William James’s, “Lecture XX, Conclusions” wants us to understand that the nature of the universe is perfect because it’s what creates everything. He addresses that the universe is what creates everything like the sun, which lets people see and gives light to everything in that the universe contains. In James’s “Lecture XX, Conclusions,” he mentions that the universe created the sun, which “contributes to the primary purpose of creation: without it the race of man could not be preserved or continued.” From this I understood that the universe is perfect because it creates everything that we need to survive. Without the creations of the universe, human beings could not be able to exist. The universe is perfect since it is able to give humans, …show more content…
In “Lecture XX, Conclusions” it illustrates the “world that men and beasts should live upon it and find there everything required for their necessity and convenience.” I understood that God planned the universe to be perfect, so that humans can inhabit the earth along with other living things while having all the necessary resources to survive. This shows that the universe is perfect since we can live from it and use the resources it provides us to our own convenience.
Moreover, the nature of human beings in “Lecture XX, Conclusions” is unique. James’s work mentions how humans were created by God to be unique in their own way and it is fine to be unique. James says, “No two of us have identical difficulties, nor should we be expected to work out identical solutions.” I understood that everyone has their own problems and no person has the same thing going on their lives. Human beings were created in a unique way, so that we all can live our lives, set our own paths and write our unique
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In the “Lecture XX, Conclusions” it says “I wanted to feed upon my happiness in solitude, far from all men.” I understood that humans can also be happy by themselves and that there’s no need to be with someone. To be happy humans must be at peace with themselves and not think about other things. Like the example from “Lecture XX, Conclusions” that James wanted to be happy and continue to be happy in solitude, far from all people. Being alone can also mean to be happy because it separates us from everything and maintains us with our inner
In chapter ten of the book “Problems from Philosophy”, by James Rachels, the author, the author discusses the possibilities of human beings living in an actually reality, or if we are just living in an illusion. Rachels guides us through concepts that try to determine wiether we are living in a world were our perception of reality is being challenged, or questioned. Rachels guides us through the topic of “Our Knowledge of the World around Us”, through the Vats and Demons, idealism, Descartes Theological Response, and direct vs. indirect realism.
Unknown, to James at this point he did not realize that he was having a problem with a psychological theory called behaviorism. Now this theory is one that is saying human behavior is developed through learning experiences which in this case would apply to James. His behavior as an adult was reflected by the way he was treated as a kid by his father and mother because they fought all the time. They never truly paid any attention to him, which in terms taught him how to stay out of their way and learn how to steal and burglarize places without getting caught. Therefore, within the psychological theory of behaviorism Behaviorists saw crime as something that is a learned response to life’s situations such as James situation which led him to a life of crime because of his parents. Although, he was never truly mistreated, he did not receive his father attention due to the fact of the way his father was treated as a child growing up an abusive household. Therefore, he did not want to place his son in the same situation. There is also the fact that James could be suffering from the psychodynamic theory which says that a person’s personality can be controlled by their unconscious mental process and that is grounded in them in early childhood. These entire things such as the id, ego, and superego
...sitively insists, that being alone is indeed more superlative. Or, as the self-at-home-in-nature Thoreau lyrically, figuratively reinforces in natural and other personification and emblematization, opening with his awe at the “delicious” evening (p. 101) and closing with the categorical, definitive, and implied comparative conclusion, “I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude” (p. 106).
The essays by Mark Edmundson, James W. Loewen, and Gerald Graff are all on education and the ways it has changed. Or in their words, as it seems to be, gotten worse. Of course, there are a number of reasons why things have gotten worse. There are three however, that stand out within the essays. Higher education within private universities and community colleges have been plagued for years by the lack of interaction between students and their professors, the consumerism culture, and misleading information. All of this contributes to students being confined to one way of learning.
Pico begins his essay by informing his readers that he knows where humans stand in the divine order of the world. Pico believes that humans were the last creatures created by God, and that God's purpose, in creating them, was to fulfill his desire for someone to appreciate the great wonders and beauties of his world:
In summary this means that, when we synthesize happiness it’s like a game of hide and seek, where we think happiness is something that is found. An example he uses is Moreese Bickhham. Moreese Bickham. He was 78 years old who had spent 37 years in a Louisiana State Penitentiary for a crime he didn 't commit. Based on his experience Bickhham explains it as to have been glorious, filled with some nice guys, and they had a gym (hazzah!). With this example Gilbert exemplifies a scenario that someone took what life gave them lemons and they made lemonade. But what I do question is, would any other ordinary person off the streets response the same way, enlightened by an experience that didn’t have to occur? (Gilbert
When you really break it down you can see that all things are truly created by God. Some may disagree and say that man has created everything from nails to computers, but the Lord created the materials that are used to fabricate this devices, thus He has created all. “When we know that He created all these things, we can know that He has an eternal purpose”2.
