Preparation for the final essay
Direction
"Mind and Feeling"
Prepared by: Shevchuk A.P., teacher of Russian language and literature
MBOU "Secondary School No. 1", Bratsk
Reason and feeling are two forces that equally need each other, they are dead and insignificant, one without the other.
Belinsky Vissarion Grigorievich
Morality is the mind of the heart.
Heinrich Heine
Morality should act as beauty. Morality is the mind of the will.
Gegel Georg Wilhelm Friedrich
"If the senses are not true, then our whole mind will be false."
Titus Lucretius Kar
"To understand what is right, to feel what is beautiful, to desire what is good - this is the chain of intelligent life."
August Platen
"What are the hallmarks of the truly human in man? Reason, will and heart.
The perfect man has the power of thought, the power of will and the power of feeling. The power of thinking is the light of knowledge, the power of will is the energy of character, the power of feeling is love.
L. Feuerbach
There are feelings that replenish and obscure the mind, and there is a mind that cools the movement of feelings.
Prishvin Mikhail Mikhailovich
An enlightened mind ennobles moral feelings; the head must educate the heart.
Schiller Friedrich
An essay about:
Mind and feeling
Since ancient times, mind and feelings have played completely different roles in a person. Although some go hand in hand, the mind warns a person, unlike feelings. Feelings lead a person no matter what, no matter what is behind this wall.
And the mind weighs all the pros and cons. But this does not mean that feelings always deceive us, far from it.
Just as without reason, so without feelings, a person would simply turn into an animal.
And as we observe, animals also have feelings.
Contradictions between reason and feeling as they were and will be.
Why? It is explained very simply.
A person, no matter how much he wants, will not be able to control his feelings if they are sincere.
And the mind, as usual, if it is not overshadowed by feelings, will contradict feelings.
(Examples, thoughts, peer advice)
An essay about: Feelings and emotions
People often say: “I feel…”. For example, I feel love for my girlfriend, I feel angry at a boor, I feel sad when friends do not call or write for a long time. This is so, for example - usually friends always call me on time or I call them myself. There are just so many feelings, they are so diverse!
What are feelings? Feeling, as I read in the dictionary, is an emotional process, it is a subjective attitude of a person to another person, to an object, to an object. Feelings are not controlled by consciousness, reason. How often we are faced with the fact that the mind tells us one thing, and feelings - quite another. For example, it is clear that this girl is a narcissistic liar who is only interested in going to restaurants and discos, but the guy still loves her. Often people are torn between the logical arguments of the mind and strong feelings. Until now, everyone chooses for himself what to listen to - feelings or logic. And there is no universal recipe for how to do it.
. Feelings are strong and weak, they are positive, neutral and negative. Love and hate are the most strong feelings that a person has. A strong feeling that someone experiences affects even that person's body. Eyes shine from love and joy, posture straightens, face glows. From anger and anger, facial features are twisted. Dejection lowers the shoulders. Anxiety gathers wrinkles on the forehead.
Fear makes hands tremble, cheeks burn. In a few days of joy and happiness, a person seems to be transformed. And if you look at a person who has experienced hatred, envy, jealousy for a long time - and what a terrible impression he will make. It was like his soul was twisted. How to distinguish between feelings and emotions, because these two emotional processes are so closely related? Emotions, unlike feelings, have no object. For example, I am afraid of a dog - this is a feeling, but just fear is an emotion. Probably, a person's behavior depends more on feelings than on his rational considerations. No wonder so often we are advised not to succumb to our feelings and emotions. We try to suppress them if they are negative, but they still break through into the light. Sometimes they control us, sometimes we control them, turning anger into repentance, hatred into love, envy into admiration.
The opposition Reason and Sensibility is one of them, and is very interesting for reasoning and inference.
In my opinion, it will be most interesting to consider the mind and feelings on the example of one literary hero, somewhat simpler - on the example of two heroes of one work.
It is logical to start an essay of this type with a definition of concepts
mind and feelings. Such a beginning will allow not to deviate from the topic and find signs of reason and feelings in those heroes who will be chosen for argumentation.
The dictionary of D.N. is well suited for definitions. Ushakov.
