...times for wisdom and courage. The writing this essay is going to be on is “The Apology of Socrates” by Plato, it is a speech of legal self-defense. Plato’s writing is on the trial of Socrates primarily being accused of impiety and corrupting the young, of course Socrates never actually did ether of these things. Socrates was a brilliant philosopher who could make any extraordinarily well spoken or master at their craft sound like a fool. Socrates and over powering wisdom of course caught up to him and is now why he is in this trial. Socrates simply messed with the wrong people even though he only showed them there weakness. This essay will discuss on how effective Socrates...
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...and absurd actions. How then Should We Choose provides three views from three different writers on how to decided what God’s will is for one’s life. The three views: the specific-will, the wisdom, and the relationship views help one understand the process of making decisions rather than making thoughtless and careless decisions. Within each view the authors support their position by discussing three case studies: determining where to go to college, who to marry and what church to attend. All three views are helpful to...
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...Buddhism Lecture notes of Chan Buddhism- Oriana Chinese Religion. -- At the first part of the semester, we looked at three different movements. The first was the notion of the Dharma king, and we talked about it in terms of the political background of what’s going on in China, that it is divided between North and South. And also the Chinese start to take seriously the notion of the impermanence of everything, including the dharma itself. And how’s that brings a notion that maybe we are in the final age, or maybe the final age is approaching. And one response to that is, somewhat ironically, an accommodation between the Buddhist Sangha and the son of heaven, where the son of heaven becomes not just a cosmic regulator of heaven on earth but also a regulator of the dharma, and in return to that – a sponsor of the dharma. So basically the monasteries become government officials, they need to be licensed, and yet on the other hand China becomes represented as Buddhist nation, and eventually they began to give emperors the title of “Bodhisattva”. Dharma king= very politically oriented Buddhism. We also talked about another popular religious movement – the three stages school, which begins to grapple with the question of how do you practice if this is the final age, what do you do when the scriptures don’t work, and we ended up with public-service Buddhism – social welfare Buddhism, talking about giving and not just to a stupa or to the sangha but giving to your neighbor...
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...How should we regard old age? In the latter half of the twentieth century, with rebellions of youth against "their elders", and whole new ideas arising as ever new layers of Mankind finally achieved something of what they needed to begin to be able to make their own contributions and understanding, a positive "Belief in Youth" came to predominate. But that has to be a surprising view! For with age people have certainly experienced more, so the long-standing association of wisdom with age seemed reasonable. So why did it happen, and is it a legitimate and better direction to look for answers for the world's problems? There are good reasons for this change to have occurred, for simply growing older does not automatically ensure increasing wisdom, and crucially, for the vast majority of ordinary people, both their cultural and knowledge deprivation via misinformation from those in control could, and indeed, often did ossify their ideas into ever more conservative, pessimistic and unimaginative ways of thinking. Indeed, the experiences of the majority are rarely of increasing opportunities and success, and much more frequently, of repeated retreats and even defeats of their aspirations. Indeed, their sources of information are quite consciously arranged to have this effect, whether it be in education, news, or even in their entertainment. And apart from such personal experiences, it has also mattered greatly how many and how deep were the political defeats endured by...
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...and always come back again to where they were. The life of a man is a circle from childhood to childhood...." You would think Black Elk had been studying the first chapter of Ecclesiastes, except for one fact: for centuries, wise men and women in different nations and cultures have been pondering the mysteries of the "circles" of human life. Whenever you use phrases like "life cycle," or "the wheel of fortune," or "come full circle," you are joining Solomon and Black Elk and a host of others in taking a cyclical view of life and nature. Ecclesiastes 1:6 You would think Black Elk had been studying the first chapter of Ecclesiastes, except for one fact: for centuries, wise men and women in different nations and cultures have been pondering the mysteries of the "circles" of human life. Whenever you use phrases like "life cycle," or "the wheel of fortune," or "come full circle," you are joining Solomon and Black Elk and a host of others in taking a cyclical view of life and nature. (from The Bible Exposition Commentary: Old Testament © 2001-2004 by Warren W. Wiersbe. All rights reserved.) But this "cyclical" view of life was a burden to Solomon. For if life is only part of a great cycle over which we have no control, is life worth living? If this cycle is repeated season after season, century after century, why are we unable to understand it and explain it? Solomon pondered these questions as he looked at the cycle of life "under the sun," and he came to three bleak conclusions:...
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...My meditation on 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 took me to many different places and thoughts all while grounding my theology being cruciform in the relationship we have with Jesus. My phases of the meditation are broken up into four parts. First I did some pre-meditation preparation and prayer. The second part of the meditation involved the first twenty minutes of the hour where I truly tried to grasp what living cruciform meant. The third, and longest, portion of the meditation consisted of me going line by line through the text and applying what Paul was saying about living cruciform to my life. The final part was my response in worship. Considering my pre-meditation thoughts and prayer, I was anxious before this exercise, that day had been long and I was worried about not being able to be extremely conscientious during the exercise. Prior to this meditation I read 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 and prayed that Holy Spirit would illuminate the passage for me, show me how to live cruciform, and where this should happen first. I began my meditation in the Talbot East prayer room but them moved to the second story Talbot garden as the prayer room became filled with people. I...
