To be honest as I was reading this book, and as we discussed it in class, I felt a little confused about the reactions of the class. I couldn’t understand why anybody in class couldn’t really relate to him. I can honestly say that I know at least one person who completely basis all her decisions on her emotions. That is just life and those people who say they don’t do that as well are not really being honest with themselves. I’m not saying that every decision we ever made was because of our feelings, but it definitely effects us. We may feel a certain way about something that and will make our decision through that.
I know when I usually make a decision my feelings are definitely involved. Not everyone can make a decision without feeling something towards the subject. We may think we are but we are not. When you make a decision you consider everything and reconsider how it would affect you and whoever else is involved and that to me is feeling something.
I mean don’t get me wrong, I thought Harley was a little over board but overall it makes sense. Another thing is to think that a man can’t really feel this much is just a lie. There are plenty of guys that are sentimental but then they just tend to bring in their ego and become someone of an *******. We sometimes don’t give men credit, and I know very well why. But we can’t honestly blame all men who are disrespectful to men in general, because if that is the case they should think the same for women.
I do know one thing; I found it easier to read Mackenzie’s work then the rest of the novels that we have read thus far. It was easier to follow, and the language wasn’t as difficult. Overall I really did enjoy the book and thought it was something different. I mean we have Pamela who was very emotional but never a man who was really this emotional and all his feelings. So it was a change and it was nice.
I know when I usually make a decision my feelings are definitely involved. Not everyone can make a decision without feeling something towards the subject. We may think we are but we are not. When you make a decision you consider everything and reconsider how it would affect you and whoever else is involved and that to me is feeling something.
I mean don’t get me wrong, I thought Harley was a little over board but overall it makes sense. Another thing is to think that a man can’t really feel this much is just a lie. There are plenty of guys that are sentimental but then they just tend to bring in their ego and become someone of an *******. We sometimes don’t give men credit, and I know very well why. But we can’t honestly blame all men who are disrespectful to men in general, because if that is the case they should think the same for women.
I do know one thing; I found it easier to read Mackenzie’s work then the rest of the novels that we have read thus far. It was easier to follow, and the language wasn’t as difficult. Overall I really did enjoy the book and thought it was something different. I mean we have Pamela who was very emotional but never a man who was really this emotional and all his feelings. So it was a change and it was nice.
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Very interesting comment Sophia. One way to understand the book's approach is to emphasize its context. There were many ethical theories out there, but most emphasized either man's "reason" or his inherent sinfulness. More optimistic views of man's reason read a little like economic theories that start with the premise that people act out "rational self-interest"--yeah, except when they don't. Hume was the most famous philosopher who challenged that idea. Thinkers who argued that feelings dominated people's behavior, morals and otherwise, were challenging these easier, simpler views. I agree that it is hard to see how we can make any decision without being influenced by our feelings, although that does not solve the problem of what forces influence our feelings. One problem during the 18C was that some writers, especially those who treated feelings as instinctive and natural, seemed to think that they were naturally good--that only society corrupted them. Also, thinkers didn't always consider how feelings are shaped by social pressures; one obvious example was how many people played up their sentimentality after it became fashionable.
Basing your decisions on your emotions I feel everyone does. If something makes you feel sad or upset you wanna get away from them you dont wanna be inclosed with those emotions. YOu wanna escape them. If something makes you happy you also make decisions off of that two as well. I don't agree with the line when you said " Not everyone can make a decision without feeling something towards the subject". I feel that everyone has based their decisions off of their emotions.
I agree with you that people base their decisions in life by their feelings. I know that I can say that I'm one of those people. I don't think a person can makea decision without conjuring up some sort of feeling whether they are aware of it or not. Sometimes we simply can't make decisions without them.
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