Letter_to_a_European_Philosopher

PLEASE REMEMBER TO REWORD YOUR WORK. DO NOT TURN THIS TUTORIAL IN “AS IS” – THAT WOULD BE PLAGIARISM, AND YOU WILL BE CAUGHT. GOOD LUCK AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PURCHASE! Letter to a European Philosopher Your Name PHI 105, Introduction to Philosophy Your Instructor Axia College of University of Phoenix Letter to a European Philosopher To: Soren Kierkegaard Dear Sir, I am writing this letter to express my thoughts and opinions regarding your work. I would first like to thank you for all that you have offered to the science of philosophy. I have learned a great deal through studying your work. I understand that you have a strong belief in God. You have written that belief in God and putting Him before any other commitment in your life is of the utmost importance because this is the only way to escape dread and despair (Moore & Bruder, 2008, p. 168). I disagree with this concept because I do not believe that dread and despair are the direct result of not having faith in God. It is important to love God and to have faith in his love in return, but I believe that a God-fearing person can still live with sadness and hopelessness. My faith in God is important during troubled times in my life, but I think that having God as my only friend and comforter would breed isolation, which would ultimately lead to sorrow and misery. You walked away from your engagement to Ms. Regine Olsen because you proclaimed God as your first love (Moore & Bruder, 2008, p. 168). Do you not think that you deserve the love, happiness, and prosperity that God wishes for all His children' The loss of the woman you love may be the cause of the despair you so vividly speak of. Life can be filled with suffering, fear, and dread if allowed. Dread, being the worst to you, is resistible in my opinion (Moore & Bruder, 2008, p. 167). With wisdom and positive thoughts, we can turn dread into rational thought, which can help bring us out of the darkness. God gives us the will to save ourselves from despair. When I am depressed or feel lost, I try to rationalize my feelings and make the conscious decision to heal myself. You define three types of life: 1) aesthetic, 2) ethical, and 3) religious. You describe the religious type of life to be at a “higher and more difficult plane” (Moore & Bruder, 2008, p. 168) than aesthetic and ethical. Once again, you relate the religious aspect of life to agony and despair as well as salvation. While I understand the significance that making important choices plays in a human’s life, I see all aspects of life requiring such choices. I find life to be a difficult and a daily challenge, but I thank God daily for the life He has given me and gladly face every daily challenge with courage. Sir, I am more than certain of your great intelligence; however, I find your introspect to be much too extreme for my understanding and attribute this to either a psychological condition or a lifetime of negative experiences that created negative perceptions of life; possibly both. Again, I would like to thank you for helping to raise my awareness of ideas and experiences different from my own. I only hope that you do not misunderstand my thoughts and arguments and can possibly use them to raise your awareness of ideas other than your own. I would like to think that I gave you a bit of insight into the joyful and hopeful aspects of life. Respectfully, Your Name References Moore, B. N., Bruder, K. (2008). Philosophy: The Power of Ideas (5th ed.). New York. McGraw-Hill.