Evolutionary robotics

The nature versus nurture debate is one of the oldest philosophical issues within psychology. Nature refers to all genes and hereditary factors that influence who we are - from our physical appearance to our personality characteristics. Nurture refers to all the environmental variables that impact who we are, including early childhood experiences, how we were raised, our social relationships, and our surrounding culture. Even today, different branches of psychology often take one or the other…

In Isaac Asimov’s short story “Reason”, the author provides a detailed account of a robot’s creation and upbringing. The robot, named Cutie was created on earth and shipped to space in separate parts; therefore he has no knowledge of Earth or any other bodies in space. Cutie’s stubbornness and reasoned thinking led one of the scientists to comment, “Oh, Jupiter, a robot Descartes” (p. 51). Cutie has a lot of similarities with René Descartes. Both Cutie and Descartes possess infinite curiosity,…

Several positions exist in philosophy regarding human nature. Karl Marx and Charles Darwin give two of these positions. Karl Marx’s philosophical position on human nature was that economic substructure and society determines human nature (Wall 279). He felt that humans are social animals that are driven to produce in a way that benefited society, and that human nature is “expressed in a drive to spontaneously and creatively produce products in a manner that is conducive to social and…

Earth’s biodiversity is been around for eons, one of the key factors why it have existed that long, is because of evolution and extinction. It is the nature’s way to continually adapt to the fast changing environment, though extinction is the “end of the line” of all living species; it is the key to the survival of the future generation species. But with humans around premature extinction will be a problem due to our selfishness and loss of respect to our environment. With humans also known as…

When it comes to the discussions of human nature, a controversial issue has been whether it is in our human nature to be good or evil and if it can be shaped or not. On the one hand, Mencius argues that it is in our nature to be good and that it can be shaped. On the other hand, John Locke contends that human nature is neutral and we choose our path through harsh revolution. Others even argue that it is in our human nature to be evil, even when we mean to do good, that nature will never change.…

The age-old question of nature vs. nurture is one that continues, even today to plague both philosophers and scientists. The question pertains to the idea that we as human beings are either influenced by our genes or our surrounding when it comes to our behaviour. Both sides of the argument have logical fact supporting their thesis, however a new thesis has a risen; perhaps it is not nature vs. nurture, but nature via nurture. Establishing the idea that our behaviour is based on our genes and…

Oranus Salimi 301201582 Psychology 385 02.01.16 Evolutionary psychology looks to explain that the way individuals behave and act are due to the way we, humans have evolved. In this paper, I summarize an article by Dupré, entitled “The Lure of the Simplistic,” and evaluate its claims regarding the evolution theory. Dupré claims that the evolution theory is too simplistic; thus this theory is restricted in terms of applicability, and alone is not sufficient in explaining human…

In Plato 's the Republic book seven we have the allegory of the cave. This cave represents "...education and [our] want of education..." . The cave is a place that 's dark with almost no light. It 's a place where people are bound. They are chained and they can 't move. They stare at the shadows and shapes on the walls but never get to see the what is truth, the reality that is making that shadow. There are puppet masters who can manipulate the shadows and those who are bound think that what…

In an attempt to understand human development process many psychologists for centuries have come up with different development theories and one of them is nature vs nurture. It is the most debated and complex theory in the study of human development. Those who are strong supporters of the nature believe that gene and heredity factors play a predominant role in determining who we are—from our physical appearance to behavioral traits. They emphasize the influence of heredity, universal…

“It is no the strongest of species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.” This quote was once said by the father of evolution himself, Charles Darwin who spent his life’s work on learning all he can about evolution. In the world we live in all organisms change, and were not the same thousands of years ago as they are today. There are two main theories to this process; scientific theory and religious theory. Many people go…