"Intelligence- the ability to think logically, comprehending the meaning ( meaning for yourself
someone or something) and the connection of phenomena, to understand the laws of development of the world, society and consciously find appropriate ways to transform them. || Consciousness of something, views, as a result of a certain worldview.
(Examples, thoughts, peer advice)
"Feelings- the ability to perceive external impressions, to feel, to experience something (vision, hearing, smell, touch, taste).
|| The state in which a person is able to be aware of his surroundings is in control of his spiritual and mental faculties.
|| The inner, mental state of a person, what is included in the content of his spiritual life "It can be simpler: "Feelings are those experienced in
various forms of human relation to objects and phenomena
reality. Human life is unbearable (and boring, maybe
add if the essay will be written according to "Eugene Onegin") without worry. Emotional saturation requires not only positive feelings, but also feelings associated with suffering.
Dictionary D.N. Ushakov (online) can be useful to the writer from the position that each definition is supported by a quote from literary work.
(Examples, thoughts, peer advice)
The essay can be decorated with the disclosure of the concept through a quote or a philosophical or religious teaching. For Mind and Feelings, the following can be suggested:
“I wanted to understand,” God sighed, “whether the mind itself can develop a conscience. I put in you only a spark of reason. But it did not develop a conscience.
It turns out that he a mind not washed by conscience becomes malignant.
That's how you appeared. You are a failed project of man." ( Fazil Iskander "Dream of
God and the Devil")
"Reason is the ability to create principles." (I. Kant).
"The brain is taking the reins because the soul has retired." (O.
Spengler)
"A person needs to experience strong feelings in order to develop noble properties that would expand the circle of his life." (O. de Balzac)
"There are feelings that replenish and obscure the mind, and there is a mind that cools the movement of feelings." ( M. Prishvin)
(Examples, thoughts, advice, reflections of peers)
In the essay, it can be assumed that the common between the mind and feelings is that they determine the actions of a person. And then you can talk about the importance, sincerity, correctness of human actions performed on the basis of reason and the basis of feelings.
The topic is interesting because you can think about what is more important - the mind or feelings, what is needed for their development.
World literature gives the richest material for reasoning on the subject of feelings and reason. If you look in chronological order, that is:
- J. Austin "Sense and Sensibility"(Eleanor's mind and Marianne's feelings);
- A.S. Pushkin "Eugene Onegin"(Onegin's mind and Tatyana's feelings),
- A. de Saint-Exupery "The Little Prince"(everything in the Prince - both mind and feelings);
- V. Zakrutkin "The Mother of Man"(feelings that conquered the mind);
- A. and B. Strugatsky "Roadside Picnic"(Redrick's work and relationships
Shewhart)
flap.rf/Books/Roadside Picnic/Reviews/6686667
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- F. Iskander "Dream of God and the Devil"(see quote above) flap.rf/Books/Dream_of_God_and_Devil/Reviews/7781794
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- L. Ulitskaya "Daughter of Bukhara"(Bukhara, mind and feelings together, feelings that move the mind) flap.rf/Books/Daughter_Bukhara/Reviews/7785316
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- J. Moyes "Me Before You"(Will's mind and feelings
Louise) flap.rf/Books/See you_with_you/Reviews/7779844
The list is not final! You can make your life easier and watch movies instead of reading. In relation to literature, not good, but better than nothing. The main thing is to learn the name of the author and the genre of the work.
Sample Topics
final essays 2016-2017
Thematic area "Mind and feeling"
1. Mind is the guide of life. Do you agree with this?
2. Difficult choice between heart and mind.
3. We come into this world to enjoy life, not to suffer.
4. When does a person come to inner harmony?
5. Know how to survive that moment when it seems that everything is already lost.
6. Soul and mind are the means to control oneself.
7. How difficult it is to find a balance between feelings and reason ...
8. Feelings are caused not by facts, but by thoughts.
8. Behind the cry of the soul, the voice of reason is not heard.
9. Feeling is a moral force that, without the help of reason, makes judgments.
10. What prevails in the mental organization of a person - feelings or reason?
11. What prevails at a young age, when a person seeks to assert himself?
12. How do the mind and feelings manifest themselves in extreme situations?
how write an essay on the topic "Reason and feeling - the two most important categories that determine the essence of man" (L. N. Tolstoy)?
