The Philosophy Of Romanticism: Self-awareness

Student’s Name Professor’s Name Course Date The philosophy of romanticism emphasizes on emotional self-awareness as a fundamental condition in improving the society and bettering human life. The philosophy identifies with subjectivity rather than objectivity. Science tries to describe the world objectively. In this regard, there is no viewpoint through which the world is understood. I identify with the philosophy of the Romantics. I content that viewing a particular aspect subjectively is more important than focusing on the objective viewpoint. In the modern economic environment, subjectivity is preferred to objectivity as it fosters innovation and entrepreneurship essential in promoting the growth of economies. For example, if three people, a farmer, property developer, and artist look at a particular landscape, each of them would see it from a particular viewpoint. For instance, the property developer would see the potential of developing real estate apartments, a farmer would see the chance of practising agriculture and the artist would see subtleties of form and color. In this context, each individual sees the landscape from a particular (subjective) viewpoint rather than an objective viewpoint. Whenever I look at something, I look at it from a perspective that could be able to make economic sense. In this regard, I prefer subjective evaluation to objective evaluation because it is bound to make sense out of a particular concept rather than just viewing it. I believe that an individual should be allowed to lead a life that promotes independent self-determination, self-expression, and self-realization. In this regard, the nature of a person should not be defined by either the political or societal factors. The romanticism philosophy further emphasizes on these aspects. According to Wordsworth, one of the influential philosophers in the romantic period, ‘an individual could directly understand nature without the need for social and society artifice.' He further contends that salvation is a solitary individual choice and should not be in any way influenced by political movements. On a personal level, it attaches most importance to independence in decision making. Since the humans are created with ‘super' cognitive abilities, an individual should be allowed to make independent decisions rather than being coerced to accept a particular position that conflict with his values and aspirations. The p...