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...lives of individuals. His most “dangerous idea” he expresses a proclamation “God is dead.” He was convinced these new customary values presented in the Christian religions represented a slave morality (Class Notes). This was a morality which was created by weak and resentful individuals who encouraged such behavior as gentleness and kindness because the behavior served their interests in the afterlife. I do not believe that Nietzsche's bold ideas and provocative language were not meant to please the aristocratic elite but to free individuals from the solitude of their pathetic lives. When Nietzsche spoke of slavish morality or of contemporary Europe in general, he gave an offensive outlet to his abhorrence at what culture has done in the name of morality. He rejects society's repugnance of the self-contained peoples who point out its hypocrisies of class, ranks, and morals. The solitary is he who challenges society's desire to turn the human being into an animal. Nietzsche’s viewpoint, to fully understand the concepts of Good and Evil vs. Good and Bad, one must first understand certain how moral systems developed and how culture played a role in its development. Nietzsche felt that moral systems were not created by exterior beings. He feels that moral systems are developed from within a society. This claim was one of the reasons his works were so provocative during his era. Nietzsche had a tendency to make outrageous claims and he used an evocative style. As a result, his philosophy...
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...The Final Quest by Rick Joyner The Hordes of Hell Are Marching (Taken from "The Morning Star," Vol. 5, Nos 2-4, by Rick Joyner) The Evil Army I saw a demonic army so large that it stretched as far as I could see. It was separated into divisions, with each carrying a different banner. The foremost and most powerful divisions were Pride, Self righteousness, Respectability, Selfish Ambition, and Unrighteous Judgment, but the largest of all was Jealousy. The leader of this vast army was the Accuser of the Brethren himself. I knew that there were many more evil divisions beyond my scope of vision, but these were the vanguard of this terrible horde from hell that was now being released against the church. The weapons carried buy this horde had names on them: the swords were named Intimidation; the spears were named Treachery; and their arrows were named Accusations, Gossip, Slander and Faultfinding. Scouts and smaller companies of demons with such names as Rejection, Bitterness, Impatience, Un-forgiveness and Lust were sent in advance of this army to prepare for the main attack. I knew in my heart that the church had never faced anything like this before. The main assignment of this army was to cause division. It was sent to attack every level of relationship-churches with each other, congregations with their pastors, husbands and wives, children and parents, and even children with each other. The scouts were sent to locate the openings in churches, families or individuals that rejection...
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...Aha Moment- After having a strenuous few days, Holden has come to a realization about what he wants to do with the rest of his life. While talking with Phoebe about failing out of Pencey, she brings up the point about what he will do if he does not continue school. Holden stops and really thinks about this and all of a sudden has an idea, “That’s all I’d do all day. I’d just be the catcher in the rye. I know its’s crazy, but that’s the only thing I’d really like to be”(Salinger 225). Although this idea sounds crazy, it must mean something because The Catcher in the Rye, ended up being the title of the book. It is also ironic that Holden wants to do something that helps others because he needs the help of other people to help him through his problems. This is a significant realization for Holden because now he can have something to aim for in life instead of being depressed all the time. Aha Moment- There are two occasion in the book where Holden has came up with a plan to move to a secluded place and to never be bothered by anyone. The first time this plan came up was when Holden was on a date with Sally Hayes. Out of nowhere Holden wanted Sally to run away with him to a...
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...“Her immortal loom, her enchanted web” (237). Here, Homer talks about weaving life and weaving tapestry all in one sentence. He distinctly points out the beauty and “enchantment” of weaving. Additionally, Homer emphasizes the importance of weaving throughout his epic. In The Odyssey, Homer relates the key motif of weaving to it’s importance in Greek culture and life, to wisdom and planning, and to kleos and reputation. Homer makes the value of weaving in Greek culture very clear. On page 183, Homer describes Phaeacia as a place where the women are skilled at weaving and the men are master sailors. For these reasons, their people are highly regarded. Additionally, this skill puts them in close regard with Athena, making their status even more elevated because they are close to a goddess herself. Arete is even compared to Athena and seen as being very similar. On page 432, Odysseus tells his serving women to go back to their quarters and weave. Weaving was clearly a usual thing for women to do and was a everyday activity....