About what write an essay on the topic "Reason and feeling - the two most important categories that determine the essence of man" (L. N. Tolstoy)?
What arguments can be included in the essay?
The essence of the phrase is revealed by the work of L. N. Tolstoy "War and
world", to write an essay about the mind and feelings, as about two
the most important categories can be exemplified by the heroes of the work.
As an example, you can cite Sonya, quite
prudent girl and sensual Natasha.
(Examples, thoughts, advice, peer reasoning)
“In the novel War and Peace, Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy writes about the human essence, which is determined by such important categories as reason and feeling. Moreover, both reason and feeling should not categorically prevail over each other. Otherwise, be in trouble. Everything should be in moderation. Although the example of Natasha Lev
Tolstoy shows that a person who lives with feelings is closer to him. He calls such people beautiful. And in order for a person to fully feel the harmony of the world, the mind simply interferes with him. Favorite heroes of Leo Tolstoy speak without words about their state of mind. They express it with their eyes, gestures, movements.”
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Leo Tolstoy shows that a person who lives with feelings is closer to him. He calls such people beautiful.
They express their state of mind with their eyes, gestures, movements.
“Despite their animal nature, a person is endowed with a high level of intelligence, which is designed to control the manifestations of a wide variety of feelings and emotions. The absence of reason would lead him to complete submission to his own instincts, and the inability to feel would turn him into a cold and indifferent mechanism, dull and unhappy ... Lev Nikolaevich
Tolstoy says that both categories - both reason and feeling -
they are two sides of the same coin that define personality
man, give him the right to be called "man". In the essay, you can talk about what happens if feelings begin to prevail over the ability to think. Or, on the contrary, describe a situation when cold reason manages to stifle the emerging feeling. When does a person feel happy? What to do to learn to subordinate your feelings to reason, while not suppressing them? These questions should be answered in the essay.
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A person will find harmony with nature, with other people and with himself only if he remembers that it is very important to maintain a balance between such categories as "mind" and "feelings".
Man cannot do without reason: then he will be akin to an animal, which is guided through life by instinct alone. Much can be lost, much can be lost by making a wrong calculation. It is important not to learn from the mistakes of others, it is important to understand what action will be wrong for you.
Without feelings, a person is like dead glass; he cannot hear either the call of his own heart or the quiet prompts of the world around him. So he will wander around, choosing the proper paths and directions, sometimes forgetting that the mind tends to make mistakes.
As the Fox said from " Little Prince":
“Only one heart is vigilant. You can’t see the most important thing with your eyes”
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In the epic novel L.N. Tolstoy "War and Peace" categories
"reason" and "feeling" are brought to the fore. For the writer, it is important to what extent one side or another prevails in the characters, how they are guided in their actions.
The inevitable punishment, according to the author, deserves those who do not consider the feelings of other people, who are prudent and mercenary (the Kuragin family, Boris
Drubetskaya). Those who give themselves up to feelings, the dictates of the soul and heart, even if they make mistakes, are able to eventually realize them (remember, for example, Natasha Rostova’s attempt to escape with Anatole
Kuragin), capable of forgiveness, sympathy.
Of course, Tolstoy, as a true writer-philosopher, called for a harmonious unity of the rational and sensual in man.
“Leo Tolstoy believed that a person should live by feelings, reason only harms him. That is why Natasha was lucky, who did not particularly bother herself with unnecessary arguments, but was ready to run away with the very first pretty scoundrel. But Sonya, who was primarily guided by reason, suffered a complete fiasco in life. At that time, remaining an old maid, and even a beggar, was the worst option for a woman.
The writer himself was also guided by feeling rather than reason. Suffice it to recall at least his last departure from home. Alas, life itself judged everything - feelings turned out to be not the best adviser in the case when the mind turned off.
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“In L. Tolstoy's novel War and Peace, the reasonable Sonya is opposed to Natasha, who lives with feelings and emotions, and it is clear that Natasha sympathizes with Tolstoy, and therefore she finds her happiness, while Sonya remains alone.
However, mind and feelings must be balanced, and Tolstoy shows in the novel that Natasha, succumbing to a momentary impulse, passion, is ready to run away with Anatole Kuragin. That is, living only with feelings is dangerous, as well as analyzing and subordinating everything to reason.
