Philosophy
1. Clifford is right. The fact that right and wrong are limited to every ones definition of human conscience makes it, not dependant on whether one is caught or not. Individuals classify right and wrong as upheld in societal regulations, traditions as well as culture. It is equally a show case of the highest level of individual growth since they are not longer driven by fear of being caught but rather by, his or her upheld sense of right and wrong. Negligence then, being an act of wrong, should still be able to convict the individual in his conscience.
For instance, the ship owner was adequately informed that, she is in her sundown years and that she was less the deep worthy. Moreover, doubts had been made to manifest that but these made him dejected. He was in turn stimulated by audaciousness founded on understanding and uncorroborated belief or trust on external circumstances. Worse of all, his dismissal of advice by the ship builders together with the contractors are a cumulative act of negligence hence he was guilty whether he as caught or otherwise.
2. Clifford is correct to stress that, an individual belief is not or should not be regard as a private matter that ought to concern him alone. This mode of philosophy influences his overall argument in manner that portrays him as an ant supernaturalism per se. For example, he postulates that, beliefs are to be founded on verifiable evidence that is very consistent rather than on hallucinations. In addition, and individual conduct is the bye product of his inner attitudes and beliefs. His interpersonal relationship therefore affects the freedoms and entitlement of others. This compromises stability, domestic tranquility, as well as peace in the society. It is very vital to censure beliefs and their aftermaths on the overall life of the nation.
Moreover, the philosophies that drive private lives, purposes on which individuals get endeared to achieve are largely owned to their belief system and patterns. The passage of these cultural treatise and practices are dependant too on the nature of beliefs that are practiced and upheld by individual. It is hence, paramount that, an individual belief cannot be completely private. For example, when individual or a community professes any belief system and teaches it thereof to their children and children’s children, it will have a repetitive continuation in generations to come. It is against this regard that beliefs cannot be exceedingly private since it affects the overall moral and ethical fitness of the nation. Besides, constant transmission of beliefs and traditions may sway children away from their bonafide as well as natural guardianship.
3. James affirms that Clifford is not comfortable in being called a dupe. James affirmation is underscored by the school of thought that, there are several variances in life that cannot be limited to justification based on evidence and belief alone. Hence, he advocates for a more liberal approach to justification of propositions that are held by humankind. For instance, he postulates that, human reasons upon which facts are founded are slaves to passion. People hence tend to be more positive to those things that hold on their interests and desires.
He emphasizes on liberalism since it is more accommodative. Being less restrictive, it tends to more tolerant to other modes of establishing truth. Next, liberalism is reflective on different cultures and practices of establishing truth. In practice individuals often employ several means apart from basic logical and dispassionate reason while giving a treatise to a specific knowledge of belief hence means of establishing the truth has no monopoly.
