tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980751096663660132.post543231013376058607..comments2023-11-19T13:16:28.673-08:00Comments on The War and Peace Blog: Philosophy in War and PeaceKelly Heroldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484703304084014289noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980751096663660132.post-10562338297743652602014-10-09T15:44:18.825-07:002014-10-09T15:44:18.825-07:00I think a possible take home message though slight...I think a possible take home message though slightly pessimistic is if you truly look at life abstractly and at that moment in particular for Andrew nothing matters. Yes, soldiers find war as an opportunity to succeed and make a name for themselves but the fact that there are things in life that remain unknown and we hardly ever get to see what is really going on is the reason Andrew seems to stop caring. At the face of death does anything truly even matter?Aminata Buganzi Kinanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14112197986143557848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980751096663660132.post-47660804279379360272014-10-09T15:42:52.802-07:002014-10-09T15:42:52.802-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Aminata Buganzi Kinanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14112197986143557848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980751096663660132.post-35139516346671756962014-10-06T20:48:59.933-07:002014-10-06T20:48:59.933-07:00I think it is interesting that war provides a sour...I think it is interesting that war provides a source of purpose for Andrew, yet eventually, one of the driving forces behind the war, Napoleon, becomes insignificant to him. Perhaps Tolstoy means to communicate that the larger, more abstract concept of War itself can always give soldiers purpose but the trivial, finite characteristics of a given war are ultimately insignificant. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01393232444322277262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980751096663660132.post-8746005847442619182014-09-22T14:06:52.803-07:002014-09-22T14:06:52.803-07:00I think not only looking at him going to war, what...I think not only looking at him going to war, what is particularly interesting and important is that exact moment of his " epiphany" so to speak. The way Tolstoy formulated that moment is brilliant. It is not only his opinion of war but of life as a whole. A new outlook on life not only war. What is the meaning of life- why are we here- why do we live the way we do- why is any of this important?Aminata Buganzi Kinanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14112197986143557848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980751096663660132.post-69914208527776042962014-09-21T20:52:51.481-07:002014-09-21T20:52:51.481-07:00I think your observation of Andrew's change of...I think your observation of Andrew's change of opinion is really good! Do you think this is partly because going to War made him realise that battle is actually barbaric and not glorious or heroic?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12017132690048192836noreply@blogger.com