1. I do not believe that Gauguin is morally justified because he left his wife and 5 children destitute with no way of supporting themselves, especially in the 19th century. He would have done no harm to anyone had he stayed where he was and just painted things that were around him. He would only have dissatisfied himself and the rest of the world would not have been affected by his decision. The millions of people that gain pleasure from his artwork would not have known that they were missing out on anything if he would have stayed in France and supported his family. He also did not become well known till after he died so he did not even gain the satisfaction of his artwork becoming popular. 2. Gauguin is morally justified if looking at it with a utilitarian point of view because the action of leaving his family destitute and following his dream …show more content…
His actions do maximize happiness and minimize sorrow because he is only causing sorrow to the six people in his family, but he is providing happiness to millions of people in the world through the artwork that was produced after his decision. If he had not made the decision that he made, the six people in his family would not have endured the sorrow, but the millions of people that have found pleasure in them would be missing out on that enjoyment. 4. The costs of Gauguin’s decision to travel to exotic places were that he left his family destitute, he had to leave his family behind, and he would likely not become known for his paintings in his lifetime. The benefits of leaving to travel were that he would have more inspiration for his painting and he would be able to truly be happy painting. 5. Gauguin could not have known that he would have a lasting legacy because it is very rare for artists to become popular due to the large number of people trying to become artists. It was a very unlikely outcome for Gauguin because he was from a poor background and there were many artists at that time trying to become
Put simply, people have to go through pain to know and understand what the true meaning of happiness is. Nussbaum states that she is happy when she know she is working for something that is difficult to achieve.,but when she feels a feeling of satisfaction she blames herself because deep down feelings of satisfaction doesn 't necessarily makas her happy.She cites that when you work for a feeling of self satisfaction you aren 't always happy but when you work hard,day 's upon day to accomplish something that you have always wanted you are going to feel at most happy.Nussbaum then cites Austin a British philosopher point of view on the brave warrior , even though the brave warrior have been through a great amount of pain and loss his life after have evolved into a beautiful and loving life. The great warrior is now a moderate brave and loving
The enlightenment period was full of social and intellectual growth. This time period changed the way people thought of the world and exposed the world to different cultures. It brought the world into several revolutions that will later contribute to great change for the modern world. Travel was significant during the enlightenment due to the enlightenment ideas that knowledge and information was gained through experience. In order for the people to get a better understanding of the world and gain information about other cultures, they had to travel to these people. During this era and time period of the enlightenment, travel was significant in order to get a quality and endless education. Denis Diderot shows the significance that travel did
...nded his range of Post-Impressionistic work and draftsmanship to the art of pointillism and became the founding father of Neo-Impressionism. There is no definite explanation for this revolutionary’s death, but in his death, he opened a door for all other future artists of the world (Georges).
Upon reflection of Gatsby's life, Rousseau's words echo through everything. A simple man, with pure intentions, seeking out a pure, happy life, winds up dead as a result of the world around him. Granted he did have a role in some of the discretionary aspects of his issues like with his money sense, Gatsby really does serve as an example of how the real world can tarnish somebody's inner joy and purity, and land them in a worse place than where they started. The story of how Gatsby's life turns out then speaks to Fitzgerald's view on the world in his time, and his belief that a re-emphasis of Rousseau's teachings would benefit the audience of his book, and show them the non-fictional issues of the world, even through a fictional medium.
The Great Gatsby as he came to be known, was just a young boy who wanted love more than anything else in life. His strong ambition, and immoral ways to achieve his dream took him to his grave. His life in this story is one of constantly wanting what other people have, whether it is money, social standing, or another man?s wife. It is my belief that is what F. Scott Fitzgerald wants us to take home with us. The dangers of coveting what other people have.
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald has become one of my favorite books because it is full of life lessons, plot twists, and love. This novel clearly shows how people can take their life and loved ones for granted without thinking twice about what they are doing. Gatsby is living in the past, and in the end it destroys him, while other characters are living recklessly without thinking about the consequences. So many of the characters live in a material world and they are rarely happy because, in their eyes, they do not have enough material gain to satisfy their appetites for luxury or attention. I found myself constantly questioning the...
