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Essay on Thoreau's philosophy Life without Principle, and Karl Marx, and Bentham
In “Life without Principle" Thoreau argues that work should be something we love in order to lead a life worth living, not simply a make a living. Thoreau is able to get his readers to agree with him because he appeals to our idealistic notions of how nice it would be to love every minute of life, including work. However, Thoreau does not take into account people living in poverty, worrying about things such as paying rent and finding money for children's clothes or school supplies. It is almost naive to conclude that in order to live a fulfilled life we must pursue our own path in finding what it is we truly love, and then work doing that.
Thoreau believed human life mimicked that of nature. Thoreau used the simile of how a day is like a year: “The night is the winter, the morning and evening are the spring and fall, and the noon is the summer” (Foerster, 1965). Therefore, following Thoreau's theory, if nature is 'reborn' every spring and never actually dies, then life should be eternal as well. Thoreau describes spring at the pond as rejuvenation from the 'death' of winter:
Thoreau says that individuals are shaped by how they interact with others. For example, a person who is raised in California has more of a fast paced lifestyle than a person who lives in. This type of fast paced society that they live in can make them rude and inconsiderate of other people, which ultimately shape their personality.
Karl Marx believes that our most fundamental human activity is labor. Marx also believes labor is creative and social. For example, a person who teaches you a skill has to socialize with that person to teach him a certain craft. This mentor will use his socialization skills in order to get his point across to the student...................
