In my paper I explain reasons that the phrase “ignorance is bliss” is true. I also explain how “knowledge is power,” and why this is also true. I elaborate why I believe the second part of my paradox is the truest and how other philosophers...
Ignorance can be defined as lack of knowledge, experience, and information; or as I call it: the most toxic element of humankind. Ignorance can twist and change a person’s views, and potentially interfere with freedom and quality life. In some cases it can determine life...
Ignorance is the lack of knowledge on a subject caused by not being exposed to the information. Whereas stupidity is the inability to gain knowledge about a subject. While ignorance and stupidity are often used as synonyms, they are far from the same. Manisha Kumar...
Is it wrong for someone to be held accountable for their ignorance if their actions accidentally cause harm to others? Factual Ignorance can be defined as when someone does something morally wrong because they don’t know or realize that the actions they committed were wrong....
Frederick Douglass was an African American slave during the 1800’s who endured many gruesome hardships at the hands of slaveholders and the oppressive society around him. Throughout his years as a slave, he slowly taught himself to read and write- a talent which eventually allowed...
Introduction Ignorance is bliss. A statement which is true, yet people like to believe that it’s false. The majority of people live their lives in comfort, enjoying little luxuries, so when a moment comes where they could ruin their comfort, they will most likely construct...
Have you ever wanted to go exploring out in the wild all by yourself? If so you might want to change your mind. Based on Jon Krakauer’s novel, “Into the wild”, the author explores the life of a young man named Chris McCandless who hitchhikes...
In Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, the protagonist, Guy Montag, works as a fireman that burns books rather than putting out fires, like a fireman is intended to do. Montag starts out as a loyal citizen to the society, burning books without question and participating...
Dissociative Identity Disorder, known as DID is a condition that forms due to traumatic situations in early childhood that force the sufferer to dissociate themselves from the events they are experiencing. People that experience this condition have separate identities that form within themselves all with...
After a war that made every war pale in comparison, many a country was devasted, and the loser suffered the greatest. Though not due to the loss, no more so because of what the future held for it. As the years passed a man who...
In Rowson’s Charlotte Temple and Rowlandson’s The Sovereignty and Goodness of God, ignorance plays a big role in the character developments and trials they face. Although Rowson and Rowlandson wrote in different time periods and their main characters faced different trials, both novels indicate that...
What kind of world would you formulate if you were conscious before you were born, but you didn’t know the circumstances you would be born into? Philosopher John Rawls uses this thought experiment to argue for the moral responsibility of creating a just world. He...
CONFLICT AND POVERTY The links between poverty and conflict are complex and impossible to define precisely. There is no single and one-directional explanatory framework; mono-causal explanations have limited value. Most balanced assessments argue for two-way causality – poor countries have a greater disposition to conflict...
Introduction The composers of the 2011 social experiment ‘Go Back to Where You Came From’ deliberately create a representation of refugees and asylum seekers in order to build empathy and alter our notions about refugees and asylum seekers. They achieve this through various factors within...
Introduction Do you think ignorance is really bliss? In today’s fast-paced world, where we have information at our fingertips all the time, the idea of ignorance being bliss can sound appealing. However, if you take a closer look, you’ll see that ignorance can actually cause...
