Reflection

            Personally I don’t think it’s safe for Sophie to be running in and out the woods visiting a man who likes to dress up as people from different time periods. I also don’t think it’s safe for Sophie to be playing with Hermes until she because he could have fleas or rabies. I can kind of see what Alberto was getting at when he was talking about the renaissance changing philosophy and religion. Also I believe that he was saying about man seeing value in himself. Prior to the renaissance the people who got all the attention were Philosopher’s (probably more negative attention) Kings, and Religious figures such as saints. After the renaissance we began to see people gaining fame for abilities such as Music, Art, and Writing. I thought Henry Poole Was Here was a great movie for a philosophy class. I like how it portrayed religion vs. Atheism. I think that the movie was also a good example of how people can come in your life unexpectedly and change you for the good.

Connections

            In my everyday life I am seeing more and more philosophy. Ever since watching The Matrix I have been dissecting every movie to find philosophy. In The Lion King Timon and Pumba’s philosophy Hakuna Matata resembles Epicurus’s ideas. I got in a car crash this weekend and I made me realize a couple of things. The first thing it taught me was the Teenagers are stupid, and clack good judgment. The second thing it taught me was that life is short and we should try to get as much pleasure out of it without being greedy, So at dinner Saturday night I decided to have three pieces of pizza instead of my usually 2. The old Eric would have eaten two slices because he was thinking about his potential beach body, but the new Eric said I could die any day and I might never have the opportunity  to enjoy , cheese, pepperoni, Pizza sauce, and cread all combined into perfect little crust squares.