Where Connotations Serve to Clarify Julían Marías, a Spanish philosopher proves to be no exception to the numerous writers attempting to describe California’s effect on both visitors and residents alike almost predictably invoking the idea of paradise in their evaluation. He confirms California as a paradise while at the same time exploring the reflective meaning of paradise itself in human consciousness. Marías considers California to be a vision of paradise in respect to his diverse interpretations of the word paradise. In other words, Marías attempts to generate a critical meditation allowed the word paradise to have various connotation from the Garde