Holy Name University Tagbilaran City Name: Aimee Joy Orion Philosophy 2 (1:30-2:30 MWF) Course: AB PoliticalScience 2 Sir Joselito Gallendo PROJECT IN PHILO 2 (Summary and Insights) Summary : Bicentennial Man A character named Andrew Martin requests an unknown operation from a robotic surgeon. However‚ the robot refuses‚ as the operation is harmful and violates the First Law of Robotics‚ which says a robot may never harm a human being. Andrew‚ however‚ changes its mind‚ telling
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BiCentennial Man In BiCentennial Man‚ Andrew changes his appearance so drastically that he looks exactly like a human being. I believe that even though Andrew isn’t technically a human on the inside‚ he could still be considered a human being because of his ability to sense emotions and have feelings. For example‚ one of the human vocations are that humans are blessed with a conscience‚ and Andrew displays that he does possesses a conscience when he realized that Little Miss was upset with him for
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boldness and audacity‚ for it is not often that‚ in a film billed as a mass audience comedy‚ all the main characters pass on to their heavenly reward at one point or another – but‚ then again‚ how many comedies span a two hundred year time period? `Bicentennial Man’ obviously has more on its mind than mere fish-out-of-water buffoonery‚ as it becomes an often-elegiac reflection on the transience of life‚ the meaning of being human and the search for societal acceptance. The mood of the film is remarkably
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Boy‚ Ellen Kristine M. BMLS –1 BICENTENNIAL MAN A person’s idea of perfection is in his eyes. One may say that perfection is the ultimate goal of one but have you ever considered that being perfect can lead to a boring life? The story talks about a robot who wants to free himself from the life he has‚ a life that leads to nothing. He always wanted a life similar to humans and that is to experience the joy that robots couldn’t or will not have and that is to be a human person. He admired
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I would consider Andrew Martin that he became truly a human being. I think that Andrew has fulfilled the characteristics and personalities of a human being. These abilities are things that can only be observed in human‚ and these abilities are what makes human unique from other creatures. These abilities include consciousness‚ free will‚ emotions‚ feelings‚ mortality‚ and other things were all developed and possessed by Andrew. Although Andrew was made up of steels‚ it is not only the physical features
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equality among all Americans have continued to this day. The concept of equality has not been ignored by Hollywood‚ either. The concept of equality has been a central theme in various popular films over the years. One such film is Bicentennial Man. The theme of Bicentennial Man challenges the viewer to question where they think the line of equality ought to be drawn. Throughout history‚ humans have struggled with this concept. Naturally‚ individuals desire to be the best‚ and they try to distance themselves
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Therefore‚ science fiction has a big variation of stories that range from the unthinkable to the impossible and that is what allows authors to create great pieces of work. In the novels Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy‚ by Douglas Adams‚ The Bicentennial Man‚ by Isaac Asimov and The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury‚ readers can clearly see straight away that all of these novels are fiction just by simply reading the beginning of them. These three novels share common aspects of fiction while
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Can a robot be a person? Or should it be said‚ can Andrew be a person? Andrew is simply NDR-114: an androgynous robot designed to handle household chores‚ child education‚ servant work‚ and anything else as ordered by humans‚ the Martin family. It only got its name when Little Miss stumbled over the word "android"‚ and mistaken it as something else and said "Andrew" instead. As Andrew begins to experience emotions and creative thought‚ the Martin family soon discovers they own a very different and
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Summary The lawnmower man The lawnmower man is a short story by Stephen King. The lawnmower man is about Harold Parkette‚ who after an accident with his lawnmower and the neighbors dog‚ decides to sell his lawnmower. After a while the lawn starts to get higher. He decides to hire a lawnmower to do the lawn for him. He calls the firm Pastoral greenery and outdoor service. Not long after a lawnmower shows up at his house. He is the usual type‚ he knows all to well. While the lawnmower takes care
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SUMMARY ON EVOLUTION OF MAN. Science tells us that the earth and all other planets were made out of rings of hot gases revolving around the sun. Cooling and condensing over a period of billions of years formed the solid earth we now live on. Most of the earth was covered by water and the first form of life began in the form of single-celled bacteria. From the bacteria‚ animal life then evolved through a series of life forms up until the present day animals such as fish‚ reptiles‚ birds and beasts
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