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10-24-2010, 09:59 PM
Okay, so my first attempt at this blog thing is not so appealing. But I REALLY need help editing this paper. I know it needs a lot of grammatical fixing, but comments on stylistic flaws would be great! (we're focusing on rhetoric right now) P.S. very raw copy, needs a lot of work! especial as on how to conclude it
this is an ap response to kants assertion that "nothing is required for enlightenment except for freedom" it has to follow mla format as well as include stylistic fluency. thanks for your help! comments/suggestions welcome pleasee!
Takak 1
Adrianne Takak
Mrs. Vano
AP Language
October 12, 2010
Kant’s response essay to “what is enlightenment” draws conclusion to an accumlulation of questions. However, dwells particularly on the capability of society to ever be completely enlightened. In theory, for this to happen, man must neglect all natural instinct, pardoning himself from all natural immaturity. By Kant’s definition, this means the abilty to use understanding without guidance from another, following personal goals, desires, and morals. Regardless, keeping in mind reason and laws of restriction, matters of enlightment can only be reached given freedom. Above all, the trekk to enlightment remains stagnant, awaiting not capabilty but the ablitiy to seek further out. We are man, niether clueless nor incapable of achieving enlightment, rather uninformed and restricted from natural dextereity.
In an excerpt from Emmanuel Kant’s What is Enlighentment he states, “Nothing is required for enlightment except freedom”, which sums the majority of his belief. Given his theory, that people are naturally gifted and need the escape of immaturity and the responsibilty of
freedom simply to become enlightened, his stance on freedom is agreable. However, believing that freedom is the only claim to enlightenment is extreme. I believe there is a multitude of nessecities in order for an individual to gain elightenment, though freedom is definitely a key factor.
Recently, I found myself searching through Netflix movies, settling on Thomas Balmès documentary Babies, a european project caturing the quality of life, influences, and differences between four babies; of a substinant tribe in africa, a nomadic family of mongolia, and higher middle class familes of Tokyo and San Fransicso. Intentionally produced, for the “ooh’s” and “ahh’s” constituted by the internationally iconic baby “coo”, it unintentionally cought my attention and drew it with Kant’s theory. The documentary is captured without audio, loosing one of our senses, we are forced to focus on every moment of the babies lives, we see that every minute is in fact crucial to the how a baby will eventually feel, believe, justify, argue, see, LIVE. Daily occurances, that being, watching mom cuddle with a cat or perform spiritual food rituals, formulate what is natural for the babies as human beings. Every minute, the babies are in a state of learining, proccessing the cultural “norm”. We are not naturally bright, we are opened to a world where basic routines open our minds, where we are able to learn, embracing the knowledge that is bestowed upon us.
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Realizing this, I pondered Kant’s theory, and my recently found knowledge of childhood learning enviroments. If we are given knowledge from birth, why wouldn’t we be able to achieve enlightenment? We aare still missing a crucial fragment. In this age, having knowledge and freedom isn’t adequate. Theoretically, It is like the comparison of precision verses accuracy; we can consistently hit the same target, however fall short of hitting the bulls eye. As humans, we consistantly use what we are given , but fail to hit the “bull’s eye”. Much like Virginia Postrels theory in her article Clueless, as a society we would have a more accurate vote in politics if people were informed on the facts, what is actaully happening, rather than votes based of of guesses and gut instincts. As for enlighenment, the need to be informed is above all the deciding factor in getting there.
As humans, we are naturally given knowledge and freedom, however to gain enlightment we must go a step further. We must be given the last key in concluding our our journey to enlightenment, we must be informed.
this is an ap response to kants assertion that "nothing is required for enlightenment except for freedom" it has to follow mla format as well as include stylistic fluency. thanks for your help! comments/suggestions welcome pleasee!
Takak 1
Adrianne Takak
Mrs. Vano
AP Language
October 12, 2010
Kant’s response essay to “what is enlightenment” draws conclusion to an accumlulation of questions. However, dwells particularly on the capability of society to ever be completely enlightened. In theory, for this to happen, man must neglect all natural instinct, pardoning himself from all natural immaturity. By Kant’s definition, this means the abilty to use understanding without guidance from another, following personal goals, desires, and morals. Regardless, keeping in mind reason and laws of restriction, matters of enlightment can only be reached given freedom. Above all, the trekk to enlightment remains stagnant, awaiting not capabilty but the ablitiy to seek further out. We are man, niether clueless nor incapable of achieving enlightment, rather uninformed and restricted from natural dextereity.
In an excerpt from Emmanuel Kant’s What is Enlighentment he states, “Nothing is required for enlightment except freedom”, which sums the majority of his belief. Given his theory, that people are naturally gifted and need the escape of immaturity and the responsibilty of
freedom simply to become enlightened, his stance on freedom is agreable. However, believing that freedom is the only claim to enlightenment is extreme. I believe there is a multitude of nessecities in order for an individual to gain elightenment, though freedom is definitely a key factor.
Recently, I found myself searching through Netflix movies, settling on Thomas Balmès documentary Babies, a european project caturing the quality of life, influences, and differences between four babies; of a substinant tribe in africa, a nomadic family of mongolia, and higher middle class familes of Tokyo and San Fransicso. Intentionally produced, for the “ooh’s” and “ahh’s” constituted by the internationally iconic baby “coo”, it unintentionally cought my attention and drew it with Kant’s theory. The documentary is captured without audio, loosing one of our senses, we are forced to focus on every moment of the babies lives, we see that every minute is in fact crucial to the how a baby will eventually feel, believe, justify, argue, see, LIVE. Daily occurances, that being, watching mom cuddle with a cat or perform spiritual food rituals, formulate what is natural for the babies as human beings. Every minute, the babies are in a state of learining, proccessing the cultural “norm”. We are not naturally bright, we are opened to a world where basic routines open our minds, where we are able to learn, embracing the knowledge that is bestowed upon us.
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Realizing this, I pondered Kant’s theory, and my recently found knowledge of childhood learning enviroments. If we are given knowledge from birth, why wouldn’t we be able to achieve enlightenment? We aare still missing a crucial fragment. In this age, having knowledge and freedom isn’t adequate. Theoretically, It is like the comparison of precision verses accuracy; we can consistently hit the same target, however fall short of hitting the bulls eye. As humans, we consistantly use what we are given , but fail to hit the “bull’s eye”. Much like Virginia Postrels theory in her article Clueless, as a society we would have a more accurate vote in politics if people were informed on the facts, what is actaully happening, rather than votes based of of guesses and gut instincts. As for enlighenment, the need to be informed is above all the deciding factor in getting there.
As humans, we are naturally given knowledge and freedom, however to gain enlightment we must go a step further. We must be given the last key in concluding our our journey to enlightenment, we must be informed.