Louis Pojman. "Why Do We Need Morality?" How Should We Live? N.p.: Thomson/Wadsworth, ___2004. N. pag. Print. This book was written specifically for those trying to learn philosophical ideas such as mankind’s state of nature and connect these ideas to modern works such as Lord of The Flies. Louis P. Pojman, the author, was a Professor of Philosophy at the United States Military Academy, has won numerous research and teaching awards such as the Burlington Northern Award, and has authored or edited over 100 articles and 30 books. The chapter “Why Do We Need Morality” talks of how civilization broke down in Lord of The Flies and that the young boys returned to their natural state. Pojman uses the work of Thomas Hobbes to describe this state of nature and uses this description to explain the importance of having morality. The chapter “Why Do We Need Morality?” from How Should We Live by Louis Pojman will improve my project by helping to define Hobbes state of nature and how humans behave in this natural state.
Simmons, A. John. “Locke's State of Nature.” Political Theory, vol. 17, no. 3, 1989, pp. 449–470., ___www.jstor.org/stable/191226. This journal article was written for an audience that is interested in learning about Locke’s definition of human’s state …show more content…
Erich Maria Remarque, the author, is a famous novelist who wrote primarily on the horror of war. All Quiet On The Western Front is the story of a young man who enlists in the German army during World War 1 and is faced with numerous atrocities as he fights in the trenches. The young man, Paul, quickly learned that maybe it wasn’t the other soldiers he was fighting who were the enemy, but instead was the people leading them. Most important to my project is the repeated symbol of men transforming to animals in the face of extreme danger. This relates to my project and would support Hobbes point of view on how humans act in their natural
Simmons, A. John. “Locke's State of Nature.” Political Theory, vol. 17, no. 3, 1989, pp. 449–470., ___www.jstor.org/stable/191226. This journal article was written for an audience that is interested in learning about Locke’s definition of human’s state …show more content…
Erich Maria Remarque, the author, is a famous novelist who wrote primarily on the horror of war. All Quiet On The Western Front is the story of a young man who enlists in the German army during World War 1 and is faced with numerous atrocities as he fights in the trenches. The young man, Paul, quickly learned that maybe it wasn’t the other soldiers he was fighting who were the enemy, but instead was the people leading them. Most important to my project is the repeated symbol of men transforming to animals in the face of extreme danger. This relates to my project and would support Hobbes point of view on how humans act in their natural