In the essay, you need to reveal in which situations feelings are important, and in which reason is important, and how to make them harmonious and complementary to each other.
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“Reason and feeling are like two wings that hold a person, preventing him from falling and allowing him to balance in this complex and multifaceted world. Ups and downs, burning and cold calculation, rational dissection and intuitive presentiment - the mosaic that makes up our lives.
Who determines the right proportions, who decides when to succumb to feelings, and when to take them into a rigid rein of the mind?
I wonder if the man of the twenty-first century has become more rational in comparison with his grandfather and great-grandfather?
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“Look at yourself: how do you live, intellect or feelings?
When a person is guided only by the mind, he often acts too reasonably, tries to find logic in everything, he is dry and cold, his face does not betray his feelings. When a person lives only with feelings, he is overly emotional and quick-tempered, it is difficult for him to make the right decision, because he is a prisoner of emotions, and such a person is capable of impulsive actions.
For example, when Natasha Rostova falls in love, she is ready to run away with
Anatoly. I wonder why Leo Tolstoy did not allow her to do this? It's so romantic to run away with your lover, even if you suffer later. Would you run away? Or would you make a decision based on reason? What will the parents say? What about the world? I would run away. Life should be bright, like splashes of champagne. You have to live with your heart."
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Not only L.N. Tolstoy in the work "War and Peace" touched upon the struggle of the mind with emotions and feelings.
Everyone experienced such a war, and everyone established who was the capital on their ship of life - the mind or the heart.
The hero Andrey Bolkonsky raised the mind above the feelings.
At the same time, in the novel, the sensual side is more revealed by female representatives, for example, Natasha Rostova or Princess
Marya.
In an essay, you can indicate that the mind controls the body, but sometimes gives way to feeling. After all, every person has a moment when a fleeting impulse arises and a person rushes to it, forgetting about the mind.
Example - From Bunin's work " Dark alleys»,
Hope - feelings, and Nikolai Alekseevich - mind.
A great example of Russian classics - novel by I.S.
Turgenev "Fathers and Sons", in which the author intentionally pushes feelings and reason, leading the reader to the idea that any theory has the right to exist if it does not contradict life itself. Evgeny Bazarov, putting forward rationalization ideas for changing society, the old way of life, preferred the exact sciences that could benefit the state, society, humanity, while denying all the spiritual components of human life - art, love, beauty and aesthetics of nature. Such denial and unrequited love for Anna Sergeevna leads the hero to the collapse of his own theory, disappointment and moral devastation.
The struggle of reason and feelings is shown in the novel by F.M.
Dostoevsky "Crime and
punishment". well thought out theory
Raskolnikov does not cause the hero to doubt his competence, which leads him to commit murder. But the pangs of conscience that haunt Rodion after committing a crime do not allow him to live in peace.
(a special role in this aspect is assigned to the dreams of the hero). Of course, one should not lose sight of the fact that this problem is complicated in the novel by bringing the religious context to the fore.
These two categories receive an interesting embodiment in the work of A.P.
Chekhov. For example, in "Lady with a Dog", where the all-consuming power of love is proclaimed, it is shown how much this feeling can affect a person’s life, literally regenerating people to a new life. In this regard, the final lines of the story are indicative, in which it is stated that the heroes understood with their minds how many obstacles and difficulties lay ahead of them, but this did not frighten them: “And it seemed that a little more - and a solution would be found, and then a new one would begin, wonderful Life; and it was clear to both that the end was still far, far away and that the most difficult and difficult was just beginning.
Or the opposite example - story
"Ionych", in which the hero replaces spiritual values - namely, the desire to love, have a family and be happy - with material, cold calculation, which inevitably leads to the moral and spiritual degradation of Startsev.
The harmonious unity of mind and feeling is demonstrated in the story "Student", in which Ivan Velikopolsky comes to realize his destiny, thereby gaining inner harmony and happiness. The literature of the 20th century also presented many works in which the categories of "mind" and "feeling" occupy one of the primary places.
Reason is given to man in order to understand: it is impossible to live by reason alone.
People live by feelings, and feelings do not care who is right.
