and one another. Those who are able to study philosophy can find out what is to be human, what kind of person is it good to be, and especially how are we to live a good life. I, myself, have had an opportunity to take a philosophy class and as my time in philosophy is starting to come to a close, I am suddenly realizing how philosophy has changed the aspects and my outlook upon my life. When I had first signed up to partake in philosophy, I did expect to be bombarded with numerous amounts of famous
Finding the Good Life in Symposium There are many different interpretations of what the good life truly is. Individualists believe that the good life is pleasing oneself, while utilitarians believe that the good life is acting for the good of the rest of society. Philosophers, too, have their own interpretation. Plato alludes to the philosopher's good life when he uses the phrase "my greatest pleasure." The inherent subjectivity of the word "my" tells the reader that philosophical conversation
God as a figure in my life has always been to me a mystery. I have been going to church since I could remember, so The idea of God has been in my life forever. My idea of God has never been like most people in my family or people in my church. I believe God has set his plan for me and let 's it be. I have never for me put too much of my trust in God. When someone dies or something bad happens to someone they try immediately to blame God. People then get this idea that God is bad to them and better
“To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society.” Having good morals allows us to conduct ourselves effectively in society, and can determine how we act towards others and the kind of impact we have on our world. Religious beliefs and societal standards among other ideas coexist with my personal morals and the major Greek philosophies we have studied that I believe blend well with my lifestyle and ethics are Epicureanism, Stoicism and Aristotelianism. According to The
Polemarchus’ definition evolves into “doing good to friends and harm to enemies” (Republic 332d), but this definition proves insufficient to Socrates also. Eventually, the two agree “that it is never just to harm anyone” (Republic 335d). This definition is fundamental to the idea of a common good, for harming people according to Socrates, only makes them “worse with respect to human virtue” (Republic 335 C). Polemarchus also allows for the possibility of common good through his insistence on helping friends
reality of the person’s life who is struggling with routine work. When I start reading, I found everything related to my life or everyone’s life. If you realize how important yours idea and thoughts then you would always think positive in your life. The Appreciation, motivation and disciple are also important in everyone’s life. If you appreciate the other you have strong thoughts and ideas. You learn from your experience and mistakes you will achieve the goal in your life. Decision making is also
public school system, I had my share of “good” teachers and “bad” teachers, but I learned valuable things from each of them: from the “good” teachers, inspiration to enter education and how to be a good teacher, from the “bad” teachers, if nothing else, what not to be. As important as education is to children’s success in life, they should have as many positive influences as possible. I will strive to be the best teacher I can be, not only to be marked as one of the “good”, but one of the “great”
Christianity, and Islam The idea of evolution by Darwin indicated that the world is not created by God, but through some kind of modification. This controversial idea is strongly objected by most of the religions, such as Catholic, Christian, and Islam etc. These religions sturdily believe that God is the creator of the world, the creator of everything. However, to some extent, Buddhism does teach the similar theory to Darwin’s idea, which Buddhism does not include the idea of God. Also, like the
ESL273 because I am good at writing my composition with well-organized structure. Well-organized structure is very important to a paragraph, and it is also a basic skill for a good writer in all English levels. A well organization of each paragraph can make my viewpoints clear, logic and understandable. If my structure is not appropriately arranged, my readers may be confused of my words and sentences because it most likely difficult for them to understand my ideas. For example, In my writing assignment
Since my previous reflection, I have continued to operate the 24-Hour Hotline with the Domestic Abuse Project each weekend, which entails answering calls that report domestic abuse in Minneapolis, and providing immediate follow up and resources for the victims. Along with Locke and Hobbes, I have also been able to connect my work with the philosophers read in the second half of this course. Specifically, I have made connections between the purpose of the Domestic Abuse Project and Rousseau’s understanding