In accordance to English’s view, we do not “owe” our parents anything. Through her argument by analogy, English attempts to not simply just debunk the traditional “debt model” of filial obligation, but rather replace it with the “friendship model.” She begins by differentiating favors (such as agreeing to taking in a neighbor’s mail while they are away on vacation) and voluntary sacrifices (such as mowing a neighbor’s lawn while they are away on vacation without their asking). She maintains that it is favors that create “debts,” and that voluntary sacrifices require no reciprocation—to do so would be “supererogatory” on their part. Voluntary sacrifices, instead, create friendship. English continues her argument explaining that because friendship
James T. Patterson's central idea is telling about the 1960s and how 1965 was the year of big change that was or the better. He was saying that the times that erupted in 1965 differed immensely from the early 1960s that resembled the 1950s. Racial equality, a wide range of personal choices, freedom, and rights were topics that were intensified in 1965, and they led to large and lasting changes. One journalist, Nicholas Lemann, stated that "the 1960s turned as if on a hinge" (2). In 2006, a writer and cultural critic, Luc Sante commented, "I think Western culture, in the broadest sense of that term, hit some sort of peak around 1965, ’66, lost it soon thereafter and has not re-attained that level since” (2). The Sixties did not demolish all
We have learned our own individual personality can drive our sense of direction. The choices James made during his childhood where not his fought, he did not have the parental guidance during his developmental stage. Amazingly, he conquered all to obstacles to become successful.
Ward then brings in Dawkin’s argument who says that this is exactly the universe in which there is no God. “The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil, and no good, nothing but blind, pitiless and indifference” (Dawkins). He responds saying that obviously the goal God has in mind is not to create a universe void of suffering. God gives the universe the purpose to become free, self aware sentient beings and with that comes the price of suffering and pain. If we are to realize values of truth, beauty, and goodness then that cannot be achieve without suffering. Ward then asks, is this a worthwhile goal? He responds yes, and uses physics to answer it. In physics,
...rs solitude to be of great importance in achieving an individualistic understanding. He writes, “It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.” Here it can be seen that Emerson also recognizes solitude to be a beneficial thing to people, but he argues that to be able to remain an individual within society is a far greater achievement. To be able to think without the assistance of society while enduring the pressures of society is to be truly great.
This paper will dispute that scientific beliefs are not the right way to accept a belief and it will question if we should let one accept their rights to their own beliefs. In Williams James article Will to Believe, we accept his perspective on how we set and fix our beliefs. This paper will first outline his overview on the argument that someone does not choose their belief but rather one just has them. Following, it will outline my perspective on how we set our beliefs and agreement with purse. Then it will explain how other methodologies such as science cannot conclude to one’s true beliefs. Science has been seen as a way to perceive life and taken to consideration as the truth. This paper should conclude that humans define ourselves by
With the many types of solitude we researchers can say that solitude is indeed an inescapable state of human nature, because each of us have been bombarded with a lot of problems in our life, all of us definitely had our own share of loneliness and hatred. Solitude might be an inescapable state of human nature, but it’s really up to the people on how they can conquer solitude and for people to compromise with reality because if you are unable to compromise with reality you will fall into a deep solitude wherein nobody can get you of it. Solitude is an inescapable state of human nature, but when it’s detected and remedied early in your life it can be reversible.
Such a simple definition for something people consider so bad and complex. A poet known as Halmos in 1952 said once, “ I have discovered that all the unhappiness of man arises from one single fact, that they are incapable of staying quietly in their own chamber”. Alone time has always been important for our everyday lives but some choose to believe it is toxic. However alone time is extremely good for your health and beneficial to your life. Spending time alone has numerous benefits and today I’m gonna mention just a few. According to a 2015 study from the the Mercola health organization, “spending time alone helps your mind and body process information and stress from your