(Erich Maria Remarque)
I want to live in order to think and suffer
(A. S. Pushkin)
Reason and feeling: can they possess a person at the same time or are these concepts mutually exclusive of one another? Is it true that in a fit of feelings a person commits both vile deeds and great discoveries that drive evolution and progress? What is a dispassionate mind capable of, a cold calculation? The search for answers to these questions has occupied the best minds of mankind since life appeared. And this dispute, which is more important - reason or feeling - has been going on since antiquity, and everyone has their own answer. “People live by feelings,” says Erich Maria Remarque, but immediately adds that in order to realize this, reason is needed.
Sample essay
On the pages of the world fiction the problem of the influence of the feelings and mind of a person is raised very often. So, for example, in epic novel Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy's "War and Peace" presents two types of heroes: on the one hand, this is the impulsive Natasha Rostova, the sensitive Pierre Bezukhov, the fearless Nikolai Rostov, on the other hand, the arrogant and prudent Helen
Kuragina and her brother, callous Anatole. Many conflicts in the novel come precisely from the excess of feelings of the characters, whose ups and downs are very interesting to watch. A striking example of how a burst of feelings, thoughtlessness, ardor of character, impatient youth influenced the fate of the heroes is the case of Natasha's betrayal, because for her, funny and young, to wait for a wedding with
Andrei Bolkonsky was incredibly long, could she subordinate her unexpectedly flared feelings for Anatole to the voice of reason? Here, a real drama of mind and feelings unfolds in front of us in the soul of the heroine, she faces a difficult choice: leave her fiancé and leave with Anatole, or not succumb to a momentary impulse and wait for Andrei. It was in favor of feelings that this difficult choice was made, only chance prevented Natasha. We cannot condemn the girl, knowing her impatient nature and thirst for love.
It was feelings that dictated Natasha's impulse, after which she regretted her act when she analyzed it.
It was the feeling of boundless, all-consuming love that helped
Margaret to reunite with her lover in the novel by Mikhail Afanasyevich
Bulgakov "The Master and Margarita" The heroine, without a second's hesitation, gives her soul to the devil and goes with him to the ball, where the killers and hangmen kiss her knee. Rejecting a secure, measured life in a luxurious mansion with a loving husband, she rushes into an adventurous adventure with evil spirit. Here is a vivid example of how a person, having chosen a feeling, created his happiness.
Thus, the statement of Erich Maria Remarque is absolutely true: guided only by reason, a person can live, but it will be a colorless, dull and joyless life, only feelings give life indescribable bright colors leaving emotional memories. As written great classic Lev Nikolaevich
Tolstoy: "If we assume that human life can be controlled by reason, then the very possibility of life will be destroyed."
An example of the final essay in the direction of "Mind and Feelings".
What is more important to listen to in any life situation: the voice of reason or the advice of the heart? It is probably impossible to give a definite answer to this question. Francois de La Rochefoucauld, French writer XVII century, believed that "the mind is always a fool at the heart." To this, a Russian proverb could object to him: "And strength is inferior to the mind."
Imagine a person whose behavior is governed solely by the laws of reason. He is always able to soberly assess the situation, reflects on what needs to be done so as not to be in danger. But life, subject only to the dictates of reason, can often become bleak and even meaningless.
In confirmation of this, we can recall Pechorin from. On the one hand, not knowing fear, he commits desperate acts to recklessness. But under the guidance of his “cold” mind, he turns into an egoist, unable to truly love, make friends and sympathize. Pechorin becomes the culprit of the death of Bela, deceives the sincere feeling of the young Princess Mary, responds with indifference to the friendly affection of Maxim Maksimych. "Rational" egoism deprives Lermontov's hero of the right to be happy. He feels unnecessary, does not see the meaning of life.
"Contemporary" Pechorin - Eugene Onegin, the hero of the novel of the same name by A.S. Pushkin, also prefers to follow the advice of the mind, not the heart. Not wanting to burden himself with the bonds of marriage, he does not reciprocate the love of a beautiful girl - Tatyana Larina. Fearing gossip, he goes to a meaningless duel with the young romantic Vladimir Lensky. “How wrong I was! How punished! - Onegin exclaims with repentance, when it is no longer possible to return the love once rejected, to become happy.
