Rationality

described by Socrates in the ideal guardians of his city. Good rationality, a sense of justice, and living in a way that is moderate with attention to self-control is imperative to becoming an ideal Spartan or Guardian of Socrates’ city. This paper will serve to discuss the similarity in idealized qualities in both the Spartans and the Guardians. The first quality that will be discussed is the quality of rationality. Rationality is a desired quality is both the ideal Spartans spoken of by…

Whereas in a state, each class contains individuals, who are compounds of all three parts of the soul. This is to say, Plato simplified the concept of the soul when he discussed a state, giving individuals only one outstanding characteristic (rationality/courage/desire). However when he went back to analyse a soul he again unpacked the concept and discuss three compounds independently. Consequently when we study an individual in the context of Plato 's ideal state, the soul and the state are no…

that humans are not the only living creatures on earth that are capable of feeling emotions, so animals and maybe cognitive disabled are included. On the other hand, how Kant’s define moral status is more narrow. According to Kant, autonomy and rationality are the only two features we need in order to have moral status. This idea contradicts utilitarian’s view because clearly animal and cognitive disabled are not autonomous nor rational. They cannot be held accountant of their actions. The…

Nietzsche questions Rene Descartes concept of “I think, therefore I am,” to comprehend where the “I” originated from (Descartes). To elaborate, Descartes assumes that an “I” would produce every part of our judgements that remain formulated through rationality…

people to supports his thesis. Subsequently, by using the sentiment of rationality versus irrationality and its consequences, Mack was able to further support this idea. Throughout his paper, Mack’s examples and ideas counter any disputing opinions. Similar to how people have different attitudes towards different people, Mack exploits the idea of a duality of personas in Julius…

Introduction Max Weber, born on April 21, 1864, was a German social scientist and the founder of modern sociological thought. Having a father who was an active lawyer in political life influenced him to attend Heidelberg University and to major in law, history, economics, as well as philosophy. After later continuing his studies at the Universities of Berlin and Göttingen, he managed to pass his bar examination in 1866 and he decided to practice law for a short period of time. In 1889, he…

COUNTER-ARGUMENT Just because a newborn does not currently value or desire life currently, it does not mean that life will not be valuable to the newborn in the future. The newborn infant, after a few years, will soon begin valuing his life too. He too will be capable of retaining memories in the future. Also, to claim that a human person can first be self-aware, become unaware, and then again return to a state of self-awareness assumes that there is some underlying personal quality to this…

We are often told to think about our actions in rational terms. Because of this, when thinking about a situation, all emotions, opinions, and things that make us human are set aside for the sake of rationality and efficiency. The development of bureaucracies in order to deal with the large masses is a result of rational thought that is prominent in the Protestant ethic. According to Weber, this leads to a world in which the individual’s freedom is at threat, often trapping them in an iron cage.…

termed as narrative rationality by Fisher. Rationality is based upon two aspects: fidelity and coherence (Millar & Heath, 2003). By definition, coherence is the extent to which a narrative makes sense structurally. Is the tale consistent with an adequate amount of detail, dependable characters, and free of any big astonishment? Judging coherence is a skill that is learnt and as one gains experience so does he improve upon the skill. Narrative coherence questions or tests the rationality of the…

perception that rational love triumphs over irrational love, as the young lovers settle for rational love and marriage after a night of irrationality. However, the view that rational love and reason win over irrational love is contestable, as the rationality of the outcomes remains questionable. Focusing on aspects such as contrast and metadrama,…