The highest value of a man.
"Our prime purpose in this life is to help others (Dalai Lama)". The society, which we live in greatly praises and appreciates the selfless, the dependent and altruism. The novel "The Fountainhead" by Ryn Rend, nonetheless, advocates and acclaims an opposing belief to such ones that are rooted in society - Egoism, which permits oneself a complete independence from others. The writer preaches that altruism that is praised and respected by today's society is the greatest fraud of mankind. Her praise for egoism openly devastates the society's moral standard and conformity, however conveys an idea of the highest value of man - his own judgment of truth -, which not only reinforces to achieve creations, but manifests the possibility of achieving relationships that are based on purity, not based on superficial needs for survival and advantage. The writer's preaching of egoism must be preserved in order for people to recognize the highest value of man, which enables man to achieve greater good of mankind and to achieve purity in relationships in society .
"the great creators- the thinkers, the artists, the scientists, the inventors- stood alone against the men of their time" (pg 678). Discoveries, such as a light bulb and an air plane or space craft that have been made for advancement of mankind can be considered the results of power of egoism, because creators, such as the protagonist Howard Roark, were not prompted by a desire to serve their brothers, but by their goals of their lives, their own works to achieve in their own way. A light bulb was considered foolish and an air plane was considered impossible. Creators did not consider what others thought; they wished to achieve those things and struggled and prevailed. They stepped down the new road that no one had had before with their own vision. When they achieved it, it served the earth.
Puritan clergy valued their connection to God. ... She compared herself with Abraham, a holy man from the bible, whom the ministers revered greatly. ... Puritan values were clear about status in society. ... God was the highest step on the ladder; he spoke to the ministers, who then spread his message to the people. ... Yet, Puritan values didn't allow for any mercy. ...
Conventionally, we teach our sons and daughters that love is special, satisfactory, and of the highest value in our modern society. ... Love serves as the highest significance and most valued resource. ... Love however is extremely particular because in a man/woman relationship, it is probably of the highest significance to each person. ... Value of a reward is the determinant in the variation range. Whether the value of the reward is obtained or desired, as the value increases, the dependency increases also. ...
The actions of men carry no intrinsic value; instead they only have weight when they are applied within an institution. ... Thus, in considering the overall value of legal activity, Hobbes' system seems to focus slightly more on laws of nature, or what he refers to as Articles of Reason. ... The entire system is not built out of individual norms or values; instead it is built as a means of creating a foundation where the highest good is achieved. This must, by its very nature, apply to all people.Hobbes posits that the commonwealth exists to remove man from his state of na...
It is the desire to do the right thing and to adhere to and live up to set values and expectations. ... For example, Martin Luther King, Jr. was considered a great leader and a man of high integrity. ... Clinton as an excuse for being effective without being a man of morals and integrity. If moral values are compromised by leaders, or if they are found to be involved in scandals, their image is smeared in the eyes of the people. ... If an official is true to his job and his moral values, he can create a trend in an office where everybody would like to emulate him. ...
He also has the position of foretopman which is the position at the highest point on the ship. ... He is the most looked up to on the Indomitable and on the Rights-of-man. Billy Budd definitely is a very strong man and is held as the top sailor in everyone's mind. ... The environment in which Billy Budd is enclosed on the Rights-of-man is a friendly one. ... Billy Budd is struck with all of the respect others have for him, and conducts more power from others around him, and Claggart is not respected or valued as highly as Billy Budd. ...
As an educator, I must skillfully interweave values with knowledge so students will be able to make choices. ... I look to the Socratic style and remember that man's fundamental duty is to pursue knowledge. ... Finally, I would like to close by sharing a quote that crystallizes for me the value of education. "In a completely rational society, the best of us would aspire to be teachers and the rest of us would have to settle for something less, because passing civilization along from one generation to the next ought to be the highest honor and the highest responsibility anyone could hav...
As the stories continue throughout the book it discuses a civilization of a people chosen by the all powerful Lord of man. ... As previously mentioned the main aspect of the culture is the religion and this is where they"re values, culture and laws all originate from. ... The culture and values that are expressed throughout the book seem to be pure and of a good nature. ... A very interesting point expressed was that only one person, the highest priest, and only he was allowed to enter the holiest place where the people spoke to God. Once a year the highest priest would enter this room and pra...
However, there is only one who has truly made me the young man I am today. ... A man I hold to a higher standard than most and greatly appreciate. ... In high school, my dad had the third highest in SAT scores for his school. ... This taught me the true value of working hard and putting the time and effort into to becoming successful. ... He has worked as hard as any man. ...
Prehistoric depictions of man sought not to be exact, but to tell a story. The early cave paintings did not serve the purpose of aesthetic values so much as to recount the experiences of the tribe as they embarked on the hunt and such. ... Muscle tone and beauty were exaggerated by the Classical Greeks, whose culture valued beauty among the highest of values. ... However, there is an added sense of the value of power and brute strength that the Greeks did not hold. ...
