Philosophy Rejected Essay

Philosophy is defined by Webster as "Love and pursuit of wisdom by intellectual means and moral self-discipline" or "Investigation of the nature, causes, or principles of reality, knowledge, or values, based on logical reasoning rather than empirical methods." This essay is a general look at those who pursued that intellectual means, those who investigated, even those who reasoned Reason. Because volumes could be written and this is a rather quick, unworthy paper: apologizes.

A popular debate that dangles over our heads is free will verses determinism? Is our destiny determined by choice or circumstance? Personally, I believe it is a smidgen of both, but overall choice trumps circumstance.

Since the beginning of documented history there has been a debate on whether mankind was born with the ability to make decisions, or if every action was already decided. For instance, if someone was to decide to go to the grocery store and was in a car accident and died, was it because they decided to go to the grocery store at that exact moment in time or because that was part of a bigger plan the whole time. Humans have always wanted to believe in something bigger than them and that can be seen as far back as the Mesopotamian cultures with the worshipping of gods. Predestination is a concept which most people take the side of free will or fate because people do not want to admit there may be a greater being that has total control and knowledge; however predestination is more that the decisions that are made are all a part of a greater picture and that people are following a path no matter what they choose.

Fate and free will are epic subjects in life. When we cannot control something we blame it on fate, but we try to change the way things are with our free will.

What is your understanding of “ truth” after your study of conflicting perspectives and their representation?

For example, if you leaped of a bridge and you died. It was your choice to jump it had nothing to do with faith or outside forces. If you decided to commit murder and go to jail, you control your destiny

Many believe that it was not choices but destiny that decided their fate. There are examples of why that is believed. For example, when the letter Friar Lawrence sent to Romeo didn’t reach him and because of that, he had killed himself before Juliet had woken

This can be seen as even in the year 429 BCE, when Oedipus the King is written, there is the idea that we cannot change our fate and that our life is predestined. This idea can still be clearly seen today in many religions such as Calvinism (carm.org) who believe that God has created a plan for everyone that has ever existed and who ever will exist and whether or not they will go to heaven or hell. If it has been such a prevalent idea throughout history how do we know that this isn’t true and that we actually don’t have any free will and if we do have free will to what extent do we actually have control over what we are meant to do and who we are meant to be. Do we all have a prophecy in this world or is it old stories such as Oedipus the King and others that have implanted the idea of predestination and the lack of free will that is put forward in this book. Is it possible that plays like Oedipus have changed the and formed the way people have thought for centuries and

    Fate seems to defy humanity at every turn.  A man may have his life planned out to the last second, but then some random force intervenes and he dies the second after he has completed his life plan.  Some believe in fate, believing that our lives are predetermined from the moment we are born.  Other people believe that everything is random, the result of some god rolling the dice in a universal poker game.  Still other people believe that each and every person is in total control of his or her destiny, every step of the way.  Who is to say which viewpoint is false?  Every culture has a unique perception of the role of fate in our lives, and no group has the "right answer," simply a

Philosophy is one of the most important subjects taught today. Philosophy can teach us things as broad as secrets of the universe and as personal as knowing right from wrong. In the following paragraphs, I will explain each concept, as well as its importance to myself.

Predestination is a real thing. This may not be the same for others, but it is something I believe in. In Noll’s “The Crisis over Providence”, providence relates to what God’s intentions are and how we respond to them. Most people have heard the saying “history repeats itself”. I believe in this and I view it as God has a plan and until humans respond how He wants, it will just keep repeating. We see this with “Stonewall” Jackson because when he died, it caused people to think they misinterpreted God’s plan. I also think everything happens for a reason. Lincoln was considered nonelite, but God still chose him to lead the country. Maybe the other candidates would not have been good presidents, maybe they would have, but we will never

I believe that at the point from when we are born to the point when we are able to make our own decisions and understand the world our actions and life are predetermined by our social class. Thought because how will you be able to use free will if you can barely comprehend what is going on or not even old enough to have a job, a bank account, etc. But when able to make own decisions at your own risk is when I believe in free will. Free will is defined as the power of acting without the constraint of necessity or fate; the ability to act at one's own discretion. This definition says it all, the ability to act at one’s own discretion is the part that stands out the best to me. For example, myself I was born into a specific social and economic class, maybe I liked it or maybe I didn’t but there was nothing I could do to change that, being too young and especially living in my mother’s home. I had do what my mom said no if’s, and’s or buts she was the boss. But now that I’m in college I’m able to change everything I was taught and follow my own values changing my social and economic conditions if I didn’t like the morals my mom followed. Therefore I guess you could say that I am neutral to the discussion. I believe both, we are predetermined by our social class and the philosophy of free

In view of the fact that many men, under the influence of science or of practical affairs, are inclined to doubt whether philosophy is anything better than innocent but useless trifling, hair-splitting distinctions and controversies on matters concerning which knowledge s impossible.

Philosophy can be described as a chance for person to undertake an opportunity to understand themselves, our world and society, and relations between ourselves 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.

Without philosophy the world would be incomplete. It is common knowledge that there is gray in every argument, even the most miniscule, it is never black or white. Philosophy is what the gray area consists of, different beliefs and ideas that cannot fit in either of the two groups. That is what makes philosophy significant; there are no limits to it. There are no boundaries to what the