Possible world Essays

Kane Brennan Mrs. Marlar Honors U.S. History-G 17 February, 2023 What Does War Make Possible? World War 2 lasted from 1939 to 1945 and was one of the most devastating conflicts in human history. While it was an incredibly devastating event, the war did lead to a significant boost in the economy and created newfound equality for women. The war effort created an unprecedented demand for goods, leading to a massive influx in production and employment opportunities. With most men serving in the

uncertain about the world which they live. These feeling of uncertainty could resolve by their primary caregiver that is stable and consistent in care. Trust develops based on the dependability and quality of child caregivers. If trust is successfully develops, they will feel safe and secure. Caregivers who are inconsistent, emotionally unavailable and rejecting will lead to feeling of mistrust on the child they care for, thus child will having feeling of fear and believe that world is inconsistent and

After World War 1 was over a treaty was put into place but only to cause Germany to start a second disastrous war. Germany and France had an armistice to end World War 1. Four leaders joined and wrote the fate of Germany. Deciding on either Germany should suffer from guilt and reparations. Less than 20 years later Adolf Hitler rose to power, and the start of World War 2 began. Jews were than discriminated for the loss of World War 1. It then all came back to the Treaty of Versailles. Was it so harsh

How is it possible for a world of chaos, to become a world of order? A question that have one and only one answer. The only way for a world of chaos to be a world of order is luck. But first, we have to find out the answer for two more questions. What is chaos? And what is order? There are multiple definitions for each. On one hand, chaos is defined as the complete disorder and confusion of something. It can also be defined as an extremely unpredictable behavior that it almost appear to be random

Many people in America question if the American dream is still a possibility in today’s world. As the country seems to grow in more and more distress, is it still possible to achieve the American dream. What even is the American Dream? The formal definition is “the ideals of freedom, equality, and opportunity traditionally held to be available to every American.” Everyday people are claiming the American dream is dead and that the financial situation you are born in makes you who you are. The American

stomach each night. Approximately there are 795 million people who do not get enough food and most of these are in developing countries [1]. Many children around are under nourished because of food shortage. Although there is no specific date when world hunger began or what caused it back then. Now days it is becoming a global issue as everyone is contributing to it. These causes can be natural like floods and droughts or can be caused by humans like poverty, agricultural policies affecting farmers

seen what the world really has to offer. Still, the ending of the satire signifies that the world is not necessarily the “best of all possible worlds.” At the start of the novel, Candide is like a babe in the woods, thinking that the world is the finest of all imaginable worlds (the philosophy of Pangloss, a metaphysico-thelogico-cosmolo-gist)

greater good. Voltaire’s reasoning for writing Candide is to point out the absurdity of the optimistic philosophy, which concludes that God must be perfect and that the world he created must be perfect as well. To these enlightenment thinkers, like Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz, the idea that the existence of any “evil in the world”(Voltaire 141)

religious or given by rank. Candide shows the huge division between the way the world actually is and the way it is many philosophers and religious leaders explain. “the teachings of religious groups and philosophers that were popular during Voltaire's life are made to looks laughable

Although Candide was written in 1759, the effect of its story can be applied in today’s world. The main character, Candide, suffers many hardships for something he did in the past, they affect him years later, defining his world and troubles to come. Some of those troubles include the harm of his love, the loss of his teacher, near death experiences many times, and the destruction of past and home. He goes through his life, enduring the punishment of his sins, while trying to right them. Each and

from his teacher, Dr. Pngloss, who lives constantly under optimism, based on theoretical philosophical argument rather than realistic evidence or experiment. However, In the disordered world of the novel. Pangloss and his student Candide maintain that “everything is for the best in this best of all possible worlds” the idea is a simplified version of the philosophies of a number of Enlightenment thinkers, most notably Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz. The earthquake in Candide resembles the real earthquake

Cacambo, and Martin. Candide most oftenly seeks advice from teachers, and experts like Pangloss and Martin. Candide believes in Panglosses philosophies more than any other idea, mainly that all is for the best, and that he lives “in the best of all possible worlds”. Candide wanted an honest man to entertain him and come

and violent acts of nature. Still, their philosophy of the best of all possible worlds persists to be their reasoning for all these misfortunes. At the end of the story, Candide finally sheds this philosophy that so firm a grip over him after purchasing a farm and marrying the now horrifically disfigured Cunegonde. Voltaire seems to portray that optimism, at least the Leibnizian Optimism, is an absurd method of viewing the world as it has no context and application for the real

most logical and functional philosophy. Pangloss’s philosophy formulated through irrational reasoning and abstract thought and based in optimism, uses philosophy to draw conclusions where the Turkish Farmer’s view, founded on practicality and real world experience, employs hard work and experience to determine the correct path. Doctor Pangloss’s philosophy is

the greatest possible world that God has created, he is clearly lacking omniscience and omnipotence. Furthermore I will discuss how Gottfried Leibniz’s would object to Russell’s statement regarding the argument from design and that how God created the greatest possible world. Finally, I will examine Russell’s possible response to Leibniz’s objection and how he reasons that all the bad in the world does not outweigh the good. The argument from design is that “everything in the world is made just so

Optimism in Voltaire’s Candide and Pope’s Essay on Man While both Voltaire and Alexander Pope hold optimistic views on the world, they reach very different types of optimism through very different approaches. Pope’s optimism is grounded in determinism, a system of faith that puts the reigns in the hands of a higher power and states that all things happen in furtherance of some ultimate goal. Voltaire’s optimism, on the other hand, is grounded in his belief in free will and the weight of one’s

Candide, is a satirical novella by Voltaire that Mocks the concept of Philosophical Optimism. Throughout the novel, Pangloss and Candide believe that “We live in the best of all possible worlds”. Pangloss remained a static character. He Voiced the idea of Philosophical Optimism Until his demise. Voltaire, however, using satire, continued to refute this belief. Voltaire ends the novel with the words “ We must cultivate our Garden” (131). Voltaire suggests that the “Garden” symbolizes one's life.

How does one find that they are truly living their best possible life? Will their ultimate happiness be through chance? Or will it be through the effort that they put towards it? These are the types of questions that will more than likely roam through any individual 's mind at one point or another. In a fuss over whether or not it is up to us to make life worthwhile, or to just let fate take it’s course. Deciding that if there be a God, His plan for us is set in stone, or that waiting for the “perfect”

white savior in English literature then examine Harper Lee’s novel main character, Atticus Finch according to our findings. Common characters of a hero includes following:The archetypal hero appears in all religions, mythologies, and epics of the world. He is an expression of our personal and collective unconscious, as theorized by Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell. All archetypal heroes share certain characteristics. This fact has only come to light this century, after people like Joseph Campbell began

Pangloss was not only a philosopher of optimism but also Candide’s mentor. He basically was known for his belief in the “best of all possible worlds.” Being that Pangloss was a philosopher of optimism and the mentor of Candide, Candide thought Pangloss words to be true. The first chapter describe this beautiful, immaculate, crafted exquisitely house where Candide resided, but because of Pangloss’s teaching Candide believed that he could test his luck with Cunegonde where they have this mutual attraction