Philosophy+Novel+Connections

=Pragmatic Connections:=

“Of Mice and Men” is strongly influenced by pragmatism in the form of obeying the mind instead of morals

 * ===Pragmatic actions- logical and effective rather than what is necessarily right===
 * ===Putting down of Candy’s dog===
 * ===Men making decision to kill Lennie===

=Logical Empiricism:= ===Throughout Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck, reflects logical empiricism with the characters actions and what their actions are based off. Rather, the characters actions were not based on observed proof but rather rational logic. Both Candy's dog, and the fight between Curly and Lennie were examples of actions based on rational logic and not what was physically observed to be true.=== =Positivism:= ===When Candy approaches George about their future farm, they use positivism. They use this because, they prove the dream is logically possible by figuring out the money needed to make this future farm possible. They organize how much they have now, what they will still need, and how long it will take them to get the money. ===

=Surrealism:= ===The connection to the novel can be made with Lennie's imagination in the last chapter of the book. When he is imagining the rabbit and his Aunt. These are examples of surrealism because they are not real images they are created by Lennie's subconscious mind, creating imaginary imagery. (AM)===