In his Treatise of Human Nature David Hume offers two categories of virtue which aim to divide the moral terrain into the natural and the artificial virtues. In order to assess Hume’s distinction‚ I shall firstly establish what Hume identifies ‘virtue’ to be. I shall then proceed to catalogue two distinctions employed by Hume in establishing his distinction: their degree of partiality and equality and the motive distinction. As Hume’s distinction has been contested for its blurriness I shall thus
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Henan Daswell Machinery Co.‚ Ltd.‚ adhering to the "ideas determine‚ integrity cast of wealth" business philosophy‚ in the manufacture of mining machinery and equipment continued innovation. Continuously improve the company’s innovative mechanisms to encourage scientific and technological personnel‚ and creating an innovative research team adopted a "going out‚ please come in" approach‚ active and relevant national research institutions and colleges have a long term relationship
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use of animals and humans in psychological research on substance abuse When explaining substance abuse both nature and nurture have a role to play in understanding‚ through the processes of dependency and withdrawal. Dependency is how difficult someone finds it to cope without another fix. Withdrawal is the effects of coming off of the drug. These processes are similar for everyone; however‚ they can differ because of how nature and nurture modify these experiences. The nature side of the debate
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Psychological Manipulation The Party barrages its subjects with psychological stimuli designed to overwhelm the mind’s capacity for independent thought. The giant telescreen in every citizen’s room blasts a constant stream of propaganda designed to make the failures and shortcomings of the Party appear to be triumphant successes. The telescreens also monitor behavior—everywhere they go‚ citizens are continuously reminded‚ especially by means of the omnipresent signs reading “BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING
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Nature of Reality Reality is an illusion based on gene survivial-individual behaviour and even social institutions are expressions of genes‚ the vast majority of which are common to humans and the higher primates. The implicit‚ largely unconscious‚ principles that inform gene-determined human behaviour are rooted in their survival value; and the entity whose survival is served is not the conscious organism but the genome itself. Since the actual reasons for our actions are beyond our ken
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Phineas Gage and the Role of the Brain in Cognitive Functioning BreAnne Warden PSY/360 December 5‚ 2011 Devlin Crose Phineas Gage and the Role of the Brain in Cognitive Functioning The brain plays a key role in cognitive functioning. Of the many areas in the brain‚ only certain areas have an impact on cognitive functioning. The case of a man named Phineas Gage showed key elements of specific areas in the brain that support certain cognitive functions. The traumatic brain injury that Phineas
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environment plays a greater role in determining or shaping the human development. Nature is the abilities that are present at birth‚ as well as any abilities determined by genes‚ including which we develop as we get older. On the other hand‚ nurture is the processes caused by environment. Everything is learned through our interactions with our environment and as a result of our experiences. Some people believe that the nature affects our human development‚ while others believe that it is nurture that
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Psychological Theories: Lifespan vs. Social Learning Theory A Case Study HNC Social Care 13th August 2011 Total Words = 814 During this case study we will be utilising two theories to understand the behaviours of an individual named Alistair. Alistair is 17 years old and originates from Ayrshire. He arrived at Stepdown on 01/06/2011 after it was decided that he no longer met the criteria to be held in secure accommodation‚ however still required supervision.
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PSYCHOLOGICAL THERAPIES FOR DEPRESSION To read up on psychological therapies for depression‚ refer to pages 459–468 of Eysenck’s A2 Level Psychology. Ask yourself How can the behavioural approach be applied to the treatment of depression? How can the cognitive approach be applied to the treatment of depression? Which psychological therapy do you think will be most effective for depression? What you need to know PSYCHODYNAMIC THERAPY BEHAVIOUR THERAPY COGNITIVE AND COGNITIVE-BEHAVIOURAL
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Altruism: Helping Others Why Is It Human Nature To Help Others? By Sam Johnson Why Is It Human Nature To Help Others? To discuss why people help others we must consider whether people are by nature selfless or selfish. The dominant view today in psychology is of universal egoism; that we are fundamentally selfish‚ and that altruism (helping motivated by the wish to benefit another person) an impossibility‚ which we see described in Chapter 12. In this article "Do-Gooders
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