Carefully weighing all the pros and cons, being in constant submission to the “should” and “right”, a person deprives himself of the opportunity to fully enjoy life, becomes unable to feel someone else’s pain and suffering with his heart. The famous Persian poet and philosopher Omar Khayyam stated:
He who from youth believes in his own mind,
He became, in pursuit of truth, dry and gloomy.
I think that rational considerations should not take precedence over feelings in human behavior. It is important to listen equally to the call of the soul and the instructions of the mind. This, of course, is not easy: reason often contradicts feelings, and, conversely, a person seized by his own passions is able to act thoughtlessly.
In a fit of feelings, people can act nobly and selflessly, dishonorably and vilely. We admire heroes who unthinkingly risk their lives to help others. We do not respect the faint-hearted, capable of betraying friendship, the Motherland at a difficult moment.
Not everyone is destined to be wise, but everyone can learn to make the right choice between “should” and “want”.
Examples of final essays - 2017:
Reason and feelings are two huge forces that affect a person and decision making. For any person, for a calm state of mind, for inner harmony and peace, peace is needed between these two serious levers.
There are many situations in life when the mind dictates to make one decision that is more logical and will bring more benefit to the person, and feelings require the opposite decision to be made, since it is more humane and connected with the thin strings of the soul. Anyone has to face this problem. For one, this conflict is associated with a minor life situation and the lives of innocent people depend on the decision and conflict of the mind and feelings of another.
In any situation, in order to make the right decision and then not regret it and not blame yourself for the terrible one, you need to weigh all the pros and cons, all the positive and negative sides of a serious choice. Sometimes it is so important to look at a particular issue and task from the side. This helps not to make mistakes and to understand more clearly where the true truthful choice is. It is important to be able to seek help from a loved one, to whom he is ready to entrust all his secrets and innermost thoughts.
Every strong person in life is faced with a problem that he can not afford. In this position, anyone can get confused and take a step, which after a while will lead to undesirable consequences. For many, excessive self-esteem or selfishness does not allow them to seek help, and the person suffers from this, unable to cope with the situation. It must always be remembered that if close person, then a specialist in this field can always help. Turning to a psychologist is not scary and not ashamed, as many perceive this step. It is a psychologist who can help you understand yourself, your feelings and the contradictions between feelings and reason.
Essay grade 11.
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“Reason and feelings are two forces that equally need each other” (V. G. Belinsky)
Man is a rational being. This is an axiom, an indisputable truth. Even in explanatory dictionary Russian language S.I. Ozhegov said that reason is “the highest level cognitive activity"namely a person, although animals are also reasonable. In the same dictionary, reason as “the ability to think logically and creatively” is opposed to feeling, interpreted as “a state in which a person is able to realize, experience, understand something based on sensations and impressions.” And although these concepts are antipodes, a person will never be complete if he gives special meaning one to the detriment of the other. This was understood, for example, by our great poet A.S. Pushkin. In his "Elegy" he says:
But I don't want, oh friends, to die;
I want to live in order to think and suffer...
As we can see, “think and suffer” are two forces that “equally need each other”, which form the basis of the life of a harmonious personality.
In the novel by I.S. Turgenev “Fathers and Sons”, we can find confirmation of the thought of the Russian critic V.G. Belinsky. The brightest and most memorable image of the novel is Yevgeny Bazarov, who, by virtue of his convictions, puts reason at the forefront, not feelings, since nihilism relied on skepticism - a complete denial of everything that had to do with bourgeois-noble traditions and customs, as well as to the world of sensibility. That is why Bazarov believes that "love is rubbish, unforgivable nonsense," and between young people there is nothing but a physiological attraction. He denies music, poetry, the beauty of nature, because he considers non-science activities to be a useless pastime. In his opinion, "Rafael is not worth a penny, and Russian artists are even less." Bazarov speaks contemptuously of Pavel Petrovich, who threw his life at the feet of his beloved woman. His brother, Arkady's father, who read Pushkin and played the cello, also received ridicule. “A decent chemist is twenty times more useful than a high poet,” says Bazarov, who firmly believed that “nature is not a temple, but a workshop, and man is a worker in it.” However, a person cannot live only by reason, his feelings will overtake him sooner or later, which happened to Bazarov.