Georges Seurat was a French born artist born on December 2nd 1859 in Paris, Frrance. He study at École des Beaux-Art, which was one of the most prestige art schools in the world, which is also known for training many of the renounced artist we know. George Seurat left the École des Beaux-Art and began to work on his own; he began to visit impressionist exhibitions, where he gained inspiration from the impressionist painters, such as Claude Monet. Seurat also was interested in the science of art; he explored perception, color theory and the psychological effect of line and form. Seurat experimented with all the ideas he had gained, he felt the need to go beyond the impressionist style, he started to focus on the permanence of paintin...
He was successful not only as a well respected artist; but he also illustrated books, created stage sets, made puppets, designed furniture, and painted screens! Primarily he was know for and very successful with his paintings and illustrations. I feel as though Pierre Bonnard is often overlooked in comparison to Picasso, Van Gough, or any of the other well known names. Yet I feel his art is equally as touching. Pierre Bonnard personally intrigued me as an artist, with his painting style etc. His painting Standing Nude 1920 is one of my favorites along with his other work Red Garters. His artwork speaks to
In this case his obligation was to acquire wealth. He did this by the illegal selling of alcohol and other shady businesses. Sadly, Gatsby never ends up with Daisy, even though he completely changed his social standing. But what was the phasad? Simple, he completely changed his appearance from simple, humble, and caring to pompous, complex, and ruthless.
He is a romantic hero and we see how his actions are different from actions of Beowulf. Gawain cares about what other may say or think about him. He needs to prove himself brave and loyal to his lord at all times. In the story, Sir Gawain neither fights, nor protects anybody from evil. The whole plot is based on his trip to find a Green Knight to let him chop off his head as he lost a bet a year earlier. Many would say that Gawain is not a hero, others will prove them wrong. Anyways, at the time of this story, Gawain’s deed was considered heroic. “Many strange and curious wonders have happened in Britain since the days of Brutus whose race came from Troy. But surely this tale of Gawain and his contest with the Green Knight in a trial of honor and faith is one of the most wondrous.”
John S. Mill’s provides great support to the theory of utilitarianism as he defines factors for reaching the “ultimate ends” and how they provide clarity to the misconception of utilitarianism. One of those factors is happiness. The underlying idea that Mill’s states, is that “the general happiness, therefore, a good to the aggregate of all persons” meaning, although it is elusive, is a good measure for the means of the ultimate ends in the sense “happiness is desirable” and I believe all humans desire to ultimately be happy, no matter their past or present experiences. All universally understand happiness, I have not met anyone willing to live in misery or sadness by choice. It seems more that that was the hand dealt to each
"Partly what we do as human beings is to take care of others and contribute to others. This makes life meaningful but it does not necessarily make us happy ”(Esfahani Smith). If the shoemaker choose the path that his father and grandfather even few more generations down, it could be that he chose that option to have a full meaning to his life, though with the high chance of having an unhappy life. He who chooses to continue his father’s destiny and one day passing it down to his children could even be unhappy or even choosing shoemaking as a carrier out of responsibility not happiness. A lot of people choose to do things in life that they does not necessarily like but do it anyone to sacrifice for their loved ones and surroundings. Although still, for many individuals there is no happiness without meaning no matter the suffering and the pain they face. Happiness is the struggle that people face throughout their
Gatsby demonstrates how intense the desire for money was among returned soldiers. His morals were depleted and his only aspiration was to attain money no matter what he has to do to aquire it. This was common among soldiers as they thought that money would bring them happiness and help them forget about the dreadfulness of war, but it never would fully satisfy
The greatest happiness principle embraces that actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote pleasure or happiness. Mills wrote, “By happiness is intended pleasure the absence of pain; by unhappiness, pain and privation of pleasure.” He stated that pleasure and freedom from pain are the only things suitable as ends. We are required to do the greatest good for the greatest number and degree of well-being.
In my view, happiness is not the highest good. There are some kind of actions do not aim at happiness but are meaningful for the actors. Revenge, for example, does not give people happiness all the time, but I have read many stories of revenge in my high school history textbook. Some people revenged for their families, some revenged for strangers, and some did for their countries. In many cases, people chose to do that even knowing revenge will hurt themselves and do not lead to happiness. Suicide is another example. If happiness is the highest good, then no one will do things do not make one happy. What makes some rational people choose to suicide, since suicide does not make people happy. There exists decisions people make do not aim at happiness, that is why I do not believe happiness is the highest good.