posting for Patrick Chu
this is a post for Patrick, whose blogger is being disblogginating:
It seems as if Rousseau in his analysis involving state of nature perceives man as a medium that can be molded into a violent being, yet is not necessarily violent by bare nature. The seemingly idealistic man lives in harmony and can maintain natural goodness on his own. Unfortunately, the violence attributed to mankind that can be found deeply-rooted within society can be enough to corrupt the pure nature of man. Mary Shelly's Frankenstein confirms Rousseau's notion with the monster's initial desire for only self preservation, personal fulfillment, and happiness as well as his complete ignorance(bliss) from the violent and scarring traits of society that are soon branded upon his character or nature. It isn't until after the monster experiences the horrible nature of society in a way to make him perceive the world around him as a threatening place that he begins to take part in actions that would deem him a "monster" in the eyes of our civilization such as murder of other humans. Rousseau is supported by Shelly in the sense that the monster, from the moment of its conception, seeks nothing more than to live happily without the agony of rejection and solitude that his encounters with society have made him aware of. Though Hobbes presents an interesting argument in the concept that men are born with violent properties ingrained within their nature and that they exist without regard for other humans, I truly believe that Shelly's monsters violent actions directly resulted from society's impact on the way he thought and acted rather than his own initial "violent state of nature".
A problem that faces me as of recently is my uncertainty with what I want to do with my life. I know, I know, "that's a real original problem Patrick, way to be boring!" Yet it's the truth. As of now, I truly want to pursue playing music as a career yet it seems to have a reputation for having an unpleasantly high failure to success ratio. I really do think from the bottom of my heart that my band has what it takes to get somewhere, and if that requires me possibly postponing my education in the future to tour and all that jazz, is it worth the risk to take the step towards what I see myself most happy with?
It seems as if Rousseau in his analysis involving state of nature perceives man as a medium that can be molded into a violent being, yet is not necessarily violent by bare nature. The seemingly idealistic man lives in harmony and can maintain natural goodness on his own. Unfortunately, the violence attributed to mankind that can be found deeply-rooted within society can be enough to corrupt the pure nature of man. Mary Shelly's Frankenstein confirms Rousseau's notion with the monster's initial desire for only self preservation, personal fulfillment, and happiness as well as his complete ignorance(bliss) from the violent and scarring traits of society that are soon branded upon his character or nature. It isn't until after the monster experiences the horrible nature of society in a way to make him perceive the world around him as a threatening place that he begins to take part in actions that would deem him a "monster" in the eyes of our civilization such as murder of other humans. Rousseau is supported by Shelly in the sense that the monster, from the moment of its conception, seeks nothing more than to live happily without the agony of rejection and solitude that his encounters with society have made him aware of. Though Hobbes presents an interesting argument in the concept that men are born with violent properties ingrained within their nature and that they exist without regard for other humans, I truly believe that Shelly's monsters violent actions directly resulted from society's impact on the way he thought and acted rather than his own initial "violent state of nature".
A problem that faces me as of recently is my uncertainty with what I want to do with my life. I know, I know, "that's a real original problem Patrick, way to be boring!" Yet it's the truth. As of now, I truly want to pursue playing music as a career yet it seems to have a reputation for having an unpleasantly high failure to success ratio. I really do think from the bottom of my heart that my band has what it takes to get somewhere, and if that requires me possibly postponing my education in the future to tour and all that jazz, is it worth the risk to take the step towards what I see myself most happy with?
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