Connor DeFiore (1828 words)
Professor Burmeister
PHL3607-02
16 November 2014
The Transformers: Metamorphoses
Part 1
A determinist does as they choose. Determinists choose the action and choose the belief/ desire that the determinist pursues. The Underground Man recalls someone once saying that man only does nasty and wicked things because he doesn't know what is good for him. If he were enlightened, he would only do good things, because he would realize that being good was in his own best interest. The Underground Man begs to differ with this theory. He says that men consciously act against their own best interests and will approach hazard head on solely because they find doing all things in their own self- interest boring. “Just
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Individuals do not know what they want, that is why they prefer society to limit their determinism. “love is every young girl’s treasure! To earn that love, some men are ready to give up their lives, their very souls.” (Dostoyevsky 96) Dostoyevsky gives the example of love as a restriction on one’s freedom. The Undergroundman chases Liza and due to that his freedom is limited. Love is not chosen by the individual, rather it is chosen by fate and that restricts one from being a determinist, causing them to act less freely and conform to how they believe they should act for their lover. “although I committed this cruelty deliberately, it came from wicked head, not from my heart. It was so artificial, so intellectual, so contrived, so bookish” (Dostoyevsky 120) Emphasis should be placed on the action being “artificial,” showing that it was not his true self acting in such a way. The Undergroundman’s freedom is …show more content…
It desires to be free, to roam without borders. It wants to create its own freedom, but it must kill other animals to maintain the lion’s “king of the jungle” reputation. The camel is only a beast of burden. A beast of prey is required for the task of capturing freedom. The might of the lion can perform the task. One either conforms, or one is trampled underneath another. But the might of the lion says, "I will!" The lion is the beginning of the will to power, or the will to create new realities. The lion can not create new values. However, the lion’s might is what captures freedom for itself. The lion must understand that now there is no guiding hand of a transcendental God, or the firm foundation of a realm of absolute ideas. There is no external authority. Now, the lion is alone; it is responsible for itself. There are no more laws, no more duties for it to
A determinist’s reply would state that humans are ignorant of the forces around them that are actually controlling their behavior in this sense; man becomes a puppet to irresistible forces acting upon him. Neither the free will nor the determinism theories can be proven to be wholly causal of human behavior. Alternate theories are formulated that incorporate main points of free will and determinism that appear...
...l concept, many consequences can arise as a result of it. Their display of self-destructive and reckless behavior endorses the idea that young lovers are not yet mature enough to handle the ramifications that appear as a result of a complicated relationship. Their willingness to rush into major events, such as marriage and even death, further shows how passion can cloud one’s judgement and control one’s thoughts and actions. Though written a long time ago, the message that Shakespeare conveys in Romeo and Juliet about young, passionate love applies to modern society as well, where great consequences arise from people acting on emotional impulse as opposed to calm reasoning.
..., the society begins to see love as a goal. Romantic love becomes a noble trait and just quest if one wishes to embark on it.
After reading the entire play, the reader can safely say that fate works in mysterious ways. To love and be loved in return is considered by many to be one of the greatest gifts a human being can receive. At the same time, it is thought of as unbearable to love someone you cannot be with. Especially when the reasoning behind limitations is cau...
Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet – popularly considered by many to be the quintessential love story of all time – is a play that we are all familiar with in one way or another. Whether it be through the plethora of portrayals, adaptations and performances that exist or through your own reading of the play, chances are you have been acquainted with this tale of “tragic love” at some point in your life. Through this universal familiarity an odd occurrence can be noted, one of almost canonical reverence for the themes commonly believed to be central to the plot. The most widely believed theme of Romeo and Juliet is that of the ideal love unable to exist under the harsh social and political strains of this world. Out of this idea emerge two characters who, throughout history, have been heralded as the world’s greatest lovers and who have been set up as yardsticks against which future lovers must be measured. The tragic courtship between Romeo and Juliet has become so idealized and revered that even the Oxford English Dictionary lists this definition under the word ‘Romeo’:
...to enter the “Lion stage” in which one must have the strength and power to affirm one’s own values.
