If there was any one man who demonstrated the anger, the struggle, and the beliefs of African Americans in the 1960s, that man was Malcolm X. The African American cultural movement of the 1920s lost momentum in the 1930s because of worldwide economic depression. The Great Depression helped to divert attention from cultural to economic matters. Even before the stock market crash of 1929, unemployment and poverty among blacks was exceptionally high. It was under these difficult conditions that Malcolm X experienced his youth in the South. Malcolm X was a very controversial character in his time. He grew up in a very large family. His father hunted rabbits to sell to the white people for money, and his mother stayed home to take care of all the children. Several times when he was young, his family was forced to relocate due to the racist groups that would burn or run them out of their home like the Ku Klux Klan. One of these groups called the Black Legion killed his father by tying him to the railroad tracks. Malcolm’s father had life insurance but was not given to his family because they said that Earl Little had committed suicide. This was quite impossible because his head was bashed in and he tied himself to the railroad. Without his father’s income, Malcolm's family was forced to get government help and food. Applying for this type of assistance brought many white Social Workers into their home. They asked questions and interrogated the entire family. Malcolm’s mother always refused to talk or let them in. This did not stop them and they came in anyway. Malcolm, without family discipline and restrictions, often could be found wandering the streets of Roxbury. Without parental or adult guidance of any kind and due to the poor conditions in his home, Malcolm began to steal food. Finally, he was caught. The police did not make a big deal about it, because it was his first offense. The Social Workers however, began investigating his family even more intensely. They used this incident against the family. They reported that Malcolm’s mother could not take proper care of her children and recommended that they be split up and placed in different foster homes. Malcolm did not realize he was getting government help. He also did not realize that the nice Social Workers who would sometimes slip him treats were really out to put him in a foster home. As a boy Ma... ... middle of paper ... ...g’s preaching to further their shared cause. Without this very important person in our history, things may be very different. He helped the blacks find the path to long sought freedom, and helped the whites see their awful mistakes in the way in which they had conducted their society. Works Cited Breitman, George. By Any Means Necessary: Speeches and Interviews. New York: Pathfinder, 1970. Curtis, Richard. The Life of Malcolm X. Philadelphia: Macrae Smith Company, 1971 Goldman, Peter. The Death and Life of Malcolm X. Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1979. Haley, Alex. The Autobiography of Malcolm X. New York: Ballantine, 1964. Myers, Walter Dean. Malcolm X: By Any Means Necessary. New York: Polaris, 1993 Shirley, David. Malcolm X: Minister of Justice. Langhorne: Chelsea House Publishers, 1994 "Malcolm X." Microsoft Encarta 97 Encyclopedia. Microsoft Corporation, 1993-1996. The Official Website of Malcolm X. Web. 11 April 2015 http://www.cmgww.com/historic/malcolm/home.php Malcolm. 1999-2004. http://www.brothermalcolm.net "Biography." Malcolm X Official Website. Web. 11 April 2015 http://www.cmgww.com/historic/malcolm/about/bio.html.
This is by having to interpret an egoist’s position from a different view i.e. a sympathetic way. Here we say that the egoist has a world that he sees in his mind in which only his interests are maximized without regarding the other people’s welfare. So an egoist’s effort and main policy would be to act in a way that would ensure this kind of world that exists in his mind is implemented in one way or another. Once the person decided to adopt this idea as his ideal, then he wouldn’t advocate for universal egoism as this definitely calls for other people to be concerned about others welfare, something which they are against. As we may all view it as being irregular, quite contrary it would be perfectly appropriate for them considering that their goal of creating the world in which his own interests have been enhanced. To ensure this worked for him, he ends up being deceitful so as to achieve the goodwill of the others. Furthermore, he has to pretend that he was also willing to accept altruistic principles. But then again remember in the egoist’s world, this is acceptable as it is only a matter of adopting the necessary means towards the achievement of his
Psychological egoism is the view that people are always selfish. When was the last time you did a good deed? Did you do it for its own sake, or for your own? The egoist says that all of us are necessarily self-regarding. I shall argue that this view is incorrect.
Later in 1937, Malcolm’s mother Louise, who never got over her husband’s death, was admitted into a mental institution. Malcolm and his other siblings were split up into various foster homes (Malcolm X bio, 2013). Youth Malcolm graduated junior high at the top of his class, with aspirations of being a lawyer, until a teacher told him that being a lawyer was “no realistic goal for a nigger,” suggesting that he be something practical, like a carpenter (J. Simon, 26).... ... middle of paper ...
