depiction of human nature suggests that “civilized behaviour is an acquired state rather than a quality that exists within all human beings.” Unfortunately‚ I have to object to his belief about the savage nature of humanity. This worldview has challenged me to view both myself and the world surrounding me to realise that every human being is unique‚ but we all have one thing in common‚ no matter how incredibly bad mannered we are‚ even if we’ve done things that are so injudicious‚ people are able to do
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point of view because I believe human nature is naturally “evil”‚ he states “Civil society is the application of force by the state to uphold contracts and so forth.” He’s saying‚ without the social contract that people are morally obligated to withhold‚ we would follow our human nature to simply do as we please. The definition of human nature is “The general psychological characteristics‚ feelings‚ and behavioral traits of humankind‚ shared by all humans.” Hobbs had a negative point of view on human
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Piaget’s view or the Nature verses Nurture discussion or Gardener’s multiple intelligences? Piaget focuses on the mental processes that occur‚ rather than on the actual measure of the intellect. He uses four areas to define intelligence where Gardner defines nine. For Piaget these areas are a biological approach to looking at intelligence‚ the series of the stages‚ understanding‚ and intellectual ability. Piaget’s approach focuses on the physical and mental aspects of our bodies. He also discusses
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View Of Human Nature Humans are born basically good. It is Karen Horney’s view that “people are essentially good” but in my personal opinion‚ I think that humans are in the borderline of it. Tendencies of them being good or evil or just depends. But if you were to ask me and am only allowed to choose between the two‚ I think I’ll be siding on that people are basically evil meaning here that I will be contradicting on Karen Horney statement. I’ll be talking about why I think humans are basically
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Thoreau has a unique perspective on the interworking of the Earth as it comes to nature due to his lifestyle and he brilliantly translate these situations into a human connection. Thoreau wrote in the age of transcendentalism which is greatly reflected by the attention to nature as well as the intertwining of all living things among the Earth. The chapter “Nature” spans a period in which the seasons are changing from the cold bitterness of winter to the blossoming and blooming season of spring. With
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Human Nature: Western vs. Eastern Views Within the western view of human nature‚ it emphasizes that humans are made in the image of God. It is mostly composed within Judeo-Christian tradition. This view looks at human nature to be loving‚ rational‚ and relational to God. The way the western view decides good or evil depends on actions and choices. Good expresses life‚ charity‚ happiness‚ and love. Evil would consist of discrimination‚ humiliation‚ destructiveness‚ and so on. Society would be
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In Religion as a Cultural System‚ Clifford Geertz makes strong claims explaining in a very logical way his definition on religion. While Keiji Nishitani precisely states his perspective on religion and how religion is a necessary journey in his excerpt What is Religion? I aim to prove that Nishitani’s view of religion is better and beneficial for humans than Geertz. Geertz definition of religion is a system made up of symbols. The symbols are what create the values‚ ideals‚ or “moods and motivations
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Pico della Mirandola was a humanist who wrote the Oration on the Dignity of Man‚ which commemorates human nature. In his book‚ Oration on the Dignity of Man‚ Pico argues that human beings are free to become whatever they choose. Pico believed that the source of human freedom is God. Humans were placed by God in the middle of the chain of being. They are “neither of heavenly nor of earthly stuff‚ neither mortal nor immortal‚” and humans are free to choose the place they want to be on the chain of
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Cultures have many different views of death. However it mainly relies on the cultures religion. Some religions have extraordinary death rituals and some have ordinary. The main religion in the Indian culture‚ is Hinduism. For Hindus‚ life is a time to prepare for death. Death is nothing to be scared of‚ instead they refer to death as mahaaprasthaana‚ or “The great journey.” The Indian culture has adapted to the religion of Hinduism throughout it’s existence. It is now the world’s third largest religion
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In the world there are people who are just or unjust; some might even be both. A person who goes out in the day may be just because he wants people to recognize his good behavior‚ and praise him for it. But that same person may go out at night‚ and be completely unjust because no one can see him. Therefore‚ in his mind his actions don’t matter. In Plato’s The Republic‚ the view of justice is illustrated by the story of Gyges’ ring‚ and that view is that if people could turn invisible almost all of
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