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Othello's human nature comes through in a number of ways in Shakespeare's play of the same name. Othello is presented in a heroic light but at the same time his faults and failings are more than apparent and become increasingly pronounced as the drama unfolds. First, his willfulness is on display when he elopes with Desdemona, the daughter of a senator without the consent of her father, who he knows would not approve. Second, his jealousy is piqued by Iago, who looks to bring down the Moor and ruin his life.… Continue Reading...
also addressed. Cyril of Alexandria opposed Nestorius, who advocated for the position of Mary conceiving only the human nature of Jesus—i.e., Theotokos rather than Christokos. Cyril convinced the Council that Nestorius was wrong—but Nestorius refused to submit nonetheless.
Emperor Marcian called to order the Council of Chalcedon. Nestorius was still spreading the idea that Christ had two personalities rather than two natures. The Council aimed to show that Christ had one personality that was whole and unified—i.e., that He was both God and man, without any division or separation between his two natures ever at any point. The Chalcedonian definition put forward by the Council was that… Continue Reading...
Science fiction frequently portrays a dystopian reality to demonstrate the faults and failings in human nature or in human societies. Technology becomes an extension of human nature, enabling people to abuse or exploit. In William Gibson's novel Neuromancer, the author offers a bleak portrayal of the ways human beings use technology. Humans interface with technology in a way that obliterates their ability to relate to one another or experience emotions like compassion and empathy. The protagonist Henry Case is an exception, which is why the audience can relate to the ways he tries to subvert the system. A matrix supersedes human collective consciousness, and… Continue Reading...
beings. Human beings seem to be anthropomorphizing AI before AI really exists, and to be projecting human nature onto systems that are almost by definition potentially more advanced and as Bostrom would put it, "superintelligent" than their human counterparts (Shead 1). Artificial intelligence might in fact be the only hope for humanity.
Science fiction does present a somewhat optimistic view of artificial intelligence, showing that artificially intelligent systems can be more humane (or actually more human) than human beings themselves. For example, the replicants in Blade Runner act in ways that are more judicious than their human counterparts, who treat AI abusively. The filmmakers lead the… Continue Reading...
an individual’s life. It affects how an individual interprets the character of the world, human nature, and the purpose of life (Hiles & Smith, n.d.). Christians have their own worldview or beliefs with regard to the nature of God, humanity, Jesus, and restoration. This paper describes these beliefs, eventually analysing the strengths of the Christian belief and how it influences a person’s thinking and behaviour.
God
According to Christianity, there is only one God. The Bible describes God as a supernatural, eternal being responsible for everything in the universe. He commands the oceans, He makes the birds sing every morning, He makes the sun… Continue Reading...
Human Nature. 1st ed. Oxford: Clarendon Press.] [8: Locke, John. 1993. Two Treatises Of Government. 1st ed. London: Everyman.]
Argument for One Side
As for what side makes more sense, it is perhaps reasonable on the past of Hume to suggest that no contract or "agreement" of the explicit sense is being made when people see what the government is doing yet they don't rise up, march the streets or otherwise engage in any sort of lawlessness or… Continue Reading...
have a tendency to resist or be mystified by the divine nature. The human nature on the other hand calls to us and we recognize it. We recognize the divine nature as well but tend to be frightened by it: we are like those who asked Christ to leave them after He sent the demons into the pigs which then rushed into the waters and drowned. When Christ presents himself as the presence of "Abba" it is in order to help us to see that the mystery of our salvation is bound up in the mystery of His Incarnation and in His nature.… Continue Reading...
of human nature. This is particularly the case with The Woman with Flowers and The Fight in the Popular Forest – where, without going into much detail, the frailties of men and the timid nature of the adult world are highlighted. Through fictionisation, most of the books published in France from China, such as Mo Yan’s pieces, effectively uncover various social deficiencies and moral decay. It is, however, important to note that although the imagery used appears to be extreme on some fronts, i.e. with regard to cruelty and violence, it… Continue Reading...
knowing (Kukla and Mark 63). Such a capacity of knowing is essential to human nature. Harm is also an epistemological and practical way. Within the realm of practicality, Robinson has been subjected to the lowest rank in the social hierarchy. This is what happens to all of the members with such attributes. Such injustice is a dividing power. It separates and puts people in such different levels of the society. It gives strength and power based on the hierarchies, certainly with the higher ranks given more power and control over the lower level ranks. As much as such injustice is there, hierarchies will… Continue Reading...
animals, but rather its purpose is to create another tree (Adler, 1997).
