African traditional religion

Animals are seen as objects as oppose to living beings that deserve to make an ends of themselves. There are objectors, such as Kant, a deontologist that believes that animals do not deserve moral consideration because they have no intrinsic value such as rationality and autonomy. Since objectors like Kant believe that animals do not think for themselves or think in a logical way they hold another objection, that nonhuman animals are unable to respect others rights or show moral reciprocity…

Religion in Relationships Many ask why they are who they are, how they became who they are, and what changed them. Someone becomes who they are by the people around which they surround themselves with and how they choose to take in what those around them are saying. Many people can just go with the flow and be the center of attention, while others have to go the extra mile to get into the “in crowd.” But should that stuff even matter? Shouldn’t it just be about what or who makes you happy?…

Is destruction a human quality or is destruction based on gender? The texts Pinhook written by Janisse Ray and the poem “The Bees” by Audre Lorde offer interesting commentaries on this thought. Through the creation of specific power hierarchies and using the binary of submission versus domination in the context of human interactions with nature and interpersonally, the authors provide criticism of inequalities they see in the society around them. Based on the both of the authors’ backgrounds in…

In paper 1, I mentioned that achieving personal life goals is the highest good and morality is determined by the number of people considering an action good. Happiness is not the highest good because there exists people who make decisions like suicide that do not aim at happiness. If happiness is the highest good then no one would make any decisions that do not bring him happiness. In addition, life goal is a goal that one believes it is worth to spend his life to achieve. For example, in…

study of other religions. I am thankful that I took a different look at the purpose for the course. I have learned a lot over the last seven weeks. This course taught me a lot about the rituals, practices, and history of other religion and even some things about myself. My perspective has definitely changed. So much so that I have ended my interfaith relationship. Through the readings in the course and the assignments, my fiancé provided me with material to read about his religion. The more I…

to live in the world. “One of the best ways to understand a person is to become familiar with his or her past.” (Why College Matters To God, 35) I am from a small town in northern Arizona where many religions collide. During my high school years I was exposed to many different religions and I have a place in my heart for exploring and understanding them and their points of view. An example of one of the experiences that shaped this came from when I met a Buddhist monk, an atheist,…

This film is far from dull. This film was greatly disapproved by church officials for the method’s used by Bellocchio. He portrayed the complete opposite of what Italian tradition and religion stands for. But did he also show a glimpse of reality behind closed doors? I understand why religious wise this church would be offended, but on a more societal view, I believe this film is an eye opener. The painted portrait of Italian culture…

Gaetano (class) (professor) (date) Taming One’s Fury: The Process of Civilization When Freud discusses the oceanic feeling, he argues that this comes about from a regression to a previous state, a result of the “primary ego-feeling” that people felt when they were infants “[persisting] to a greater or less degree” (Freud 4). This primary ego-feeling is one that has not yet managed to separate itself from the world around it, failing to differentiate between the internal and the external world.…

Ethical dilemmas are a controversial aspect between the various worldviews. Dilemmas arise when reality and beliefs collide. How people make an ethical decision is based on their worldview and the pros and cons as they see the issue. Issues can arise when viewing pornography, abortion, euthanasia, religious tolerance, steroids, and more. This paper will discuss the Christian worldview beliefs when dealing with euthanasia and how it should be handled, the benefits that could follow from adhering…

Regarding her religion, I already knew a lot about Judaism before I enrolled in this course so the interview itself didn’t teach me a lot about the religion. I did get to see real world examples of how strict Ultra-Orthodox Jews can be. Jenny’s father is a non-practicing Jew. He used to be a lot like Rabbi Joseph Meszler from our course…