All in all, each view of the philosophy of free will and determinism has many propositions, objects and counter-objections. In this essay, I have shown the best propositions for Libertarianism, as well as one opposition for which I gave a counter-objection. Additionally, I have explained the Compatabalistic and Hard Deterministic views to which I gave objections. In the end, whether it is determinism or indeterminism, both are loaded with difficulties; however, I have provided the best explanation to free will and determinism and to an agent being morally responsible.
The determinist believes that man cannot act freely if his actions are causally determined. As Philosopher A.J. Ayer suggests in Freedom and Necessity, if a man has a choice between choosing A or B, there will be a consistent explanation
Love is a wonderful curse that forces us to do unexplainable things. Romeo and Juliet is a famous play written by William Shakespeare, who does an exceptional job in showing the readers what hate, mercy, death, courage, and most importantly what love looks like. This play is about two star-crossed lovers who are both willing to sacrifice their lives just to be with one another. Unfortunately tragedy falls upon the unconditional love Romeo and Juliet have for each other, but along the way they experience immeasurable forgiveness and extraordinary braveness just to be with one another. Sadly enough, love is a cause of violence in the end. Even though the pair spends less time together, it is enough for them to fall in love. It is clearly true
...ause of their own free will. The theme of love is widely portrayed in the world. Love matters because it is what ties two people together through commitment and pain. However, there are those who pervert the idea of love and treat it as if it is filled with lust and pleasure-seeking opportunities. In society, young and reckless people “go out” with each other because they are desperate for excitement in their lives. Those who “go out” fail to realize that they shouldn’t be so committed to one another. Therefore, it is a waste of time at such a young age. Those who do should be paying attention to reality instead of their own fantasy. If adolescent people have love, it is only a hindrance from being who they want to be. In conclusion, love influences people to behave irrationally and to take chances that would otherwise seem irresponsible in the eyes of the mature.
In the first part of Notes from the Underground, the Underground Man spends a vast number of pages trying to be witty and intelligent by telling us all about his constant life contradictions and his concern with the laws of free will. He is so uptight and wound about himself that not only does this make for an incredibly confusing and lackluster story; it also serves to prove that free will is something that the Underground Man spends a lot of time thinking about.
Although love is interpreted as a wonderful thing it can also ruin someone's life, “Love is a trap. When is appears, we see only its light, not its shadows.” (Paulo Coelho) Love doesn’t fix people it breaks them asunder. It waits and waits for its next target to make a mistake and ruin everything they worked for. As seen in various works including; “The Raven” , Romeo and Juliet, and “The Gift of the Magi”. Romantic love is a force that inflicts pain upon those who believe in it or those who have been through it.
In the beginning of the play, Juliet is unable to make her own decisions. However, after her meeting with Romeo, Juliet becomes more assertive and defends her love for Romeo. In conclusion, individuals cannot be forced to love; love is nurtured and nourished but is also always put to
Professor French said “The soul without compassion,without love, becomes an object, a thing unto itself, without the divine fire that connects it in a living way to all that is outside itself.” and this is true; someone without love, or someone that will not accept love turns on others and themselves. In Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky, Raskolnikov struggles to acknowledge love and sacrifices from those around him because he deems himself not worthy, and because of this, he cannot become self-satisfied or stable until he learns to truly accept the love of his friends and family.
Determinist believe that free will is just an illusion and that all events including human action are determined outside of our will. Determinist believe we have no free will and cannot be held morally responsible for their actions. Everything is the inevitable result of what came before an our actions are caused by parts of our physical world. We can’t help but feel and react the way you do on a daily basis but that your feelings are already determined. This can conflict greatly with free will. For example I’ll tell the story of Oedipus. The story begins with a King and Queen planning for a baby but a prophet predicted that the baby will kill his father and marry his mother, the king and queen of Thebes. After long discussions they dedicated to kill the infant so that the prophet would not take place. However, a shepherd took in the baby and he grew up not knowing about his royal birth. Long story short he grows up to unknowingly kill his father and marry his mother just like the prophet foresaw. Oedipus had no control over his parents decision or the shepherd’s decision to take him in as a baby. Determinist will argue that no matter what anyone did in this story Oedipus was destined to marry his mother long before becoming a man. The law of causality goes well with this example because it states the nature of an action is caused and determined by the