A second theme that can be discussed is human nature and cause of existence. In the same manner in which Aristotle perceives purpose in systems of biology and anatomy, final causality of human beings is seen as well. This is because in their nature, human beings are prepared and bound for a final… Continue Reading...
this is certainly apparent in The Woodlanders, which provides an overtly pessimistic view of human nature but especially of patriarchy (625). In fact, Hardy's The Woodlanders shows that while Darwinian principles of evolution sometimes favor members of the species with no moral scruples, in the end the survival of the fittest showcases the strengths of those who were previously of the subordinate social classes, people like Grace and Marty in The Woodlanders. Although social Darwinism is usually used to perpetuate injustice and inequality, a deconstruction of social Darwinism that is applied to Thomas Hardy's The Woodlanders shows how the author's "evolutionary pessimism" is paralleled… Continue Reading...
human nature, although accepting of the presence of an entity greater than all of creation, is not always clear on the concept of God. The concept of God is entrenched in our nature but not everyone has a clear idea of Him. Everybody does have a vague and general idea of Him, though. Furthermore, "There is nothing to prevent a man, who cannot grasp a proof, accepting, as a matter of faith, something which in itself is capable of being scientifically known and demonstrated." In other words, any concept in… Continue Reading...
to develop social and emotional intelligence skills. Social and emotional intelligence is about being able to observe human beings, human nature, the way people act and react, the way they respond or use body language to convey information, and to see what is being said between the lines. It is…[…… parts of this paper are missing, click here to view the entire document ]…a moral and ethical workplace culture where altruism can flourish. It fosters charity, kindness, appreciation and respect for others. It is effective because it is grounded in the concept of paying it forward. The leader leads by example and shows that when you love ones neighbor… Continue Reading...
and emotional intelligence skills. Social and emotional intelligence is about being able to observe human beings, human nature, the way people act and react, the way they respond or use body language to convey information, and to see what is being said between the lines. It is…[…… parts of this paper are missing, click here to view the entire document ]…promotes a moral and ethical workplace culture where altruism can flourish. It fosters charity, kindness, appreciation and respect for others. It is effective because it is grounded in the concept of paying it forward. The leader leads by example and shows that when you love one’s… Continue Reading...
to be avoided, but rather something that is a punishment for sin -- for Original Sin -- that which makes human nature fallen. AI, as Kurzweil sees it, is a way to avoid death, to escape the debt that the Christian God has placed on all creation. For Kurzweil, the myth of religion is most likely not something he genuinely feels compelled to regard as important. His interests are in science, in nanotechnology, in "the law of accelerating returns," as he calls it (Casti 663). Not everyone believes as he does, however; some, who still maintain the traditional views of the past and of the Old World in particular are… Continue Reading...
view of human nature. Plato believed that man had a soul and that the soul was what animated man in his entirety. The soul possessed qualities that were manifested in the man’s approach to life. The soul had knowledge written upon it, had impulses that could be driven by base desires, and had a spirit that could be described as good or bad depending on how close in proximity it was towards the Good.
John Cooper points out Plato’s depiction of the soul by explaining that the soul’s three, basic characteristics: “reason,… Continue Reading...
people are deprived of all relationships, it would not help to unearth the central essence that defines human nature. Confucius heralds virtue as being a fulfillment of human potential. Owing to the fact that such potential is at, minimum, provided in the relationships people are born in, the initial and most significant virtues surround family. Striving for familial relationships defines virtue. Relationships inspire improvement; thus they can be valued on their own merit (Santiago, 2008).
Aristotelian tradition portrays an individual-based view of morality. It states that the ancient Geeks pondered, '' how should I live? '' Since the agent was presumptively an individual, the response was in… Continue Reading...
the physician had insight into both the nature of the universe and human nature. This is what informed the Galenic view of the body as being fluid mainly because it was composed of four humors namely blood, black bile, yellow bile, and phlegm. It was believed that the four humors were formed by the same elements that constituted the cosmos (fire, water, air, and earth).
The imbalance that caused an illness needed to be cleansed and the cleansing was done by using specific diets and bloodletting. In those Greek times, people had for a long time believed in the supernatural causes of… Continue Reading...
through the disciplines of philosophy and religion, the first scientific, empirical studies of human nature and behavior began more concertedly in the nineteenth century. William Wundt opened the first real laboratory dedicated exclusively to psychology in 1879, signifying the birth of the scientific study of psychology prior to its fragmentation into different empirical disciplines (Baker & Sperry, 2018). Following initial forays into structural and functional analyses of the human mind, researchers began to take varying approaches including those that focused on the internal or subjective experiences of people, such as psychoanalysis, and those that focused more on measurable outcomes such as behaviorism.
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ki, which manifests more concretely in human nature and behavior.
At stake, therefore, was the very nature of existence and related to Confucian epistemology as well as cosmology and ontology. T'oegye believed that I and ki remained definitively separate, as they were constructed from completely different source energy or source material. Yet T'oegye also showed how both are present or at least influence human nature (Cua 104). The concept of the four beginnings can also be traced to Mencius, and provided Korean philosophers with the ability to assert that… Continue Reading...
