God 's Foolishness Is Better Than Human Wisdom

Ecclsiastes: A Pondering of the Contradictions of Life The book of Ecclesiastes is somewhat of an anomaly in the Bible. Compared other books, it focuses more on philosophy, but nonetheless still has a continuing focus on serving God. The work considers the meaning of life and how one goes about living. Tradition credits Solomon, the third king of Israel, as the author of Ecclesiastes due to the references to being king in Jerusalem and the son of David, and having great wealth and numerous written

require learning, however, behavior deals with a stimulus and a response such as Skinner’s experiment with rats and shocks in what is known as Skinner’s box and Pavlov’s experiment with dogs and bells. For cognitive learning Piaget gave stages that humans go through from birth through adulthood. These behavioral methods can be seen in education upon the child entering school as the teacher deals with teaching children academics as well as how to cope with society. Vygotsky also believed in the cognitive

evident in King Lear, but perhaps one of the most prevalent relates to the theme of justice.  Shakespeare has developed a tragedy that allows us to see man's decent into chaos.  Although Lear is perceived as "a man more sinned against than sinning" (p.62), the treatment of the main characters encourages the reader to reflect on the presence or lack of justice in this world.  The characters also vary in their inclination to view the world from either a fatalistic or moralistic

manifest courage in their own ways. It can be displayed by human and divine acts of courage. One might focus more on self-sacrifice for the good of others, while another for a personal gain or explanation. Ultimately there is no courage without risk. Socrates was one of the first intellectuals in human history. He is the renowned philosopher of ancient Greece, who was known as the most courageous and brave man, by all who followed him. In his wisdom, Socrates truly believed "that a life without examination

Antigone deals with themes, such as the conflict of family versus state, the conflict of individual versus government, and the conflict of human versus divine laws, that are still very prevalent in modern human societies (Nardo 16). The play, Antigone, has several primary themes. It raises the question: “Which laws are paramount and most binding– human or divine laws?”(16).

Manachee, Augustine believed that both God and the principle of evil were some sort of material substances, neither deriving its existence from the other. Evil, although somehow *smaller* than God, was, nevertheless, infinite and presented a real problem for God to overcome in the course of his cosmic existence. He describes his motives for believing such things as follows: piety (however bizarre some of my beliefs were) forbade me to believe that the good God had created an evil nature (*Confessions*

in the book of Jove’s high firmament, Did mount him up to scale Olympus’ top,” Jove’s high firmament in this passage refers to the vast stretches of the universe. “Olympus’ top” is an allusion to Greek Mythology where Mount Olympus is the home of gods. Example 2: Milton’s “Paradise Lost”, Book 6: “All night the dread less Angel unpursu’d Through Heav’ns wide Champain held

play KING LEAR, Shakespeare illustrates that wisdom does not necessarily come with age. The mistakes that Lear and Gloucester make leave them vulnerable to disappointment and suffering at a time in their lives when both should be enjoying peace and contentment. Although both Lear and Gloucester achieve wisdom before they die, they pay a dear price for having lived life blindly.      Lear and Gloucester both illustrate that wisdom does not always come with age. Lear asks his

attendance as the force of evil, an antagonist to goodness and divinity, and temptation for humans. Although not always represented as human, he has always been represented. In fact, demonstrating that he has

TITLE Till Blood Gushes Through These Veins! PITCH This short film will take you through the age-old virtuosity of leadership, an adroit present not just in social animals like us but all the classes of living beings from the little bees to the mighty lions (Van Vugt and Ahuja, 2011), required during wars. It will show how important good and inspiring leaders are to their troops; to an army that always looks up to him for motivation, an impetus to vanquish enemies and fight till they breath their