An egoist definitely does not believe in acting selfishly, if we look at the what acting selfishly truly means we see that it does not fall under the principles of an egoist. First, selfish behavior can be thought as doing what we think will give us the most (immediate) pleasure regardless of the effects on others. An egoist would not at all be interested in acting selfishly because he believes in
Ethical egoism is a normative ethical position that focuses morally right action that promotes the individual own self interest. It states that actions whose consequences will benefit the doer can be considered as ethical. It differs from psychological egoism in that because ethical egoism says we ought to be selfish while psychological states we should be selfish (Frankena, 1973. 18). The theory in itself says we are hard-wired to be selfish and focus on what type of actions promote use and is self serving. The moral appraisal of things assumes our curiosity, necessitates and even contentment of others should factor in a stability of what we perceive morally and what is in our self-interest. What is morally right and
• Once more, the ordinary science’ proves itself as the master of classification, inventing and defining the various categories of Egoism. Per example, psychological egoism, which defines doctrine that an individual is always motivated by self-interest, then rational egoism which unquestionably advocates acting in self-interest. Ethical egoism as diametrically opposite of ethical altruism which obliges a moral agent to assist the other first, even if sacrifices own interest. Also, ethical egoism differs from both rational and psychological egoism in ‘defending’ doctrine which considers all actions with contributive beneficial effects for an acting individual
In the 1960s it was a hard time for black Americans. There was a revolution being driven by two well know black civil rights leaders. The first phase of the revolution was driven by a young Islamic black man, Malcolm X, who was a spokesperson for the Nation of Islam. Malcolm X was adamant that blacks needed to take care of their own business. In the issue of black integration in American culture.
Life is not a contest between each and every person, but a test. Just because someone believes that always making a decision that is in the best interest of themselves is right doesn’t mean that they are out to make the decision that worsens others around them. Personal ethical egoism is the idea that people should act in the best interest of themselves. I believe in altruism and that ethical egoism is an unacceptable theory because it’s proven to be inconsistent and incoherent.
Hoyt, Charles Alva. “The Five Faces of Malcolm X.” Negro American Literature Forum 4 (1970): 107-112.
There are many philosophers that promote the concept of psychological egoism and Thomas Hobbes and Jeremy Bentham are two outspoken proponents (ibid). It is important to consider the arguments and views of the two philosophers because of their stature in the philosophical world. Thomas Hobbes was a political philosopher of the seventeenth century whose work still holds significance today. His most famous work is Leviathan and in which he addresses psychological egoism. (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy) “ …no man giveth but with intention of good to himself, because gift is voluntary; and of all voluntary acts, the object is to every man his own good; of which, if men see they shall be frustrated, there will be no beginning of benevolence or trust, nor consequently of mutual help.” (Hobbes 47)
Ethical egoism tells us what we are morally required and forbidden to do (Ethical Egoism 106). One should be selfish when it comes to this theory because it is about you; you should not consider how others would feel from taking a certain action. Someone might be thinking to him or herself how someone is feeling because they’re trying to get something from them. Within Ethical Egoism, the four arguments are called The Self Reliance Argument, The Prisoners Dilemma, The Argument from Paradigm Cases, and The Libertarian Argument. These arguments rebuttal how Ethical Egoism cannot be true. On the other side, there are arguments that support Ethical Egoism to be true, such as Natural Law Theory and The Best Argument for Ethical Egoism. Natural
The textbook states that psychological egoism is a theory according to which “all actions are done solely or ultimately for the sake of self-interest” (Timmons, 2012, p. 22). This theory advances the claim that all actions a person do are for selfish reasons, without concern for others. Psychological egoism suggests that things done out of kindness, are actually done for other gains such as to satisfy personal desires (Timmons, 2012, p. 23).
Dystopias are set in the future as a fictional society. The problem is that the society is in times of hardship and depression or oppression. A trait can be that the nation is over...
They can dedicate to feel needed and have confidence in their abilities to motivate for themselves. They both learn that not all decisions have a right and positive outcome. They also learn from their process to make better decisions next time. Characteristics of life are meaningful who they are as a person. Also, the lesson that parents teach their children to be responsible. Learning that not all decisions have a right and positive outcome and both learn from their process to make better decisions next time. Knowing their ideas with their knowledge, they both decide their actions, aware of the consequences to some level. Adulthood has much more independence and can choose things like where they want to live and what job they will do. Their knowledge can come from formal education. When adults want something, one of the leading factors will be what others think about the decision they make. What they learn as a child and what they choose to remember as an adult will figure them into the human that they are. They will have their thoughts, actions, and idea too outstanding to them only. Equally, choosing things like where we want to live, what we want to do, and what job they will do. They determinant of how much freedom to have in made their own decisions and having their actions. Children run-through is making choices as they grow. Held responsible for their
Come hundreds of new responsibilities and duties when you are an adult. I must get up every morning. Assist in my job, be on time. Be responsible for my duties at work. Assume the consequences of my actions, cope with stress. Being adult’s means that you have more involvement with a lot difficult circumstances, but you know your identity, or still working on it, is the time you do not want to become anybody else, just want to be you. No more imitating those peculiar characters in television, and