slave culture. Specifically, two major aspects of slave culture that gave slaves, including Nat Turner, reasons to rebel are the principles of religion and the family. By exploring these topics, the rationality behind Nat Turner’s rebellion becomes easier to understand. In the early 1800s, African-American culture was a mix of western and African tribal culture. Aspects of both can be seen in their adaptations on Christianity and family values.…

professional may determine that Miller was insane at the time of the crime (Costanzo & Krauss, 2015, p. 191) but further evaluation of the details would need to occur before a determination could be relayed to the court. An article entitled, Rationality, Insanity, and the Insanity Defense: Reflections on the Limits of Reason written by Theodore Y.…

The question of whether or not a fear of death is rational is the crux of Jeffrie Murphy’s article Rationality and the Fear of Death in which he sets out to argue that it is irrational to fear death and concludes that a fear of death is on the one hand rational if it helps the person live a meaningful life and on the other hand irrational when it has no real purpose in helping one live the way he wishes to. Murphy’s conclusion however leaves much to be desired about where one draws the line…

his family’s future. He is affected by his greed. However his wife, Juana, although thrilled to have money, was the antithesis to Kino. She plays a very special role in The Pearl, her role is a guidance character that utilizes her intelligence, rationality, and skills…

Proportionality and Newton’s Second Law of Motion Abstract How does increasing the mass of an object affect its acceleration? Is acceleration dependent of the mass of an object? How do they relate? Defining and testing Newton’s second law of motion familiarizes us with this relationship. In this experiment, we use the mass of an object as an independent variable to come to a conclusion about force and acceleration. By increasing the mass of an object at an incline, one can observe the change in…

the necessary trajectory of capitalism towards the global proletariat class. Then outline Marcuse’s account of the emancipatory struggle having been rendered obsolete by a new technological rationality. Following this, I will briefly agree with Marcuse that we are enframed within the technological rationality however it does not follow that history will not develop into some other form of subjectivity. Lastly, I will argue against both Marx and Marcuse on their very method of analysis which…

latter. Both philosophers had different opinions on the subject. For instance, Aristotle believed that human rationality was entirely primary while Rousseau refused to accept this notion. Despite both philosophers providing valid arguments for their theses, I have to agree with Aristotle’s beliefs. To begin, Aristotle provides an in-depth reasoning behind his thesis that human rationality is primary. He believed that to be a human, one, among having many other qualities, must be rational.…

knowledge of the theories put forth before them and a strong belief in the system they have created. As history progresses and people continue their quest for knowledge modernity replaces the heteronomous source of power with a human quality like rationality. Martin Luther and John Calvin created a strict system where life’s goal was manifested through religion. Religion became the…