Having met Anna Sergeevna Odintsova at the ball, Bazarov found her not only smart, but also attractive. As usual, he talked a lot about science, talked about medicine, botany, and Odintsova kept up the conversation, as she understood the sciences. And Bazarov began to change: he fell in love, despite the fact that he considered this feeling to be romantic nonsense. In the scene of the explanation with Odintsova, we see a completely different Bazarov, not the one who argued with Kirsanov, but a suffering person who loved, but could not open his feelings. And such Bazarov is more sympathetic to us than Bazarov the nihilist. Therefore, Yevgeny’s break with Odintsova evokes in us feelings of empathy, pity, and the scene at the bedside of the dying Bazarov, when Odintsova visits him, makes us cry.
It is probably natural that the death of Bazarov is a blow, first of all, to his nihilistic conviction. Everything can be denied, but before death everyone is equal. And this must be understood with reason. It is in the scene of the last meeting with Odintsova that Bazarov speaks of his mind (“Russia needs me, no, apparently not needed”), and even more about his feeling for her. In the face of death, in the worldview of this hero, the mind and feelings become the force that does not oppose, but complements each other.
In this novel, not only Bazarov preferred one side of human nature. For example, Nikolai Petrovich, on the contrary, lived more feelings than intellect. That's why the village fell into disrepair, that's why he hid Fenechka from Arkady. But it seemed that it was time to accept her not only with the heart, but also with the mind, because the illegitimate son grew up. It seems to me that only thanks to Bazarov, Nikolai Petrovich finally forgot about noble prejudices and married a poor woman. Two forces - reason and feelings - made this hero in the eyes of the reader a more likeable character than he was at the beginning of the novel.
Of course, there are many examples of how reason and feelings complement each other in our literature. I recall Chatsky with his "mind and heart out of tune", Pechorin, who only once gave vent to his feelings when he pursued Vera, and others. But no matter what hero we take, we can see that everything that matters for a person’s life (labor, material wealth, peace, nature, family), in a special value projection, is reflected both in his consciousness and in his feelings. . Therefore, reason and feelings are not opposing sides of the human personality, but the pillars on which a person should stand - the crown of the creation of the universe. (688 words)
Feelings or mind? The question is as old as the world. Confrontation without end and beginning. Although if you go further, it turns out that the feelings were much earlier. ancient man lived by instincts, by his feelings, but not by reason. Primitive people did not have a core that restrained their impulses. But these feelings were base and imperfect, and only the appearance of reason could elevate them.
It brought the warmth of the heart into the animal passions. Thus, it turns out that the mind is more important, because without it, there would be no high feelings. Sober and cold thinking restrains the pressure of unpredictable impulses. But is it really an ideally unemotional state? Is it possible to exist without feelings? Perhaps not, because it is not always possible to make a decision only with the support of the mind. Some things can only be seen and understood by the heart. And in this case, the coldness and sobriety of the mind will play a cruel joke with you. This will lead to an error, possibly fatal. So what's more important? Or are they just two extremes of the same force?
AT classical literature there is a great variety of works dealing with the question of the senses and the mind.
This topic is very broad and varied. Many authors have touched on it at different times. Such masters of the pen as I.A. Bunin and A.I. Kuprin. They touched on this topic especially vividly and vividly.
The story of I.A. Bunin " Sunstroke” tells about the fleeting connection of two travelers. The writer very subtly depicts the experiences and spiritual impulses of the characters. Here, it would seem, there is a complete triumph of feelings over reason. But this is only at first glance. One of the heroes of the story did not pursue the object of his love, but quietly parted, not wanting trouble for his dear person. This shows a close connection between the senses and the mind.
The story of A.I. Kuprin " Garnet bracelet"depicts unrequited feelings. They do not bring happiness to the hero who experiences them. And yet he can't help himself. Feelings are stronger than him. This is like madness for the hero, so the ending is sad. In this work, in the image of Zheltkov, it is shown how dangerous the predominance of feelings over reason can be for a person. And the example of Princess Vera Shane shows how sometimes a cold mind prevents you from experiencing real happiness.
So, In the dispute between reason and feelings, unfortunately, sometimes there are winners, but they should not be. These phenomena cannot be one without the other. Both reason and feelings are two sides of the same coin. Therefore, it is very important to maintain such a fragile and unstable balance between them.
Updated: 2016-11-20
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