Response To Nagel Analysis
Nagel believes that we are ridiculous creatures in the sense that we can’t prove without a doubt that our projects or goals are valuable. We can’t prove that our pursuits and goals have any value due to the existence of a gap that separates how we perceive a situation and the actual reality of the given situation. By noticing that we are absurd in this sense, we can approach our pursuits and goals with a more spirited attitude in that we think that our pursuits and goals are valuable in order to elude any conflicts with others about whether or not our pursuits have value. Another way to describe this approach would be the reality that everyone has differing values that they hold and the most likely case scenario that we won’t always agree with or support their values. An example of this approach would be an individual who pursues the project of going to Cubs games whenever possible. Say this person meets an individual who dislikes baseball who deems his project has no value due to the Cubs lack of playoff success (prior to this season, of course). That individual wouldn’t take offense or feel wronged by the other’s perception of
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With this objection, there’s a belief that by accepting Nagel’s view that we are absurd creatures with no rational behind our values, we will lose the drive to actively pursue our goals due to the acceptance that our values have no significance to anyone but ourselves. I don’t think that this is a strong objection to Nagel’s view. I believe that we don’t need to prove beyond a doubt that our projects or goals have value to anyone but ourselves. If we believe that our pursuits are valuable, we should pursue them. In addition, we shouldn’t feel ashamed that we can’t prove the value of our projects, but instead embrace that our values are an integral component of our
With this objection, there’s a belief that by accepting Nagel’s view that we are absurd creatures with no rational behind our values, we will lose the drive to actively pursue our goals due to the acceptance that our values have no significance to anyone but ourselves. I don’t think that this is a strong objection to Nagel’s view. I believe that we don’t need to prove beyond a doubt that our projects or goals have value to anyone but ourselves. If we believe that our pursuits are valuable, we should pursue them. In addition, we shouldn’t feel ashamed that we can’t prove the value of our projects, but instead embrace that our values are an integral component of our