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...Milo ’s journey is one that I know he is bound to never forget. During this journey he endures much wisdom and knowledge as he visits many locations such as dictionopolis, the forest of sight, valley of sound, and digitopolis, where he is intrigued by the many facts forced upon him. Like Milo I would need to spend more time in dictionopolis which includes the market, the Which, and the gift of words. “We determine if we use a word correctly by the way it is stated to us, or how it is used in a sentence.” Those are the very words I was saying to myself, when I notice I was lost in the Doldrums and could not find my way out. Do I go left, right, up, or down? My god, how did I even get here? I want to go ……And before I could even finish my sentence the not so wicked Which stood before me. The first question I asked was “Where am I?” And she clearly stated “Well, you already know where you are, the question you should be asking is how you got here. I mean that would be the more logical question to ask if you indeed really want to get out of here.” Yeah, yeah, yeah, I mumbled…So what am I doing here in these unpleasant doldrums. She replied saying “This is where you end up when you don’t pay attention and don’t think. I cried out “Don’t Pay Detention…. Lady I pay to get out of Detention every time I get one.” And she quickly responded “My point exactly.” You see I said when you don’t pay ATTENTION!!!! Not pay DETENTION, You ignorant child!!!!! I felt so stupid...
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...“love of wisdom.” In contemporary philosophy there are as many definitions of philosophy as there are schools of philosophy.1 What is interesting is that one school defines philosophy to the exclusion of other schools. For instance, the analytic school defines philosophy as the clarification of the meanings of words, phrases, and sentences, and it rejects metaphysical propositions as cognitively meaningless. Its emphasis is logic and language. On the other hand, the continental school defines philosophy in terms of the meaning of life and one’s relationship with the world and the Other (other human beings and/ or God). It considers the activities of the analytic tradition as meaningless to one’s life. Its emphasis is life. It is therefore advisable to just leave the definition of philosophy in its original etymological meaning, although even this is not safe. Quite recently, Hans-Georg Gadamer (1989), an hermeneute, has rejected epistemic wisdom as within the realm of human control. The ancient Greeks defined philosophy as love of (epistemic) wisdom. Thales, who is traditionally considered the father of philosophy, was interested in “knowing” the ultimate reality, or the funadamental/basic stuff out of which everything comes into being and to which everything eventually returns. Metaphysics is the study of ultimate reality, but to “know” the ultimate reality is to engage in an epistemological inquiry as a part of metaphysics. In other words, the wisdom to know...
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...educational journey and determined that I think of myself as well educated. My story begins in the 4th grade in Buffalo, New York at Public School 74. I guess you could say that this is where I was being mis-educated based on the premise that memorization of a bunch of facts was the fast track to becoming well educated. Little did I know that one phone call would forever change my life. My grandmother who essentially was a smart woman was raising me. There are two reasons I can say that with confidence. The 1st reason I considered her a smart woman was because family history tells me that she was born in 1927, a child of a black father who was a numbers runner and a mother who as far as I can tell by the stories was a stay at home mother of Caucasian and Native American descent. Her brother, Uncle Jerry taught her how to read at the age of three using the comics from the local newspaper. She embraced learning and was enrolled in school at five, set to graduate at the age of 18. She was intelligent for a young black girl going to a predominately-white elementary school in the 30’s. She skipped two grades and graduated high school at the tender age of 16. The second reason she was smart was because she listened to my 4th grade teacher, Mrs Hayes who “strongly advised” her to do whatever it took to get me out of the public school system because according to Mrs Hayes, I had abundant potential and was extremely bright. My grandmother immediately sought the counsel of a Church member...
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...PHILOSOPHY VS. WISDOM ( God, Religion And Nature) Philosopy and Wisdom overlap each other. There is a strong correlation between the two concepts and in some situations they complement each other and in others they may present some contradiction in the ideas of ‘thinkers’. Firstly, what is the definition of Philosophy? There is not one specific definition according to my findings, readings, and beliefs. However it definitely can be summarized as a rational attempt to formulate, understand and answer fundamental questions about life. Similarly, Wisdom is a deep understanding and realizing of people, things, events or situations, resulting in the ability to choose or act to consistently produce the optimum, productive, and positive results. Wisdom can also be the comprehension Philosophy and implementation of knowledge gained from understanding, and answering questions about the Philosophies of Life, in this paper specifically geared towards God, Religion, and Nature. According to the writings of Socrates, it was said unto him by the Oracle of Delphi; “Wisdom is the awareness of our ignorance, and awareness of the limitations of knowledge.”. This is relative to my comparison on Philosophy and Wisdom because Socrates was one of the greatest philosophers of all time, however when he was asked what knowledge is, he had to confess he did not know. Another example is the leaders of our different religions today, i.e. priests, rabbis, etc. cannot answer all the questions...
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... and afterwards neither of them get to see the baby. The baby is then placed in the home of the infants, where they stay there until the age of five. Then, they are placed in the home of the students. This is when they go to school, and learn what they are supposed to learn. At the age...
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