Text A The Happy Man(第2页)
1。Mr。Krutch:JosephWoodKrutch(1893-1970),Ameriwriter,dnaturalist。Throughouthislifehewrote35booksaltogether,ingEdgarAllaudyinGenius(1926),TheModernTemper(1929),thies,SamuelJohnson(1944),HenryDavidThoreau(1948),andhisautobiography,MoreLivesThanOne(1962)。Iemper,aworkcriticalofsdteology,hesays,“Oursisalostdthereisnoplaceforusiuraluwearenot,forallthat,sorrytobehuman。Weshouldratherdieasmenthanliveasanimals。”ThisisreferredtobyRussellihequestofHappiness,sayingthat“FormoderhepoiIwishtosiderhasbeehbyMr。JosephWoodKrutabookcalledTheModernTemper。”
2。myth:ahichioexplainsortojustifyreligiousbeliefsorsoetaphoricaluse,itreferstoanythi,fictitiousorunnatural。
3。BoySberofaworldwideanizationofyoungmenandboys,foundedinEnglandin1908,fordevelopingcharacter,ship,andpersoies。Itssloganisto“DoaGoodTurnDaily”。Itsmottoisto“BePrepared”。童子军
4。professionalmoralist:amoralistissomeonewhideasabhtandwrongbehavior,andwhotriestomakeotherpeoplebehaveagtotheseideas。Aprofessionalmoralist,derogatorily,isonewhodependsonmandcriticismforlivelihoodoreveune。
&:ahedonistissomeohathavingpleasureisthemostimportantthinginlife。Hedonismisaschoolofthoughtthatarguesthatpleasureistheprimaryormostimportantintrinsicgood。
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1。Russelldisagreeswiththeideathathappinessisimpossiblewithoutaoreiouskind。Towhatextentdoyouagreereewithit?
2。Astherecipeforhappiness,Russellsuggeststhatweshouldavoidself-teredpassions。Doyouthinkhisrecipeisall-inclusive?Whyorwhynot?Ifnot,whatelsedoyouthinkmightalsobeagoodone?
3。“Themanwhoreceivesaffeis,speakingbroadly,themahisparadoxicalstatemeheideagivenbymaers?eanyofthem?
4。Besideswar,Russellmentieaualce。Howwouldyoudefiwo?Pleasegiveexamplestoillustratey。
&huishesgesfromsimulatedones。Inyouropinion,howyoufindorhitupes?
6。Analogy(类比)isaparisoninwhiideaisparedtthatisquitedifferentfromit。Itaimsatexplainingthatideabyparingittosomethingfamiliar。Metaphorsaoolsusedtodrawananalogy。Therefyismoreextensiveaethaherasimileorametaphor。Itismoreofalument。youfindanyanalogyintheessay?
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OralWork
1。Happinessisalong-standiernthought。Historiyphilosophers,fromAristotletotemptedtodefinehappiness。Doresearchwork,fihreephilosophicalvieiness,andfoilaritiesaheirviews。Thengivea5-miiononittotheclass。
2。Russellbeginstheessaybysaying“Happiness,asisevidelyupoernaldpartlyupononeself”。Discusswithyourclassmatesingroupswhatstitutes“externalpresentyourpointstotheclass。
3。DifferentreligionshavedifferentvieiudyofBuddhism,Judaismandontheissueofhappiness。Shareyswithyourclassmates,givingyourpersohoseviewsaswell。
4。Russellsayshehaswrittenthisbookasahedonist,whoseviewisintrasttoamoralist’s。Doresearchastoinectsthetwodisagreewitheachotheraystotheclass。
WrittenWork
1。Russellthiegratirationofmanwithintheself,aheselfaermiherapersonishappyorunhappy。Thisterpretedinfouraspectsasfolloybecauseofiionwithinhimself;onebehappyforhisunitywithsoaybeunhappyforlackofationwithinhimself;onemaybeunhappybecauseofseparationfromsociety。ongthefourasyourpointofview,andwriteanessayof400wordstoelaborateoofyourayrevisethewofyourthesisstatement。Youshouldprovidetwotothreepoiosupportyourview。
2。Russellclaimsthat“Thehappylifeistoaraordihesameasthegoodlife。”Doyouagreeree?Chooseaposition,aenoutlineofypointswithfurtherillustrations。
&heiforquotationsonhappinessbyphilosophersorwriters,ayoulikebest。Writea300-wordessayonit,givingyouriionsas。
4。Somepeoplethinkthathappinessismaionmaterialwealth,whileothersbelievethathappinessischieflyderivedfromspiritualriess。Whatisyourview?Writea400-wordessaytoextendyourview。