Analysis Of Rabi Lapin's The Awakening

Entropy is the increase in disorder of the universe, and is considered to be natural. According to Rabi Lapin, it relates to social decay because it is the moral disorder of the universe; he states that this disorder can only be “defeated...by God” (1), who is believed to be the moral all-mighty. Lapin argues that only God can reverse entropy but that certain actions by human communities can create “light”, thus partially defeating entropy. If there is only entropy, society would decay. I do agree with his analogy because entropy refers to the development of disorder, that is inevitably forming - small actions, such as the organization of animals into higher level of categories, is known to have a negative entropy, such as the “light” Lapin

When Lapin wrote, “the fuel that used to keep the airplane of society airborne has run out,” he means, figuratively, that the lack of fuel has caused the airplane to fall. This is a metaphor to society - the fuel represents societal productivity and the factors that have caused to keep society “prosperous” (2), and that now productivity and moral values (in his reference to illegitimacy) have decreased, the airplane/society has decayed.

Rabbi Lapin regrets that we have failed to continue using certain “moral weapons.” What are these and what does he suggest we use them to fight against?

The moral weapons are disapproval, ostracism, and other social sanctions against individuals who have committed moral crimes. He suggests that we use these weapons to fight against people who cause shame to others (for example, the teenage pregnant girl).

On which three grounds does he argue ostracism and moral censure should still be used

Do you tend to side with Lapin or against him? Why? Moral sanctions are a necessary framework for society - morals form the framework of our actions, beliefs, and perspectives. Without morals, it is true that social decay will occur, where no individual is truly able to state what is “moral” and what is “unjust”. The lack of differentiation between the two would surely lead to pandemonium. Lapin argues that today, our society has “ran out of fuel”, as shown through higher rates of illegitimacy and crime. However, Lapin’s statement that moral sanctions should be utilized in the form of moral weapons is a statement I disagree with. The main grounds on which I disagree with are the “community of generations” and that ostracism is necessary to maintain “proper ties between…[members of a] community”. White Privilege and socioeconomic privileges are a common topic in media networks, particularly on Facebook and Twitter. Individuals who benefit from their parents’ statuses who succeed are seen as undeserving because of this. Yet equal opportunities are impossible to create - it is inevitable that what our parents and grandparents have done will impact us, in terms of socioeconomic and cultural impacts. By destroying the connection between generations, there will be surely be a lack of distinguishable of culture, which is a trademark of society. However, Lapin’s claim that shame should be passed down is partially incorrect. In both positive and