After being raised in the Universalist church,
Austin broke off her affiliation with the religion and became an outspoken feminist, anarchist, writing scores of articles for many radicals, journals and giving regular lectures near her home in missouri.
Her Unpublished essay titled " WOMAN"
" Woman and man as well even today are the victims of laws and customs that originated ages ago in brute force among our savage ancestors that lived in caves and fought each-other over the possession of a bone or a woman, man the strongest physically but not mentally enslaved the woman and by exhibition of muscular Power wielded in the shape of the clubs over weaker men, enslaved them also "
Kate witnessed repeated abuses of power in her own young life and like Kate Austen subservience on behalf of not only herself but of women in her life as well. iTS POSSIBLE to see Kates murder of her stepfather as a feminist and anarchic act motivated by spirit shared with a woman described thusly " Her devotion to Liberty made her an anarchist ; her hostility to patriotically made her a feminist.
John Locke ( 1632-1704)
John locke born into a puritan family in England. Locke wrote the bulk of his major work Essay Concerning Human Understanding. In Essay concerning Human Understanding, Locke tried to determine the limits of what can be known and to distinguish between knowledge and belief. Arguing against the rationalists of the day, who thought that human beings gain knowledge by reflecting on innate ideas, Locke held that at birth the mind is a Tabula Rasa ( blank slate ) on which experiences are recorded. It's because of this idea, that knowledge ( with exceptions for math and logic ) is dependent on experience as much as possible and be tolerant of people who have different beliefs.
John Locke
Character: A frustrated office worker in a wheelchair transformed to a vital, ambulatory explorer on the island.
•In the episode "Man of Science, Man of Faith," Locke represents faith. Feels a spiritual bond with the mysterious island.
•Episode title with Locke flashback: "Tabula Rasa."
Philosopher: John Locke (1632-1704), English philosopher of the Enlightenment Era.
•Differs from Lost's Locke by favoring reason in the search for truth and championing science.
•Believed the mind starts as tabula rasa, or blank slate, and learns through experience.
Expert comment: The philosopher saw humans starting in a state of nature — the crash survivors — and moving toward some kind of social contract, as the people on the beach have, says David Thomer, who teaches philosophy at La Salle University. His belief that action is based on experiences fits in with Lost's signature flashbacks: "What the creators are doing here is trying to show you the particular experiences that are motivating the characters."
David Hume ( 1711-1776)
was a scottish Philosopher who was greatly influenced by john locke. Hume thought that knowledge comes from experience.
Lost basically pays homage to history's greatest thinkers by naming characters after philosophers who mused on man, nature and society.
•In the flashback, a first-of-its-kind for Lost, Desmond in the past appears to have knowledge of the future and attempts to change earlier actions, such as ending his relationship with true love Penny. He also has precognition, using that knowledge to try to save Charlie.
Philosopher: David Hume (1711-76), Scottish philosopher.
•Hume examined the conflict of free will vs. determinism; this relates to Desmond's attempts to alter the past to influence the future.
Danielle Rousseau
Character: Island survivor (Mira Furlan) from an earlier, ill-fated expedition.
•After living alone on the island for years, Rousseau is intensely suspicious of all, including the Lostaways.
•She often seems unhinged, possibly a result of living in the wild so long.
Philosopher: Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712-78), French philosopher, born in Switzerland.
•Rousseau grew paranoid later in life and had a famed falling-out with philosopher colleague David Hume.
•In his later writings, Rousseau sees society as beneficial, allowing people to work together andproviding security.
Expert comment:"The Rousseau character has been stuck in a state of nature for so long … she might have gone mad at some point," Thomer says. "You could read that as a warning about what the state of nature can do and how destructive it can be."
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