Assignment 2 'The red tinted glasses'

In Chapter 25, Kant, The metaphor ‘red tinted glasses’ suggests that everything we view is limited to an extent. I think it is trying to say how the way we perceive and interpret can be limited due to the ‘red tinted glasses’ that we personally wear. When we have the red tinted glasses on, we see everything in shades of red. This suggests that everything we perceive is altered, however, the way we view world may be different from how others view the world as there can be many other views.

When putting on the red tinted glasses on, we can instantly recognize the differences between the real world and the world that is limited by the red tinted glasses. The things we see may all be the same, however the color, shade and texture may be altered and changed and therefore allow our interpretations to differ. In other words, the glasses have limited our insight of reality. These glasses can affect the way we view groups in the society, people with different ethnic backgrounds, different cultures, different religions, etc.

Personally I think we don’t start off having the red tinted glasses but it is merely something we put on either by others or ourselves. The pair of glasses we put on shapes the things we are taught during our life (all those morals and values). If we want to view the world in all perspective, we will need to courage to take a step forward and take these glasses off. Without these pair of glasses we will be able to make our own reasoning and accept all other perspectives.