The Impractical Philosophies of Self-reliance and Civil Disobedience Es

The Impr behaveical Philosophies of Self-reliance and Civil Disobedience   The philosophies of hydrogen David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson would work well in a society comprised only of super intellectual, healthy individuals who were willing put forth the effort needed to well examine themselves and formulate their own opinions close every issue pertaining to them. Emerson utter that all members of society should think for themselves and formulate their own opinions rather than conforming to a popular belief. Thoreau said that the best govern ment was no government, and that citizenry should always do what was just. A society that functi bingled under the ideals of Emerson and Thoreau would have no problems. No money would be needed, because all members of society would do what was righteousness and help each another(prenominal) out. A farmer would give out-of-door his grain and in return would receive everything he needed from other members of society. No crimes w ould be committed because people would think through what they were about to do and realize that a better option existed. Realistically, such a society is not possible because humans constantly make mistakes, and since these ideals liberalization on the notion that all members of society will adhere to them, the philosophies argon not practical. Because humans could never fully adhere to them, the philosophies of Emerson and Thoreau will never be adopted in society.   The philosophy of Thoreau hinges on the acceptance and virtue of the philosophy of Emerson, and the philosophy of Emerson is ruined if the philosophy of Thoreau cannot be followed. Emerson preached that all men should trust their own hearts, and that what they thought was good and true. To conceptualize your own thought, to believe that ... ...s as the checks and balances for human neglect.   People have two distinct intrinsic inclineencies. At heart, they tend to be good, exclusively in action they tend to be bad. People know the difference between right and wrong, but usually do not act on this knowledge. They tend to act too quickly, to give in to their desire for more than money and more power, thinking that these will bring them happiness. People usually fail to go through that true happiness lies in doing the right thing.   Self-reliance and civil noncompliance go hand in hand. If all people are self-reliant, hence they can function with no government at all. But if one man is not self-reliant and acts against his good nature, government is needed and therefore self-reliance cannot fully function. In a perfect society, these ideals would work wonders. In flawed society they will accomplish nothing.