Reflecton Connection 4

I enjoyed reading about Alberto describing the Romantic era to Sophie. The romantic era would have been very fun to live in, especially because of the mind set of a lot of teenagers right now. The romantic era emphasized individuality and freedom, which is emphasized to the extreme now-a-days due to the media, such as modern music and the YOLO epidemic. Aside from that, I liked that the romantics believed that art was the greatest form of human expression. Art is becoming less appreciated as time progresses and I think society as a whole needs to focus less on technology and more back to our roots, including classic art that we could learn from to become more creative as a whole. Another interesting point from the section was Hegel's belief that truth was subjective. I have to disagree with him, I think that something happens and that is objective, but people perceive events differently and that makes truth seem different to others, though indeed it isn't. This can apply to my life all the time, such as when parents try to get their kid in trouble and exaggerate what they believe to be the truth, but it isn't.

Reflection // Connection 3

I was very intrigued while reading this portion, particularly on Hume's philosophies regarding ideas, imagination, etc. He basically divided the things that cross our minds into ideas and impressions, and both can be simple or complex. Impressions are something we take in directly from the world, and then a complex idea could be something like an angel. I liked the idea of this, because if we really boil it down simply, impressions are like the "legos" that build up in our mind to form a structure, or an idea. I disagreed with Hume's position on God, however. He believed that knowledge of god is beyond human reason. While knowing if there is definitely a god may be impossible, I think that humans do have enough power and reason to decide if we think there is one. This really applied to my life because I myself am always constantly torn and I am trying to find my spiritual beliefs regarding the existence of God.