Most societies do not take their greatest thinkers seriously, even when they claim to admire them.
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November 10, 2021 at 9:24 am
Most societies do not take their greatest thinkers seriously, even when they claim to admire them.
As is known, great thoughts have been playing an important role in human history. However, even the greatest thinkers, can be underestimated greatly in most societies.
This phenomenon is attributed to unsatisfied understanding ability of the populace, or even their inferior character. If thoughts are too esoteric to understand for the masses, they definitely cannot realize the value of thinkers. For the mainstream of societies mostly is the voice of the majority, societies without recognizing thinkers’ value can’t show enough esteem to them. Socrats, the greatest philosopher in his age, was judged by ignorant people and prosecuted to die by some people who envied him. Greatest as he was, people in Athens didn’t take him seriously.
Another factor can also contribute to this situation. When a society idolizes one preoccupied thought, it is usually hard for its people to accommodate another thought which may be totally against the former one. For instance, two distinct living situations between Voltaire and Rousseau can prove that, through people though people may be competent enough to learn great thoughts, they can still exclude other excellent views, especially which are criticized by respectable thinkers.
What if people are well-lettered, and societies accommodative? It is sure that great thinkers are adored by the crowd, nevertheless, societies may not exert the efforts of their thoughts due to the non-balance between ideal ideasand real circumstances. In the spring and autumn period,for example, Confucius was admired by a larger amount of civilians, but most Monarchs preferred deifying him to taking his “benevolent governance” into consideration. For the sovereign rulers, they believed that law-based ruling was more compatible with their realms.
In a word, enduring and laudable as the greatest thinkers’ thoughts can be, whether they can be cherished not only depends on the talents of people, but atmospheres of societies.
November 11, 2021 at 1:55 pmAs is known, (delete) great thoughts have been playing (verb form error) an important role in human history. However, even the greatest thinkers, (delete) can be underestimated greatly in most societies.
This phenomenon is attributed to unsatisfied understanding ability (word choice error) of the populace, or even their inferior character (awkwardly worded). If thoughts are too esoteric to understand for the masses, they definitely cannot realize the value of thinkers. (this does not make sense) For the mainstream of societies mostly is the voice of the majority, societies without recognizing thinkers’ value can’t show enough esteem to them. Socrats, the greatest philosopher in his age, was judged by ignorant people and prosecuted to die by some people who envied him. Greatest as he was, people in Athens didn’t take him seriously.
Another factor can also contribute to this situation. When a society idolizes one preoccupied thought, it is usually hard for its people to accommodate another thought which may be totally against the former one. For instance, two distinct living situations between Voltaire and Rousseau can prove that, through people though people may be competent enough to learn great thoughts, they can still exclude other excellent views, especially which are criticized by respectable thinkers.
What if people are well-lettered, and societies accommodative? It is sure that great thinkers are adored by the crowd, nevertheless, societies may not exert the efforts of their thoughts due to the non-balance between ideal ideasand real circumstances. In the spring and autumn period,for example, Confucius was admired by a larger amount of civilians, but most Monarchs preferred deifying him to taking his “benevolent governance” into consideration. For the sovereign rulers, they believed that law-based ruling was more compatible with their realms.
In a word, enduring and laudable as the greatest thinkers’ thoughts can be, whether they can be cherished not only depends on the talents of people, but atmospheres of societies.
November 23, 2021 at 5:13 pmPartial Revision (please fix similar errors, revise whole essay, and resubmit);
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December 1, 2021 at 8:31 amGreat thoughts play a paramount role in human history. However, even excellent thinkers can be underestimated greatly in most societies.
Attitudes towards thinkers mostly depend on the development levels of societies, and two factors may contribute to the above phenomenon. One is that pedagogues in political system can denigrate thinkers who hold dissents to their policies, which may affect their interests. The other is that law systems in societies are not so advanced that loopholes can be used by petty men. Socrates, one of the most eminent philosophers in Athens, was judged by the jury and prosecuted to die by people who envied him. Prominent though he was, people in Athens didn’t take him seriously.
Limitations of social conditions can give rise to people’s disapproving attitudes or even misunderstandings towards thinkers’ ideas. The mass entail opinions of thinkers they revere as indicators of ideology. Provided that a thinker people admired rebukes ideas of another whose thoughts may be quite radical for the current life, people may perceive his thoughts as infeasible views. For instance, two distinct living situations between Voltaire and Rousseau can prove that, though people may be competent enough to learn great thoughts, they can still exclude other excellent views, especially which are criticized by respectable thinkers.
For all great thinkers are admired, societies may not put their theories in to practice, for the theories can be too ideal to attain. In the Spring and Autumn Annals and Warring states period, for example, “universal love”, as the core value of Mohism, was advocated by a myriad of scholars, but was rather impractical for the rulers who believed that law-based ruling was more compatible with their realms.
In a word, enduring and laudable as eminent thinks’ thoughts can be, whether they can be cherished not only depends on the feasibility of their own thoughts, but atmospheres of societies.
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