explain what Prometheus means by freedom and why he values it

He does not belong. One does not find fault with one's world unless one's world finds fault with one. Bernard had reason to find fault with the World State because he was ostracised, and therefore, unhappy. When he later had fame and popularity because of John, he forgot all that he had previously found so inadequate about his life. "Success went fizzily to Bernard's head, and in the process completely reconciled him (as any good intoxicant should do) to a world, which, up till then, he had found very unsatisfactory.

In this passage from Hegel he is saying that freedom is terribly misunderstood in it's formal subjective sense, and has been far removed from its essential purpose and goals. People think they should be able to do whatever they want and that is what freedom is, and that anything limiting there desires, impulses , and passions is a limit of there freedom. Hegel is saying this is not true, but these limitations are simply the condition from which they must free themselves from, and that society and the government are where freedom is actualized. What I believe he means by this is that without limits we would not know what freedom is. If you could always do what you've always wanted the thought of not being able to do something would be so foreign to you that you would not understand what it was to not have freedom, for that matter you would not understand what having freedom was either.

He believed that since there is an inherent desire for approval within the human race, any thoughts that agree with the values of society cannot be deemed free thinking since the thinker could simply be searching for approval. Some critics believe that "this implies a double standard on freedom of thought," and that "freedom is inherent in the very process of thought" (Fink 1). Solzhenitsyn believed that it was nearly impossible to have truly free thoughts under the prison camp conditions described in One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, or in any situation where there is an authoritarian ruler. In a pris...

Ayn Rand says, ¨A man thinks and works alone. A man cannot rob, exploit, or rule -alone(...) they imply dependence and are the province of the second-hander.¨ Equality thinks and acts in his own way, rebelling against everything he’s ever known. His struggle is real, from being beaten until he is numb to harsh words thrown his way, but no matter what happens to him, he thinks about what could benefit the future and give men the rights that should have never been taken from

Sartre in his own words explains the concept of a human being condemned to be free, “condemned, because he did not create himself, yet is nevertheless at liberty, and from the moment that he is thrown into this world he is responsible for everything he does” (Sartre 353). So condemnation in this way comes from freedom being thrust upon humanity as opposed to humanity choosing it. Choosing freedom is always an option though, Sartre ignores the fact that many humans choose to relieve themselves of the burden of freedom. Yet are defined still by the choice to give up a freedom while having escaped the condemnation in freedom by choosing to let others take responsibility for choices made. This does not mean that one is incapable of choosing to regain ones freedoms later only that for a period of time they have relinquished the burden of freedom.

Brutus, even when his mind has good intention it is also littered with ignorance. Brutus had good intentions but his ignorance made him make not the best decisions. He had made many ignorant decisions because he did not want to listen to Cassius. The first time Brutus showed this trait was when Cassius warned Brutus many times about the danger of Mark Antony. Brutus simply thinks the good of people, not ever wondering if he does one action, if the other person might retaliate.

They are limited only by ability and their notion of pity, which inspires them to act in their own self-interest while doing as little harm to others as possible. While not subjugated to arbitrary rule in this state, men are also isolated. And as we see from mankind’s tendency to have families, form communities, and live in society, we would be unable to maintain this form of freedom. But even if we could, there are several reasons why the absolute liberty of the state of nature is undesirable. First off, there is no uniform standard for how each person should pity another.

Baba had too many faults and made a lot of mistakes to be a good man. Baba was a liar and he contradicted himself throughout the story about what the biggest sin was to him. The things he lied about are major issues and are things people don’t lie about or keep to themselves. Having pride is good to have in life but there is a thing as too much pride. This was Baba and all throughout the story he had way too much pride which made him a bad man.

He has low self-esteem because what he considers his physical weakness of being a half Asian. He mentions many times in the manifesto that he feels inferior compared to taller teens. “But at this stage I became extremely annoyed at how everyone was taller than me, and how the tallest boys were automatically respected more. It instilled the first feelings of inferiority in me, and such feelings would only grow more volatile with time” (15). When Rodger sees people who are taller than he is, he becomes introverted.

They believe that the views and ways of Linda will affect John and how he lives. John's freedom is limited in a place where freedom is a huge deal. He attempts to earn full freedom by winning his peers' approval, but fails because they see him as being different. John seems to have limited freedom no matter where he is at because of the indifference that the others see in him. Even when John experimented with a new life in the World State h... ... middle of paper ... ...ploding.