Reason

better understanding of how Hester Prynne felt. Unlike the majority of other students, my flaw happens to be my attitude. I can be very mean at times, and people often misjudge my real personality. Don’t jump into conclusions so quickly, there is a reason behind my attitude. The problem is, when I was younger I had many friends who I let into my circle. Friends who I believed at the time I could really trust. Unfortunately, throughout the entire time it just so happened that my “friends” were…

deduce everything down to its simplest form so that it can be entirely seen through. However, “a wholly transparent world is an invisible world. To ‘see through’ all things is the same as not to see.” Thus, the Innovators, who pride themselves in reason, lose sight of reality, erase their humanity and become…

pushed me to my limits to make me excel in my grades, so that I would be fortunate enough to get into college. With this in mind, the main reason I am in college is because of my parents and the lifestyle they created for me without even realizing it. Without their guidance I would not be on the route to success. This kind of ties into one of the four most popular reason to be in college: to become a literate, well informed citizen. Without the guidance of my parents I would not realize that…

knowledge comes from reason, nor that all knowledge comes from experience. Instead, Kant’s main intention was to define the limits, and capacity of pure reason. He desired to figure out what reason alone can determine without the help of the senses. Kant concurred that knowledge begins with experience; however he did not agree that experience is the only source of all knowledge (Kant, 1998, p. 99). He clarified his analysis that valid knowledge is produced by a combination of reason,…

my attention, no book, or etc. So I was one of the first students to pull out my computer and storm the doors of Google, begging for one simple answer. How could a student like me that is barely out the doors of High school, be able to justify the reason languages die. But with a few…

Are there any languages in which we don’t use words? I can there are languages like that, I consider math and music to be languages, while logic can be also be considered language but it doesn’t apply to all 3 rules of language. The reason why math and music are a language because it applies to the 3 rules of language. Language is rule governed, intended, and open-ended. What is language? Language is when words, information, or emotions are exchanged. That is why logic is considered to be…

a test associated with them. First Aid, Lifeguarding, WMIS, CPA and driver’s licenses all require testing to confirm that a minimum level of knowledge has been gained from the training before receiving the certification. Why is that? The obvious reason is that the information is important. We expect participants to remember most of that knowledge and be able to use it later. The test at the end of the course is a confirmation of that. Inexplicably, that is not the way that most…

The Allegory of the Cave is a metaphor for Plato’s theory of Knowledge. The theory of knowledge refers to the difference between knowledge and opinion. Opinions are questionable information that hasn't been reasoned or understood. Knowledge is knowing the ins and outs, and the ability to teach it to another with proper understanding. In order to get knowledge, one must question this information to find out who it is, what it is, and why it is. Knowledge is valuable, it is everlasting and no one…

In many wars both sides believe that they are fighting for the right reason, but in a just war one side has to be more right than the other. I do believe that Scotland’s fight for independence was a just war, because they were fighting for their freedom. However, sometimes people fight in a just war for the wrong reason. I do not believe that William Wallace, as he is portrayed in Braveheart, was fighting for the right reasons. He was not fighting for the freedom of his country or people.…

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…