Based on these texts, the authors are trying to make us look beyond the norm of literature. The writers such as Descartes and Kant are examining the philosophical ideas in the world around us. They bring forth the fact that questioning and analyzing things in life will bring people to a better understanding of the world. Kant argues that we must not be held back by our usually thinking processes, but rather delve into questioning the unknown. The authors admit that it is impossible for a person to know everything in the world however it is imperative for us to be conscious in whats going on around us.

These works bring about the question behind what is life and what does it truly consist of. After reading and hearing these authors, the initial reaction is to re evaluate everything we have been taught thus far. The readings make us question the primary laws and constructs we know. For example, Descarte argues that people will never know everything and for that we may never be fully content with what we know. I agree with these authors and believe that the only way we will he able to truly understand whats going on around us is if we begin looking at the world from a clean slate and base our lives on our moral intuitions.